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By: Baker, Jennifer
Price: $10.00
Publisher: London, Ward Lock: 1982
Edition: First Thus
Seller Id: 22558
ISBN: 0706361989
Condition: Near Fine
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 info
By: Britton, Vanessa
Price: $6.00
Publisher: England, The Crowood Press: 1994
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 22557
ISBN: 1852238003
Condition: Near Fine
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 info
By: Disston, Harry
Price: $10.00
Publisher: VA, The Jarman Press: 1961
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 43747
Condition: Near Fine
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 info
By: Dwyer, Francis (Major of Hussars in The Imperial Austrian Service
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Croton-on-Hudson, NY, North River Press: 1977
Seller Id: 46893
ISBN: 0884270211
Condition: Fine
Gift quality hardcover in black cloth with gilt spine title. An exact re-issue of the 1879 edition published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., PA. Cloth is clean, tips and spine ends are sharp, no marks inside, appears unread. 255 pp text crisp and illustrated with 7 plates. Chapters include: Introductory. Part I. 1: The Framework of the Horse Considered from a Mechanical Point of View. 2: The Saddle and Its Influence on the Seat. 3: Seats. 4: The Military Seat. Part II. 1. General Principles. 2. The Neck - The Head - The Mouth - The Tongue - Carriage - Feeling. 3. The Cavesson - Snaffle ... View more info
By: Edwards, E. Hartley; Foreword By Lieut.-Colonel Frank Weldon
Price: $7.00
Publisher: London, J. A. Allen: 1977
Edition: Revised Edition
Seller Id: 25118
Condition: Very Good
Fab orange hardcover in VG dj with sunned spine. Embossed name on fep. 200 pp. Essential reference including: Leather/ Metals/ The Bridle/ The Principals and Mechanics of Bitting/ Auxiliaries to the Action of the Bit/ Some Snaffles/ The Double Bridle/ The Pelham/ The Gag/ The Bitless Bridle or Hackamore/ Curb Chains and Other Bit Accessories/ Common Evasions and Some Remedies/ Schooling Martinagales/ Saddle Trees, Construction and Panels/ Saddle Fitting/ The Modern English Saddle and Its Evolution/ Other Types of Saddles/ Girths and Breastplates/ Stirrup Leathers and Stirrup Irons/ Boots and ... View more info
By: Edwards, E. Hartley; Foreword By Lieut.-Colonel Frank Weldon
Price: $10.00
Publisher: London, J. A. Allen: 1977
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 46110
ISBN: 0851311512
Condition: Fine
First edition hardcover in blue cloth covered boards with sharp tips and spine ends. 200 pp. without names, tears or soil. Only one vintage bookstore sticker on foot of rear pastedn. Price clipped dj is complete with only a trace of spine sunning, negligible wear at spine ends, now in new mylar and displays well. Essential reference including: Leather/ Metals/ The Bridle/ The Principals and Mechanics of Bitting/ Auxiliaries to the Action of the Bit/ Some Snaffles/ The Double Bridle/ The Pelham/ The Gag/ The Bitless Bridle or Hackamore/ Curb Chains and Other Bit Accessories/ Common Evasions ... View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: London, J. A. Allen: 1993
Edition: Second Printing
Seller Id: 44119
ISBN: 0851315275
Condition: As New
A clear and comprehensive discussion of the bitting groups and the patterns of bits available. Discussion begins in Mesopotamia in 2300 and carries onward. There is a detailed section on the 18th century and the early masters c.1565 then they go into the birth of the pelham. Several very good illustrations provided. 103 pg hardcover in fine condition. Second printing J.A. Allen London 1993. View more info
By: Ensminger, M.E.
