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By: Anderson, C. W.
Price: $48.00
Publisher: NY, Macmillan: 1962
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 28486
Condition: Very Good +
Very good 1st edition in green cloth boards bumped at tips but not severely rubbed. Not a former library copy. Tight bright and crisp w/occasional finger spot or two here and there. DJ with white background yellowed over time is a professional reproduction and shows chips at lower edges, displays well in new mylar. 90 pp. Just when Dan and his father felt their luck with horses has run out, a black stallion dashed across the road, took two strides, and soared over a high barbed-wire fence. The farmer who owned him thought the horse nothing but trouble and sells them the horse for $50. They ... View more info
By: Ansell, Col. Sir Michael, C.B.E., D.S.O., Foreword by H.R.H. Prince Clarles, Prince of Wales, K.G.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: England, Quartilles International Ltd.: 1980
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 45436
ISBN: 090302117X
Condition: Fine
Gift quality hardcover in dk green leatherette boards with bright gilt titles. Unclipped dj in new mylar is mint. 125 pp plus Epilogue & Glossary in rear. 29 illustrations. No names, tears or soil. Cover art from the painting "Cooling Streams" by the late Gilbert Holiday plus 28 b/w photos and line drawings throughout. Conveys in detail what it felt like to be a Cavalryman before the regiments were mechanized, and how that legendary life of hunting, steeplechasing, show-jumping and even trick riding, proved to be a perfect school for those who would soon have to lead their men in wa... View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: London, Country Life LTD.: 1930
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 43423
Condition: Very Good
Green cloth hardcover with brown cloth spine. Corners bumped, boards sunned on periphery otherwise a clean, tight, unmarked first edition hardcover . 164 pp of jumping expertise conveyed with lovely pencil art by Charles Simpson. Chapters include: On the seat, over fences/ The first few fences/ Some jump practice/ Hunting fences/ Experience/ Buying Horses/ More on buying horses/ A Point-to-Point/ Show-Jumping/ Dublin Horse Show/ The Muckborough Horse Show/ Legs/ Hands/ Resistances and Evasions/ Various Remarks by Bellamy. View more info
Price: $45.00
Publisher: London, Hodder and Stoughton: 1965
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 46343
ISBN: 0340038772
Condition: Near Fine
Gift quality first printing hardcover in textured green paper covered boards with sharp tips and spine ends, bright gilt title on backstrip. No names, tears or soil in the crisp, tight and bright 127 pp text which is peppered with line drawings by Helen Collins who also designed and drew the dust wrapper. This un-clipped dust wrapper in new mylar is a professional reproduction that shows age-toning on the periphery of the solid cream rear panel, other than this, it shows no wear, no creases, no chips. Cute backstrip art of three pony faces and Taff the sheepdog on the top. When Emlyn Morg... View more info
Price: $350.00
Publisher: Privately Published: 1981
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 46925
Condition: Very Good
Very nice trio of paperback in burgundy card covers showing a rider flying a horse over a wide oxer in show jumping. No names, tears or soil in the books. Covers show light color loss at periphery from storage. Text is tight, bright and solid. Highly sought and quite collectible reference set for anyone who wants to know their horse's "family tree". Does your horse have Nasrullah or Man O'War in its past? You can find out now. Book I: General Index/ Cross Reference Index 143 pp. Book II: Hunters/ Three Day Eventers/ Steeplechasers 231 pp. Book III: Jumpers 213 pp. View more info
