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Horses and Foals
New York Crescent Books 1981 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Jacket
unpaginated VG in VG DJ Oversize book with beautiful full color pictures of horses and foals. Book is clean and tight, no names or writing inside. Bright clean dust jacket with small chip and 1" closed tear at top of spine. Enclosed in new mylar cover. Crescent's "Nature Library" edition. 9-3/4 x 11-3/4. Horses. 002265
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10.00 USD
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The Pony Express
Adams, Samuel Hopkins
New York Random House 1950 Twelfth Printing Hard Cover Very Good Good Jacket
Clean blue cloth boards with decoration on cover and spine. Light corner wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. Decorated endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 185 pgs. Clean dustjacket has small chips at top & bottom of spine and corners, rubbing and wear at folds. Enclosed in new mylar cover. 8vo. Children's. 005792
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12.00 USD
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Ainslie's Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing
Ainslee, Tom
New York Simon & Schuster 1968 0-671-01469-2 / 9780671014698 Later Printing Hard Cover Fine Very Good+ Jacket
Very clean red boards with red cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. 493 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs and charts. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, small price clip. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The first encyclopedia of horse racing, and how bettors win. Chapters about breeding & conformation of the race horse, how horsemen bet, training, spped charts, paddock secrets, evaluating workouts, and much more. 8vo. Horse Racing. 011618
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14.00 USD
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Bobcat
Anderson, C. W.
New York MacMillan 1949 Stated First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good+ Jacket C. W. Anderson, Illustrator
Immaculately clean red cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Hint of fading at bottom edge of spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Tasteful previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper; no other marks. Beautifully illustrated by C. W. Anderson. 99 pgs. Clean, bright illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped (small corner clip at top of inside flap, but price intact at bottom corner), tiny bit of shallow chipping at top of spine and one very small chip at top edge of rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Clean, solid, collectible quality. 7" x 9". Horses. 013016
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70.00 USD
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Heads Up, Heels Down
Anderson, C. W.
New York MacMillan 1944 Stated First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Dustjacket Jacket C. W. Anderson, Illustrator
Blue-green cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Light soiling to edges from handling; some edge wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Previous owner inscription on front free endpaper. 144 pgs. with illustrations throughout by C. W. Anderson. A book on riding, conformation, tack and horse and stable care. 7-1/4" x 9". Horses. 013946
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25.00 USD
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Riding High - The Complete Guide to Show Jumping
Ansell, Colonel Sir Mike
London Peter Davies 1974 Stated First edition Hardcover Fine fine Jacket
First Edition, in clean unchipped jacket. Very clean green cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean red top-stained page edges. Clean red endpapers; ink-stamp of horseman's book shop at base of front free endpaper. 121 pgs. Illustrated with spectacular photographs and drawings. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, unclipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 018853
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24.00 USD
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Dead Heat
Ayres, Paul
Drexel Hill, PA Bell Publishing Co. 1950 First edition Hardcover Very Good very good Jacket
Clean unfaded black boards with clean red cloth spine, black lettering and decoration on spine. Very slight surface wear to bottom board edges, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 218 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has several edge chips, short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A Crime Photographer Mystery, based on famed CBS Coast-to-Coast Radio Series of the era. Murder of a famous jockey is committed almost in sight of thousands of racing fans. 017977
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25.00 USD
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Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails
Back, Joe
Denver Sage Books 1959 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ good Jacket
First Edition in original unclipped jacket. Very clean beige cloth boards with brown lettering on cover and spine. Tiny spot of wear to one lower tip, slight surface wear at spine base. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Illustrated endpapers showing equipment and various knots; neatly penned previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 117 pp. with index. Illustrated with excellent drawings. Jacket is not price clipped (2.75 on front inside flap), has tiny corner chips, vertical separation tear at spine fold. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Complete presentation of the method of packing into the wilderness, with 52 brilliant drawings by the author. 019205
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30.00 USD
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National Velvet
Bagnold, Enid
New York William Morrow 1935 First American Edition, First printing Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good+ Jacket Laurian Jones, Illustrator
First Edition, in original unclipped jacket. Red and black cloth boards with silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, mere hint of wear at top spine edge; binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with red top-stained page edges. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 303 pp. Illustrations by Laurian Jones. Dustjacket is not price clipped (2.50 on front inside flap), tiny shallow chips at top spine edge, slight fading to red on spine. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Classic story of a young English girl (Velvet Brown) who rides her horse in the Grand National Steeplechase, and wins. Made into a movie starring Eizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney (1944) and later into a television series in the early 1960's starring Lori Martin. A book which is becoming difficult to find in collectible condition. 019082
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225.00 USD
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Horseback Honeymoon: The Vanishing Old West of 1907 Through the Eyes of Two Young Artists in Love
Ballard, Dorothy
Two Continents Publishing Group 1975 0-8467-0105-7 / 9780846701057 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good+ Jacket
Clean brown cloth boards with orange lettering on spine. No bumping or wear to boards. Binding is tight, pages are clean (a little age speckling to top edges). No names, writing or bookplates. Endpapers illustrated with photographs and maps. Clean bright dustjacket has not been price clipped, is unchipped, with just a hint of edgewear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Adventure. 005991
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15.00 USD
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Riders of the Hills
Bannisdale, V. E.
