Search Results: Field Sports/Horses from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.. As New in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First US Edition. Hardcover. Red Cloth boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's illustrated dustjacket. The dustjacket has a little edgewear to the head/tail of the spine and to the corners and is Not price-clipped. NO Inscriptions or Marks. 240 pp. Fully Illustrated in colour with some b/w. Overall, despite the slight shelfwear to the jacket as mentioned above, this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'Fine' copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: Howell Book House. As New in As New dust jacket. 1992. Ist US Edition; 10th Printing?. Hardcover. 0876058969 . NEW unused book. Quarter bound with a green cloth-covered spine and inner edge of the boards, With bright gilt titling to the spine, and cream paper-covered boards. In the original publisher's FINE pictorial dustjacket. SIGNED by the Author, CHARLES de KUNFFY, on the front free endpaper, o/w NO OTHER INSCRIPTIONS or MARKS - AS NEW. (xvi) + 192 pp. Illustrated throughout in b/w with photo illustrations, line drawings, diagrams etc. " 'The Athletic Development of the Dressage Horse' is the first book devoted entirely to classical manege exercises that are ridden to supple, strengthen and, when necessary, correct. Internationally known instructor, coach and judge CHARLES de KNUFFY details a program of exercises that will enable horses at all levels of dressage and combined training to improve their performance as equine athletes...". See Images;… Read More

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1897. Original price 6d. Edges torn and chipped, pages browning with age, dusty. Includes articles such as; Additions to the Zoological Society's gardens from July 5 to July 12 1897 (auriculated dove, bonnet monkey, european tree frog etc),forthcoming sporting and other fixtures, numerous advertisements of the period, Bedford Regatta, Yorkshire Agricultural society, livestock/animal sales, auctions etc. NO INSCRIPTIONS.; 004336; Folio .

New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1916. 1st Edition (in this form). Hardcover. In the publisher's ORIGINAL Sage Green boards with black decoration/titling to the front cover and Bright gilt titling to the spine. The extremities - corners and head/tail of the spine, etc, - are lightly rubbed and bumped but overall the covers are VG, tight and clean. The page fore-edges are dusty/browned with age. There is a former owner's small biro/ink name on the front pastedown but o/w NO other Inscriptions or Marks. (xviii) + (2) + 483 pp + 4 pp (Adverts) . Contents cover: - Part 1 - 'The Breeds of Horses' - dividing them into: - Chapter 1: 'The Draft Breeds of Horses'; Chapter 2: 'The Heavy-Harness Breeds of Horses'; Chapter 3: 'The Light Harness Breeds of Horses'; Chapter 4: 'The Saddle Breeds of Horses'; Chapter 5: 'The Pony Breeds of Horses'; Chapter 6: 'Mules and Jacks' and Chapter 7: 'The Military… Read More

London: Michael Joseph. As New in As New dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718137531 . SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Bought NEW and never read, kept safely stored. FINE Black boards with Bright Gilt titling to the spine. Sharp cornered and very clean. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover. The d/j is NOT price clipped, showing the original price of £15.99. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. This is a FINE/AS NEW Copy of this book in a similar fine dustjacket. Plain endpapers . (6) + 279 pp + (5 blanks) . The page fore-edges/edges are uniform and very clean. An Excellent copy. This copy has been flat SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Half-Title page. NO other Inscriptions or Marks. A Lovely Clean, Fine/Fine, As New unread copy. " Written by the Master of this crime genre. In this adventure, Sid Halley, Ex Champion Jockey, is still in his mid-thirties, still troubled, courageous… Read More

Buckingham, United Kingdom: SHIRE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 1971. Paperback. Card Covers. Nr Fine/No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo. THE TRACE, THE YOKE, THE POLE, SADDLES, SIDE-SADDLES, PILLION. PACKSADDLES, HORSESHOES, etc.; 49130 .

London: J. A. Allen (An Imprint of Robert Hale Ltd. ). As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 0851317871 . Black cloth covered boards with bright silver lettering to the spine. Slight 'bumping' to the head/tail of the spine just from storage. NO damage. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket with some light spotting /discolouration to the INSIDE of the d/j only. No other signs of wear apart from a little light creasing at the head of the d/j spine. Near As New. NO INSCRIPTIONS OR MARKS. 204 pp, illustrated throughout in full colour. "Dominance without punishment, collection without rein pressure, these apparent contradictions are explained as this charismatic new author demonstrates his revolutionary method of teaching and training based upon precisely defined body language." . See Images. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

London: Orion Childrens Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1842552155 . In the Original Turquoise Blue boards with bright silver- gilt titling to the spine. A small indentation to the top front board, otherwise a Near Fine copy. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The d/j is Not price clipped. A few very slight shelfwear rubs, tarnishing of the silver titling, etc - negligible. NO Inscriptions or Marks. (4) + 187 pp. Illustrated in black and white. "A powerful story of magic and betrayal in a distant past. A girl snatched from the wolves, a sealed box that can only be opened by one person, a sinister stranger nearing the end of his quest, and a boy destined to lead his clan are woven together into this riveting story.... " ; 001811; 8vo .

