Champions of the Quarter Tracks.
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1949. Octavo. 240pp. Text. Photographs. Appendices. Index. Bound in blue cloth boards (light wear to spine and extremeties; upper right corner bumped & chewed). More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1949. Octavo. 240pp. Text. Photographs. Appendices. Index. Bound in blue cloth boards (light wear to spine and extremeties; upper right corner bumped & chewed). More
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, 1974. First Edition. Octavo. . 345 pages, index. Photographs of some of the finest thoroughbreds. Joe Palmer was the leading turf writer in the late 1930's and here viewed the careers of major Thoroughbred stallions from 1860 to 1839. When this book was reprinted by..... More
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.(1963): Prentice Hall, Inc. First Edition. Octavo. 112pp. Illustrated by James Pearsall. The story of a cat from birth to adulthood. Bound in brown cloth, spine lettering black, near fine in unclipped near fine pictorial dust jacket. More
Boston: American Horse Breeder Publishing Co., 1905. First Edition. Octavo. 319pp., with a preface by Peter C. Kellogg. Portrait frontispiece of author and several full page illustrations of horses. The author was the editor of the American Horse Breeder. Here is his work in book form. He writes about the..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1923. Octavo. revised edition. Illustrated with 42 plates in color and in black & white, 18 textual illustrations. This work was produced for the Senate and the House of Representatives for distribution. The book covers everything from examination of a sick horse, how to administer drugs..... More
(Dubai, 1997): Matthew R. Rantanen Design. Quarto. 449pp. Papers presented at unique international symposium of clinicians, researchers and veterinarians dedicated to diagnosing, treating and eradicating diseases of the equine respiratory system. Color illustrations and photos. Bound in black pictorial cloth accented in black, blue and gilt, spin lettering gilt, a...... More
(Oakland, California; 1955): Published By Author. Small Octavo. 2nd edition. Limited to 1000 copies, this is no. 469. Signed by the author in Arabic and English on a tipped in bookplate. xii, 148 pages, illustrations and with an introduction by Jane Llewellyn Ott. The Second Edition has added a 12..... More
Mexico: Editorial Anthony, 1967. First Edition. Octavo. x, leaves a-i, 78 leaves, text in English, 35 leaves of Arabians (over 65 images), with Nahdat-ar-Arab article "Death of a German Born Arabized Scholar and Adventures" lamenting the death of Raswan, 2 leaves, Mutib As-Sha'alan's note on the death of Raswan, 1..... More
Mexico: Editorial Anthony. octavo. 1957-1967. Illustrations, facsimiles, bloodlines, maps, portraits. Dr. John Erich Flade quoted Raswan: "We never own a horse; it is entrusted to us." The classic set in all seven volumes comprised the knowledge of the great bloodlines, the Bedouin breeders of the last 100 years of the..... More
Montrose, Colorado: Rosenvold Publications, 1958. First Edition. Smal Quarto. 183p. A remarkable history of the noted Arabians in the first part of the 20th Century with photographs throughout alongside two artistic renderings of noted horses, practical for those whose passion is Arabians alongside devoted comments from a couple that raised..... More
Santa Fe, NM: Stagecoach Press, 1963. Limited Edition. Small Octavo. 59(1)pp. Limited to 750 copies, illustrated by Sol Baer Fielding. "afterwards the type was melted." Frontispiece of race winners. Roster of race riders after text. Laid-in prospectus. Bound in brown cloth spine lettering gilt. A fine copy in fine illustrated..... More
Houston: Saddlerock Corporation, 1958. First Edition. Octavo. 158 pages, 56 photographs, illustrations. Signed by L.N. Sikes and Bob Grey. Laid in is a photograph of L.N. Sikes taken by Bob Grey and signed on the back: "L.N. Sikes, DeQueen, Ark." Also laid in is a two page advance description of..... More