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1939 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Jacket Lionel Edwards, Illustrator
Clean yellow cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No fraying or wear; slight shallow dent to top board edge. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean (pages are slightly yellowed). Previous owner name and date on front free endpaper. 149 pgs. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards. Clean DUSTJACKET has slight edge wear, closed tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The adventures of a group of children who belong to a Pony Club in England, illustrated with beautiful drawings. 8vo. Horses. 012769
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25.00 USD
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Game-Legs - The Biography of a Horse with a Heart
Bartlett, Arthur C.
Boston W. A. Wilde Company 1928 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good+ Jacket Harold C. Cue, Illustrator
First Edition in original color illustrated dustjacket. Clean green cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Two tiny bookworm holes to top page edges extending less than 1/16" into top page margin. 292 pgs. Illustrated by Harold C. Cue. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has shallow chip at top spine edge (1/4"), short closed edge tears, slight wear to fold edges. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 017911
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30.00 USD
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Into Polo - A True Life Story
Beal, Carlton
Midland, TX Prentis Publishing Co. 1993 0-9629780-1-9 / 9780962978012 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good+ Jacket
First Edition in clean unchipped jacket. Clean blue cloth boards with unchipped color photo paste-on and gold lettering on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 379 pps. Illustrated with photographs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Author's story of his life involvement in the sport of polo. 018938
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20.00 USD
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Jill's Victory
Bialk, Elisa
Cleveland / New York World Publishing 1952 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good Jacket Edward Shenton, Illustrator
Clean brown cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean (slightly tanned), with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 184 pgs. Illustrated by Edward Shenton. Clean illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has shallow edge chipping, short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A 4-H story for girls, about a girl who spends a year on her uncle's farm, where a lovely horse named Victory is left in her care. 018884
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15.00 USD
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Manual of Horsemanship - Instructions from Mexico's Renowned Escuela Ecuestre
Black, Harold
New York Dodd, Mead 1974 0396069169 / 9780396069164 First edition Book Near Fine very good Jacket
Clean red cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names,writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings by the author and photographs by Lois Hobart. 226 pp. Dustjacket is not price clipped, has some fading to spine, no chips, short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The director of Mexico's great riding school Escuela Ecuestre presents the sort of advice about all aspects of horsemanship that earned international renown for the school. 018419
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15.00 USD
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The Pony Club World
Blake, Neil Ffrench
Garden City Doubleday 1969 First American Edition Hard Cover Fine Very Good++ Jacket
Very clean black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. Clean red endpapers. 191 pgs. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with one very small closed edge tear at rear bottom panel (1/4"). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Folio. Horses. 009121
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15.00 USD
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His Kingdom for a Horse
Blassingame, Wyatt
New York Franklin Watts 1957 Stated First Edition Hard Cover Near FIne Near Fine Jacket Sergei Korolkoff, Illustrator
Clean yellow cloth boards with horse head illustrations on cover. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings by Sergei Korolkoff. 179 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A wonderful collection of true horse stories, including "The Gray Arab of Winston Churchill", "The horses of Joan of Arc", "Justin Morgan", "Stonewall Jackson and Old Sorrel" and more. 8vo. Horses. 008824
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25.00 USD
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Natural Western Riding
Blazer, Don
Boston Houghton Mifflin 1979 0-395-28476-7 / 9780395284766 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Fine Very Good+ Jacket
First Printing, with full number line on copyright page. Very clean beige cloth boards with dark brown lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 135 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with very slight wear at top of spine, one short closed edge tear at rop rear spine edge ((1/2"). Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 018226
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20.00 USD
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At the Wire - Horse Racing's Greatest Moments
Bowen, Edward
Lexington, KY U.S.A. Eclipse Press 2001 158150070X / 9781581500707 Stated First Edition Hardcover Fine fine Jacket
Stated First Edition. Clean unfaded purple cloth boards with bright unchipped gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 213 pp. Illustrated with historical black & white photographs of famous race horses in their moment of greatness. Clean unfaded dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. World famous horse races and horses spanning the years 1905 to 1989. Great horses include Phar Lap, Gallant Man, Equipoise, Twenty Grand, Citation, Affirmed, Alydar, Seabiscuit, Exterminator ("Old Bones"), and many more. 018356
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Alice & Combined Training
Brooke, Major-General Geoffrey
London Seeley Service & Co. Ltd. 1951 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good+ Jacket Pamela Seawright, Illustrator
Very clean golden brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Tiny bump to corner tip; no fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 143 pgs. with index. Illustrated with drawings. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, very tiny chip at top edge of spine, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The inside story of how the author taught & trained two of his most famous international show-jumpers. 8vo. Horses. 015146
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20.00 USD
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