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Horses20897. Bonser, K. J.: The Drovers who they were and how they went. An epic of the English Countryside Newton Abbot: Country Book Club 1972. 22 x 14 cm.256 pp. illustrated, silver cream boards in very good condition, in a slightly tired dustwrapper. £12.0020888. Browne, Noel Phillips editor: The Horse in Ireland. London: Pelham Books 1967. 22 x 14 cm. 242 pp. 12 illustrations, gilt blocked green boards, showing a little wear otherwise in good condition, in a in a rather rubbed and worn dustwrapper. £12.004009. Chamberlin, Harry D.: Training Hunters Jumpers and Hacks. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. This is Number 749 of a limited edition of 1250 copies printed at the Derrydale Press. xxi + 329 pp. 24 x 15.5 cm. 65 illustrations. New professionally-made spine and endpapers. Front board a bit worn. No dw. Small stain on page 235. The author was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the U.S. Army. £20.0020889. Fell, Alex: The Irish Draught Horse. London: J.A.Allen 1991. 20.5 x 16 cm. 161pp. illustrated, hardback, in very good condition. £20.0010754. Fleming, G.: The Practical Horse Keeper. London: L. Upcott Gill n.d. c.1900 First Edition. viii+264+16 pp. green boards with a very nice decorative front board, in very good condition. "A guide to those who have to do with horses, either as owners, purchasers, breeders, trainers, managers, or attendants, and whose experience has not been so extensive as those on whose knowledge it is based." £20.0010753. Fleming, G. and Gray, H: The Practical Horsekeeper. London: The Bazaar, Exchange & Mart Office 1923. Second and revised Edition by Henry Gray. v+226 pp. illustrated, textured tan boards, in very good condition. "A guide to those who have to do with horses, either as owners, purchasers, breeders, trainers, managers, or attendants, and whose experience has not been so extensive as those on whose knowledge it is based." £12.004658. Kimberley, The Earl of, editor and others: Polo. London: Seeley, Service & Co. n.d. 343pp, with 110 illustrations, Volume XXI of The Lonsdale Library, a little edge wear to covers otherwise in good condition.. £20.0020892. Lewis, Colin A.: Horse Breeding in Ireland and the role of The Royal Dublin Society's Horse Breeding Schemes 1886-1903 London: J.A. Allen & Co. 1980. 24.5 x 18.5 cm. ix+232 pp. illustrated,maps, gold blocked brown boards, ffep removed, otherwise in very good condition. £25.0016166. Markham, Gervase: The Compleat Jockey: Or The most exact Rules and Methods to be observ'd in Training up of Race-Horses... London: The Woodstock Press, 1933. 93 + i pp. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Small woodcut of horse and rider. First published in the seventeenth century. "One of the earliest printed books on horse racing in English." Training, horse-keep, dressing and apparence, medicine, diet, racing, "the like not Published to the World before", and buying horses. Number 159 of 500 numbered copies. Hand-made paper. Marbled boards with contrasting marbled backstrip. No slipcase. Some browning to feps. Neat signature of previous owner on ffep, otherwise in very good condition. £30.0014215. Sherer, John editor: Skeavington's Modern Farriery including the management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle Sheep, Pigs, Poultry etc. London: John G. Murdoch, c.1880? their treatment in health and disease with practical information on all that relates to farming, gardening, shooting, angling etc. vi+1016 pp. 29.5 x 19 cm. With c.100 steel engravings, half leather and textured cloth boards, five panelled spine with raised bands and gilt decorative elements. A large and heavy book to post. Contact us for a postage quote. £85.0020890. Swinfen, Averil: The Irish Donkey. Cork: The Mercier Press 1969. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. 113pp. illustrated, hardback, in very good condition. in a price clipped, charming dustwrapper. Preface by Vincent O'Brien. A definitive book on the subject. £12.002969. The Clydesdale Horse Society: The Clydesdale Stud-Book 1912, Vol 34, Mares 27,480-30,790: Stallions 16,126-16,868 Glasgow: Robert MacLehose & Co Ltd, 1912 xv+1,400pp, 22x14cm, in slightly-worn boards. Two plates. In good condition. £15.002970. The Clydesdale Horse Society: The Clydesdale Stud-Book 1913, Vol 35, Mares 30,791-34,134: Stallions 16,869-17,567 Glasgow: Robert MacLehose & Co Ltd, 1913 xv+1,223pp, 22x14cm, in slightly-worn boards. Two plates. in good condition. £15.0014472. The Druid: Scott and Sebright. London: Rogerson & Tuxford 1862. 18 by 12 cms. vii+426+11+10 pp. illustrated with 16 engravings. Contents include, Turf Worthies, Exmoor to Wit, Turf Cracks, Stag, Drag and Flag, and Horn and Hound. In worn, rubbed red boards, with spine relauid, internally clean and tight. scarcer than some of the other titles. £50.008337. White, James: A Compendium of the Veterinary Art. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown 13th edition 1822. Containing plain and concise rules for the treatment of all the disorders and accidents to which the horse is liable, with observations on grooming, feeding, exercise, and the construction of stables, also a brief description of the structure, economy and diseases of the horse's foot with the principles and practice of shoeing. 17.5 by 11.5 cms. xlvi+348 pp. lacks one plate, (19) of 23, half leather,marbled boards quite rubbed, front board detached,, spine label present, previous owner's stamped crest, and name, George Rickwood, Vet. Surgeon of Bedford, (but signature reads Rickward); and Vet. Surgeon W. S. Rickward H.M. 8th Royal Infantry Hussars Ipswich. A standard work of the period. £20.0020884. Wood, Rev. J.G.: Horse and Man Their Mutual Dependence and Duties. London: Longmans Green & Co. 1885. 22.5 x 15 cm. xviii+339 pp. some illustrations, gold blocked red boards, minor wear otherwise in good condition. £45.00 |
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