London: William Heinemann Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. In midnight blue/black boards with bright, unblemished gilt lettering to the spine, and a bright gilt 'motif' to the front board. In the original publisher's black/red lettered dustjacket which is complete, with a little closed chipping to the head of the spine, but is very sunned (the cream colour has 'tanned') to the spine and edges - but all titling/lettering, etc, is Very Clear. Overall a VG minus dustjacket which is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Very Good. The dustjacket is NOT price clipped. The page fore-edges are foxed (light brown spots) but Internally the text block is VERY clean and tight. (xx) + 458 pp. Frontispiece (A Bronze Bust of 'Don Roberto' by Jacob Epstein) , plus full page b/w plates, line-illustrations and Maps in the text, Bibliography, Index. "The classic biography of Robert Bontine… Read More

California: Charles De Kunffy. As New in As New dust jacket. (2003). Unknown. Hardcover. 0939481332 . The 'auto-detail' that comes up for this book when the ISBN is input comes up as '1994' and 'Half Halt Press'. HOWEVER if you actually LOOK at this book - the COPYRIGHT detail is 1993 - BUT noted as "Published by Charles de Kunffy and printed in China"! . The photo on the rear cover of the author has a caption running up the side stating "Photo in Aug. 2002 by Andreas Ripple." . This copy is SIGNED and DATED on the front free endpaper by the Author ("Presented to Sushi and Daniel..." ) in March 2004. So NOT 1993/4! . I am assuming this is a later private publication? Apart from the Authors presentation note/signature, the book has NO OTHER INSCRIPTIONS OR MARKS and is AS NEW. In FINE crisp, sharp-cornered, shiny black boards with very bright silver-gilt titling to the spine. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm… Read More

London: Peter Davies. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. In the original brick-red boards with deep black titling to the spine. The base colour to the spine is slightly faded but all lettering is clear. No dustjacket BUT the former owner has made his own d/j by using a clear plastic cover then photocopying, in b/w, the title, author, the publisher and a photo from the book and making a 'collage' of the copies appropriately inside the clear plastic cover to the spine and the front cover, thus protecting the book and simulating a d/j. The page fore-edges are uniformly browning/foxed (brown spotted) but internally there are NO Inscriptions or Marks and the book block is VG. With a Foreward by General Sir Hubert Gough. 211 pp. Illustrated with a b/w frontispiece and 5 other b/w plates. Overall a Clean, Tight and Bright copy of a Scarce book on World War One . A 'Memoir' of the First World War by a "Trooper" who joined a… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1920. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth covers with orange and cream pictorial design and cream titIing. Spine a little sunned/dulled - but titling clear enough. Pictorial boards. Corners and head/tail of spine bumped. Some Offsetting/foxing. Black and white frontispiece with tissue guard. A masking tape repair to one corner of one plate otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated with photographs by the author. 182 pp. Rough cut pages. Some thumbing. A Former Owner's note/name, etc, on the half title. "Kermit accompanied his father, Theodore Roosevelt, on both the African safari in 1909, and again in 1914 for the exploration of the River of Doubt (renamed Rio Roosevelt) in the Amazon of Brazil. An eloquent look back on his outdoor experiences both with and without his father. Chapters on hunting sheep in the Pinacate desert, Sonora, Mexico; moose in New Brunswick; reminiscences of Seth Bullock, Sheriff of Deadwood,… Read More

Ipswich: Farming Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. 085236217X . Orange boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket which is not price-clipped. The dustjacket has some VERY slight fading to the edges of the front cover and there is one small tear to the top rear corner of the dustjacket which is now neatly repaired to the inside with clear archive tape. There are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. (ix) + 112 pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs and colour prints. References and Select Bibliography; A Note on Weights and Measures; Index. Overall, apart from the minor faults, as detailed above, this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Very Good Plus' copy. "This book examines the operation of the Farm and farming during the time when horses were essential to its running and more widely used. " ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: JONATHAN CAPE. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Masking tape repairs/reinforcements to reverse of d/w by previous owner. Price clipped. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Lacks ffep otherwise very good + to near fine. 224 pp. Colour frontis, illus in colour and black/white, (16 monochrome, 8 colour plates). Instructive and amusing anthology. Extracts from writers of many nations. A handsome presentation volume. Translated from the Swedish by Maurice Michael. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 002798; 4to .

