1st edition hardcover. Covers buying, fitting, using and caring for all types of riding and horse equipment from basic tack for everyday riding to specialized equipment for training and optimum performance in competitions. 96 pp. Bumped spine ends, else fine. View More...
1st edition paperback in near fine shape w/faint age toning on white background portion of cover. Excellent introductory guide which demystifies the vast and much misunderstood subject of horse tack. 96 pp. Crisp, unmarked, lovely copy. View More...
Very good condition with negligible color loss at lower tips and trace of soil on white background rear cover. 23 pp text tight and bright. Great book for pony clubbers, 4-H or trail ride groups or anyone wanting to organize some fun on horseback. Very informative booklet includes: Why Clean Tack?, The Tools, Parts of the Saddle & Bridle, Order of Cleaning, Bridling & Saddling, Running up Stirrups, Securing the Loose Girth, Instructor's Outline, Test. View More...
1st edition trade size soft cover with sunned spine. Book is tight and square with partial price sticker on rear cover. Part of equus stable reference guides. 88 pp. View More...
Gift quality slipcased hardcover in ornate, beautifully tooled brown leather covered boards with the popular Oak leaf and Acorn design in 3-D relief. Bright gilt title on book cover and spine. Deluxe first edition signed and numbered #131 out of one thousand deluxe limited editions. All edges of the page block are bright gold gilt, tips and spine ends sharp, no rubbing or color loss. Only item to report is a small, slightly wavy area on the last four pages, as if someone's glass condensation dripped on the book while open. Not an eyesore but mentioned in full disclosure. The book, des... View More...
Gift quality 1920 Third revised edition (originally published 1899. Hardcover in dark green cloth covered boards with bright gilt title on cover/spine. 164pp tight, bright and unmarked save for an occasional marginal fingerprint. Title continues - 'Being a Compendium of Practical Recipes and Working Formulae for Curriers, Bootmakers, Leather Dressers. Blacking Manufacturers. Saddlers and Fancy Leather Workers. Tips fairly sharp, spine ends bumped, ghosting from erased pencil name from fep. View More...
Four different Tandy leather publications plus a third about using leather as photo mats is also laid in (pamphlet #0915-18 ), as well as instructions to make a mystery braid wristband from leather. Nice condition paperback with former owner's addy label sticker on head of first page. Full of ideas and instruction to teach you how to prepare and work with different leathers and leather stitching/braiding techniques. Profusely illustrated with step-by-step instructions. View More...
Negligible sunning at board extremities, internally fine. Price clipped dj in mylar shows very light color loss at lightly rubbed tips. Diana Tuke's labor of love has produced a unique and comprehensive book on bits and bitting. 193 illustrations are a revelation in themselves. One critic has described this work as 'the acme of perfection' in its class. Bit by Bit is confidently recommended to riders, equestrian scholars and collectors. View More...