Price: $375.00
Publisher: Canada, Privately Published: 1987
Seller Id: 46880
Condition: Near Fine
Rare, gift quality three-ring binder has brown faux leather covered heavy boards that securely hold 534 crisp, clean pages and has title/author in gilt on frt cover and back strip of binder. No names, soil within or out, no splits on the binder anywhere. Looks like new. Some page holes have adhesive reinforcements over them, but it is a super tidy volume. Includes an exhaustive 534 pages of research particulars on the bloodlines on all types of sport horse or warmblood breeds. The general index section is 208 pp. following that are Sires of Major Winners 13 pp, Followed by 17 pages of s... View more info
By: Black, Harold
Price: $15.00
Publisher: NY, Dodd, Mead & Co.: 1974
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 33889
ISBN: 0396069169
Condition: Very Good +
1st edition in red cloth boards. Lower fore edge tip rubbed. Gift dedication fep. Dj in new mylar shows rubbing and loss at tips. 226 pp are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 120 b/w photos and drawings/diagrams. Chapters are: Preliminary Exercises on the Ground for Suppling the Rider; Leading the Horse, Mounting and Dismounting; Psychological and Physical Characteristics of the Horse; Seat of the Mounted Rider; Natural and Artificial Aids; Mounted Exercises at Walk and Trot; Basic Dressage Exercises Performed in Group; Riding in Multiples; Faults the Horse May Acquire and How to... View more info
By: Black, Harold
Price: $18.00
Publisher: NY, Dodd, Mead & Co.: 1974
Seller Id: 17695
ISBN: 0396069169
Condition: Very Good
First edition in red cloth boards, name on frt pastedn. Dj in new mylar shows rubbing with 1 small chip and a closed tare but displays well. 226 pp clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 120 b/w photos and drawings/diagrams. Chapters are: Preliminary Exercises on the Ground for Suppling the Rider; Leading the Horse, Mounting and Dismounting; Psychological and Physical Characteristics of the Horse; Seat of the Mounted Rider; Natural and Artificial Aids; Mounted Exercises at Walk and Trot; Basic Dressage Exercises Performed in Group; Riding in Multiples; Faults the Horse May Acquire and... View more info
By: Brooke, Geoffrey, Maj. Gen.
Price: $12.00
Publisher: London, Seeley Service & Co.: 1953
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 27821
Condition: Near Fine
Brilliant red cloth with gilt emblem on cover, gilt titles on backstrip. Near fine 1st edition hard cover in red cloth. Corners sharp, name on fep, page block cracked at title page, else as new inside. DJ in new mylar shows light rubbing at tips, few light soil spots on rear panel. 160 pp, 14 photos & 19 illustrations. Wonderful compendium includes: Choice of a Mount, Points & Saddlery, Learning to Ride, Learning to Jump, Country Hacking, Riding to Hounds, School Training (Dressage), Show Jumping, Bad Habits, For Children, Care of the Horse in Health & Sickness, Diseases of the Horse, Wounds ... View more info
By: Brooke, Geoffrey, Major-General, C.B., D.S.O., M.C.
Price: $18.00
Publisher: London, Seely, Service & Co. Ltd: 1951
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 44935
Condition: Very Good
1st edition in rust cloth covered boards with bright gilt titles, sharp tips and bumped (not rubbed) spine ends. Foxing on endpps, else crisp, bright and unmarked. 143 pp. Not exlib. Original illust dj shows chips but displays well in new mylar. True story of two horses owned by Major-General Geoffrey Brooke is a factual tale of how he brought these two along to be completely rounded hacks, show jumpers, fox hunters and even polo ponies. Inside is all the details one would need to do so to their own mounts. View more info
By: Brooke, Geoffrey; Intro By General The Earl of Cavan and Lord Wodehouse, M.C.