(Western Horseman, Inc., Colorado, Springs, CO. 1994, 1994 and 1998). Quarto. In 3 volumes: Vol. I: 167pp. fourth printing, Vol. II: 189pp.First Printing and Vol III: 207pp. third printing. Illustrated by Orren Mixer. A compendium of Quarter Horse history. Each chapter is about a specific stallion or mare, including a...... More
Norman, OK, (1982): University of Oklahoma Press. First Edition. Octavo. Inscribed to author's father, and signed twice on endpages. 160pp. illustrated by William R. Cullbertson and Ann Williams (drawings) Photographs by Robert C. Harvey and Kris Illenberger. A thorough treaties on horse handling for beginners and upward. Bound in dark..... More
London; (1949): Methuen & Co., LTD. First Edition. Octavo. 126pp. Illustrated by E. OE. Somerville. A heart warming collection of dog stories for the legends of Somerville & Ross fans. Numerous illustrations by Somerville. Bound in yellow cloth pictorially stamped in blue depicting Maria. In unclipped pictorial dust jacket with..... More
Boston, nd: L. C. Page & Company. Octavo. 240pp., (14)pp. ads at rear. Illustrated by Harrison Weir. Bound in a green pictorial cloth with a photographic image of a kitten mounted within a pink and green floral border, lettered in green, spine lettering green. Some finger soiling and toning. A...... More
Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Thick Quarto. Second edition. 908p. index. An in-depth work on evaluating domestic mammals including what assays measure, sample or assay conditions. Profusely illustrated with diagnostic tests, some in color. Bound in paper covered boards, spine lettering white over purple. A fine copy... More
New York: Hastings House, 1953. Limited Edition. Quarto. First book in the series limited to 1575 numbered copies. An account of the life on the cattle frontiers of the Western hemisphere, together with an enlightening discussion of the amazingly rich literature that has grown up around these popular heroes, the..... More
Austin and London;(1967): University of Texas Press, 3. Quarto. Second edition, revised. An account of the life on the cattle frontiers of the Western hemisphere, together with an enlightening discussion of the amazingly rich literature that has grown up around these popular heroes, the South American gaucho, the Mexican charro..... More
Alamosa, Colorado: Gil Traveller, 1939. Octavo. 48 pages. Inscribed by the author with a very long inscription to N. Sims? With an introduction by Arthur Perkins, Illustrated by Billy Moyes Pages 23-48 are entitled: Who's Who in Rodeoland: 1938 World Champion Cowboys. Gil and Frankie Burns were trick riders. While..... More
Alamosa, Colorado: Gil Traveller, 1939. Octavo. 48 pages with an introduction by Arthur Perkins, Illustrated by Billy Moyers. Inscribed by the author.... " To/D.E. Creighton/, Leader to better agriculture/ w(sic with) all its angles in/ Navajo Country/ AZ./ Come again to/ Lake O the woods/ Nov.6-1946 /Gil Traveller. Pages 23-48..... More
Thoroughbred Racing Association Of the United States, Inc., 1945. Limited Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 239pp. Text. Photographs. Appendix. Index. Bound in tan cloth boards (stains on panels, corners bumped, and moderate wear on spine crown and heel). More
Self Published, 1991. First Edition. Oblong Quarto. no pagination. (approximately 100 pages.) Inscribed by the photographer. Collected photos of a day-at-the-races, of horse racing and the atmosphere at Santa Anita Park, California. The numerous images of sleek horses and the often haunting faces of winners and losers. Afterword by Bill..... More
Menasha, WI: The Russell Meerdink Co., Ltd., 1991. First, Thus. Octavo. 428pp. A fascinating treatise which has become a modern classic in throroughbred breeding. Originally published in India (1986), it has topics ranging from pedigree analysis, maternal grandsires, to nicks and cancellation, inbreeding and outcrossing, and dosage analysis. Spine bound..... More
Ames, IA: Blackwell Publishing, 2007. First Edition. Octavo. 381pp. Up-to-date treatments for small animals, with color illustrations and figures. Each section has references. Index. Bound in illustrated boards. More