London: Seeley Service & Co Ltd. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. In the original publishers' Tan Buckram cloth covered boards with gilt titling/decoration to the spine and the same decoration to the front cover. A very, very, slight fading to the base colour of the spine but all titling clear and legible. A few tiny spots on the spine - pretty negligible. No Dustjacket. 288pp. Minor light browning on the front free endpaper, with a former owner's name and date (Xmas 1929) in old ink on the same page. Many black and white illustrations thoughout. Also includes veterinary notes and a chapter on pig-sticking. ! The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games a Pastimes. A First Edition in this lovely series - and The First Volume. Overall an Excellent Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; Large, Thick 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

New York: Grosset and Dunlap Inc Publishers. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paperback. 0448164191 . Translated from the French by Simon Pleasance. (1977) A Target Book. Covers overall clean, NO INSCRIPTIONS, 68pp, list of illustrations, profusely illustrated mainly in black and white. Contents include; sporting guns; competition weapons; drilling guns; sporting rifles; leaver action carbines; standard pistol; handgun shooting; technical data etc.; 107451; 4to .

Shildon, Co. Durham. UK: Meadowfield Press Ltd. ,. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 0900541814 . Pale blue card covers, No dustjacket as issued. Covers are Very Good but have a faded /discoloured base colour to the spine - due to light exposure - but all black titling still clear and bold. SIGNED in ink by the author to the Title page under his printed name. One of a series under the generic title 'Patterns of Progress'. Zoology Series - " Concise, authoritative reviews of technical topics. ". Slightly 'toned ' and very lightly spotted page fore-edges - negligible. NO other Inscriptions or Marks. (6) + 49 pp. Illustrated in b/w with line drawings, photo illustrations, diagrams etc. Contents cover: - First Principles; Mules and Hinnies; Mule Breeding; The Mule at Work; Genetics of the Mule; The Mule in History and Literature; Bibliography. This book being an extension and development of an article originally published by the Author in… Read More

London: George Allen and Unwin. As New in As New dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0046300104 . SIGNED Copy. Dark Green Boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial dustjacket with a wrap-around photo-illustration of Jeanine and her goats in the grounds of her cottage. A little very light shelf-wear 'smudge' marks - negligible - to the dustjacket, and the book is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Fine/Mint. The dustjacket is NOT price-clipped - it has the publishers' price label on the corner. SIGNED, With a lovely inscription by the Author under the half title (to me) - " For Sue - an 'out -of-print' book ! ! ! 1st Edition and signed by the Author! Pity it ain't worth a bomb - Lots of Love Jeanine, August '94 ." . 220 pp.. Illustrated in b/w by Fiona Siver. The FIRST Volume of her entrancing autobiographical Country Trilogy of Life on a Tiny Welsh… Read More

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green. Fair with no dust jacket. 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark Grey paper covered boards. Both covers detached and worn to the edges, and the paper to the spine worn and lacking sections - No titling, the title was probably a paper label - now missing. An heraldic Bookplate (Lloyd Fitzwilliams of Cilgwyn) to the front pasetedown/rear of the front cover; no free blank endpaper; half title just reads 'Part III'. The page fore-edges are 'rough cut' and are somewhat discoloured in sections. The text block is, however, generally tight and clean apart from some light foxing spots/patching and a little thumbing/the odd mark to the Title and the first few pages, and occasionally in the body of the book. (vii) + (1) + 502 pp. The contents start at 'Lecture LIII (53) ' and I assume Parts I & 2 would have covered Lectures 1 to 52. The contents include the various parts of the horse - kidneys, the urinary organs, the testes, the… Read More

London: L. Upcott Gill. Good with no dust jacket. (1896). No Edition shown - probably a reprint. Hardcover. In the Original Blue Pictorial Cloth with Gilt Titling and decoration (gilt Horses Head) to both the spine and the Front cover, with an attractive animal design outlined in black illustrated around the top and bottom of the front board. No Date - but the catalogue at the end of the book shows the code for 6/96 = 1896. All Extremities are slightly rubbed - more so on the corners and head/tail of the spine. The spine is a little dulled/darkened/light marks. The top edge is either olivine or it's ingrained with the 'dust of ages' - I am unable to tell which precisely! Very, very, light browning to the rest of the page fore edges. All hinges tight and secure. Plain dark cream endpapers. A former owners' name/and location written in faded ink on the front free pastedown, and just their name on the front free endpaper opposite. Also on the ffep is written, in very large… Read More