Price: $18.00
Publisher: NY, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1924
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 27837
Condition: Good
1st edition hardcover in dark green cloth boards with gold titles show bumped corners and some light 'mottling on cloth at fore-edge of frt board, shows well on the gilt title spine. No dust wrapper. 180 tight and bright heavy stock pages without tears or soil. A wonderful read, profusely illustrated with 41 b/w photos. Clear, concise and current forward seat info within including polo, the galloping game. Chapters include: The Rider's Seat & Hands, Theory - Jumping Qualifications - Condition - Balance - Bits, First Lessons - Free Jumping - Schooling In Long Reins - Circular Manege - Sch... View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: London, Seely, Service & Co. Ltd: 1929
Seller Id: 46959
Condition: Near Fine
The Lonsdale Library Volume I. Gift quality, straight, sharp hardcover in beige cloth covered boards quarter-bound in taupe buckram cloth on backstrip & gutters with sharp tips, and barely bumped spine ends. Top edge of page block dyed brown, no names or tears. Photo illustrated DJ in new mylar is a professional reproduction with surface soil and loss at tips still displays well. 288 pp. Frontis + 94 other b/w photo plates. Described as the most complete treatise on horses, ponies and horsemanship yet published with chapters on The Horse, Stable knowledge & Routine, Riding, Jumping lesson... View more info
By: Burrows, Celia
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Australia, Mimosa Publications Pty Ltd.: 1990
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 41303
ISBN: 0732704375
Condition: Fine
24 pp. A family who could not afford to buy a dog find a stray black Labrador which they keep and train to jump agility fences in a dog show. View more info
By: Calder, Kate
Price: $6.00
Publisher: NY, Crabtree Publishing: 2001
Edition: Possible First
Seller Id: 30663
ISBN: 0778701670
Condition: Very Good
Tight bright first edition exlib with all pages present, no pocket or evidence of ever having had one. Marker crossed out lib stamps on rear cover. Well illustrated in color. 32 pp This work is intended for ages 6-9. The competitive world of horseback riding starts with caring for horses. Children will learn about the daily care of horses and the basics of horseback riding including equipment, mounting and dismounting, turning, stopping, trotting, and cantering. The other topics cover: practicing; preparing for competitions; competing in events such as show jumping and, equitation or form and... View more info
By: Chapot, Frank with Newman, Arlene J.; Foreword By Best, Greg
Price: $28.00
Publisher: NY, Breakthrough Publications: 1992
Edition: First Edition
Seller Id: 46831
ISBN: 0914327453
Condition: Near Fine
Gift quality 1st edition hardcover in slick green paper covered boards with sharp tips and barely bumped spine ends showing a pinch of color loss at tips. Text is tight, crisp and unmarked, no names, tears or soil. 180 pp. Unclipped (and unpriced) dj in new mylar is mint. Chapot writes with the experience of a championship rider, international course designer, judge, trainer and horse breeder. Includes chapters on choosing a winning horse, horse shows, problem solving, team riding, courses, and a section on disputed "poling" method, and "bounce and stride" exercises. As Gr... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: London, J. A. Allen: 1978
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 43824
ISBN: 0851313051
Condition: Very Good
Lovely straight glossy hardcover with light sunning along spine edge. 112 pp text crisp and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos an line drawings. Used by course designers, show officials, trainers, and instructors everywhere, this book is packed with practical advice on the basic principles of safe course building. Special chapters on Water Jumps and designing courses for ponies. View more info
By: Crago, Judy; Intro by Bertalan de Nemethy
Price: $12.00
Publisher: NY, Thomas Y. Crowell Co.: 1977
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 46160
ISBN: 0690014449
Condition: Fine
1st edition hardcover in green cloth shows color loss at tips but remains sharp. Internally crisp and unmarked, 128 pp text is tight and bright. Original color photo illust dj shows negligible rubbing at edges but no tears or chips and displays well in new mylar. Discusses the basics of show jumping from buying and caring for a horse to competition domestically and overseas. View more info
By: Crago, Judy; Intro by Bertalan de Nemethy
Price: $11.00
Publisher: NY, Thomas Y. Crowell Co.: 1977
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 34708
ISBN: 0690014449
Condition: Fine
1st edition hardcover in green cloth shows color loss at tips but remains sharp. Internally crisp and unmarked, 128 pp text is tight and bright. Original color photo illust dj has one closed tear at foot of frt panel, light color loss at tips but displays well in new mylar. Discusses the basics of show jumping from buying and caring for a horse to competing locally and overseas. View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: London, J. A. Allen: 1971
Edition: Reprint
Seller Id: 45541
ISBN: 0851319017
Condition: Very Good
Straight, barely brushed navy blue reprint hardcover in brightly colored dj with b/w photos on frt panel. 544 pp of tight & bright text. Well illustrated with photos and drawings throughout. Representing a lifetime of experience, this book has long been regarded as a masterpiece and a source of information, inspiration, and wisdom for serious riders and competitors. View more info
By: D'Inzeo, Piero; Corsini, Renato; Translated from the Italian by R. J. Guiliani
Price: $25.00
Publisher: London, Pelham Books: 1970
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller Id: 43511
ISBN: 0720702003
Condition: Very Good
Xlib with pocket and all pgs present. 148 pp biography of the famous show jumper. View more info