Price: $8.00
Publisher: MA, Houghton Mifflin: 1977
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 27010
ISBN: 0395247667
Condition: Near Fine
Near fine first edition, first printing hard cover. Olive green cloth boards with brown mare and colt on frt cov, brown title spine. Book has a touch of crinkling at head and foot of back strip, no fraying. Unclipped, professionally reproduced, photo-illustrated dust jacket has matching light curling along head & foot. 446 pp. A complete one-volume reference on horses and their care. Is your pony-crazy kid fixated on you purchasing them their own mount? Buy this book and when they understand it fully, I'd say they were ready if you were. Noted for it's clarity and comprehension, it is a ... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: London, J. A. Allen: 1978
Edition: First Thus
Seller Id: 17424
ISBN: 0851312772
Condition: Fine
Fine paperback with pictorial cover, 126 crisp unmarked pages. 126 pages including index. Author was one of the best known saddle makers in Britain. He spent his life working with horses and in the company of what he liked to call, 'horsey' types. Though best known for his advances in harness and tack design, he has also been a stable rider, owner and successful businessman. Splendid fireside company for any horse lover. View more info
By: Hill, Cherry
Price: $5.00
Publisher: MA, Storey Publications: 1991
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 32038
ISBN: 0882666533
Condition: As New
Fine 1st edition paperback. 32 pp. View more info
Price: $5.00
Publisher: MD, Fleet Street Publishing Corp.: 1988
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 36499
Condition: Near Fine
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 info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: WA, Langdon Enterprises: 1989
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 46987
Condition: Near Fine
Tall 11" x 9.25" x .50" illustrated yellow heavy card covers with white plastic comb spine showing a touch of soil (mini coffee splash) on outer 1" x 1/2" of frt cover fore-edge and a piece of clear tape over a sticker pull on the rear cover is all that distinguishes this from new. Plastic comb is complete without breaks or missing pieces, 110 pp text is tight, crisp and unmarked without damage. Studies on all the major bits, leg aids and reining techniques for English and Western riding styles. How to train and use bits, martingales, draw-reins, hackamores, and underst... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: England, Walsall Lithographic Co. Ltd: 1950
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller Id: 14151
Condition: Fine
1st edition hardcover in jacket. A very important work published in and by the Heart of the English Leather industry: Walsall Lithographic LTD, Walsall, England 1950. Presentation copy signed from author on fep "To Rotarian S.S. Darby with best wishes from Leonard K. Mason July 13th 1956" with additional photo illustrated publisher's promo pamphlet laid in. A rare collectible in professionally photo-reproduced dj showing color loss and rubbing but no major loss. Displays well in new mylar. 7 3/4" tall at spine. 84 pp with some great engravings of old leather tanning machines, vin... View more info
By: McBane, Susan
Price: $7.00
Publisher: London, Ward Lock: 1993
Edition: First Thus
Seller Id: 17425
ISBN: 0706371453
Condition: Fine
As new pictorial boards, no dj as issued. 96 profusely illustrated pages. Carefully chosen tack and clothing can greatly improve performance. With expert advice to guide you through the huge range available, you can ensure that you spend money wisely and provide the safest and most comfortable life for you horse. View more info
By: McBane, Susan
Price: $7.00
Publisher: NY, Howell Book House, Inc: 1988
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 38032
ISBN: 0876058780
Condition: Fine
Olive green hardcover with gold gilt lettering has negligible wear. Unclipped dj has a light crease otherwise shows well. 144 pages are crisp & tight with no tears, writing, soil or blemishes - this book shows like new. Discusses the development of the bit and its use in modern horseback riding. View more info
By: Petersen, Grete
Price: $7.00
Publisher: NY, Sterling Publishing Co.: 1973
Edition: Possible First
Seller Id: 29876
ISBN: 0806952369
Condition: Near Fine
48 pg Exlib with all pages and pocket present. Negligible surface wear, text fine. Materials and tools, leather and pearl headband, hat, handbags and tote bags, vests and slip-overs, trousers, sandals and more. View more info
By: Tandy, David L.
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Tandy Leather Co.: 1988
Seller Id: MK46627
Condition: Very Good
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 info
By: Taylor, Louis
Price: $7.00
Publisher: CA, Wilshire Book Co.: 1973
Edition: Reprint
Seller Id: 41514
ISBN: 0879802316
Condition: Very Good
214 pp. Crisp text, color loss on paperback covers from storage. 24 chapters covering history, evolution and modern bits of all sorts. View more info
By: Trew, Cecil G.; Foreword By Maj.-Den. Geoffrey Brooke C.B., D.S.O., M.C.
Price: $28.00
Publisher: London, Seely Service & Co. Ltd.: 1951
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 46989
Condition: Near Fine
1st Edition in rust paper covered boards with sharp tips and bumped (not rubbed) spine ends. One shallow 'ding' at head of rear board doesn't detract. Moderate age-toning on both endpps where the dj flaps weren't touching, but 160 pp text is crisp & clear. No names, tears or soil anywhere. Original, unclipped dj in new mylar with a chip at head of backstrip has taken half of the title but still displays well despite micro chips at tips and light age-toning on white portion of white/brown illustrated dj. In many ways this is a remarkable book, not only for the 267 exquisite drawings it c... View more info
By: Tuke, Diana R.
Price: $8.00
Publisher: London, J. A. Allen: 1972
Edition: Third Printing
Seller Id: 28763
ISBN: 0851310338
Condition: Fine
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 info
