Search Results: Horses and Equestrian Sport from The Owl at the Bridge

1986, The Blood-Horse, Inc., Lexington, KY. Hard Cover. xiii, 313 p., index, 25.5 cm. A "collection of contemporary comment, in no chronological order whatever, written... under an ambiguous column heading, 'What's Going On Here...'" "Articles in this book were published originally in The Blood-Horse Magazine during the years 1964-1972". Thoroughbred racing, breeding, betting. Maroon boards, spine stamped in gold; blue pictorial dj has small chips; VG. 39955.

series: Sport in Art and Books. The Paul Mellon Collection. Books Latin, Italian, & French 1400-1838; English & American 1450-1941. "This book is primarily a technical bibliography. It is in effect a history of English books on a luxury subject: the horse as an animal of noble recreation and delight. The focus is on the Thoroughbred horse... On another level this catalogue is simply a record of the household library of a man who for many years has been riding and hunting, breeding horses and racing them. It is not a hoard of rarities." "Text Typeset in England by Lund Humphries. Printed in the USA by the Meriden Gravure Company." xvii, 427 pages, index, 18 color plates; 30 cm.; color pictorial dust jacket a bit shelfworn; VG. Stock#0fc0240.

Rand McNally.. Hard Cover. 224 p., illus. incl. color, color pictorial endpapers, 25 cm. "The characters in this story are real and to them "Born To Trot" is dedicated. To the man Benjamin Franklin White, the dean of colt trainers, and four-time winner of the Hambletonian. To the boy Gibson White, owner of Rosalind, and son of "Hambletonian Ben". To the filly Rosalind, world champion trotting mare, 1:56 3/4; record in double harness with Greyhound, 1:58 1/4." Brown cloth boards stamped in gold; well worn, ink owner name & stamp; good. 37908.

Rand McNally, Chicago. Story of a gentled but independent burro whose regular travels from Bright Angel Creek to the Kaibab Forest became an official trail. Includes two prospectors (one crooked), a sheriff, park rangers, tourists and cowboys; tells of Roosevelt's hunting trip to the Canyon and the building of the steel suspension bridge below Tonto Plateau. Hard Cover. 224 pages, illus. incl. color, pictorial endpapers, 25 cm. Color pictorial boards; minor wear, no dj; VG+. Stock#38366.

Bonanza Books, NY [c1951]. Hard Cover. Prehistoric Men & Horses; Man Develops the Ancient Horse; Gaits & their Importance; American Saddle Horse; Arabian Horse; Quarter Horses; Morgan Horses; Standard Bred Horses; Tennessee Walking Horse; Thoroughbred Horse; Western Horse. vii, 311 p., index, line drawings throughout; pictorial dj has one-inch closed tear in front, else VG. 101336

Paris, Cherche-Midi, 1995. 149 selections from writings, in prose and verse, on the horse. Authors include Homer, Saint-John Perse, Leo Tolstoy, Françoise Sagan, Jonathan Swift, Alain Robbe-Grillet, many others. Soft Cover. 349 pages, 22 cm Vg/softcover. Stock#101888.

Paris, Lucien Dorbon, 1915, 1917,1921/ Reprint Martino, 1999. Hard Cover. Three 8vo volumes: ix, 760; iii, 736; iv, 64 p. Besterman 2913. This standard bibliography of books relating to all aspects of horses and horsemanship describes nearly 8000 works with valuable annotations, numerous collations, imprints, and occasional cross-references. The author, who commanded the IIIe Division de Cavalerie, pays particular attention to the military use of the horse, especially in the cavalry. Binder's cloth; new from publisher in shrinkwrap. Stock#28298x.

Rand McNally 'Second printing, 1967'. Hard Cover. Signed. 237, [2] p., illus. incl. color, pictorial endpapers; 25 cm. "When finally I went to Siena and faced the real battle of the Palio... the story I found was of heroic proportions... A peasant boy, named Giorgio Terni, and a half-bred Arabian mare seemed pawns of fate... Their battle to outwit destiny is a drama of human and animal courage. The secret plotting of the Palio is so strange that I had to journey from America to Siena three times in order to understand the inner workings." Author's presentation inscription on flyleaf. Color pictorial dj clipped; VG+. stock#44996.

Oquaga Press, NY, c1939. "Second Printing, December, 1939". "A Child's Book for Parents." Harry, a Parisian cab horse, does as he and his driver please. They end up in Biarritz. Hard Cover. [39] pages, black & white illustrations throughout, color pictorial endpapers & covers; 22 cm.; Very Good+ in color pictorial dust jacket, chipped at spine ends & corners, good. Stock#37912/h.

London, Williams & Norgate, Ltd. / NY, C. Scribner's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Series: The Sport of our Fathers, Vol. I. Alken was an English sporting artist whose equestrian subjects include hunting, coaching, racing and steeplechase scenes. Hard Cover. xxiv, 55 pages, frontispiece, plates (64 half-tone, 8 color); 29 cm. Last leaf foxed, dust jacket torn, darkened; VG. Stock#43722.

NY, St. Martin's Press [1976]. Hard Cover. Dorian Williams has been associated with the world's most popular horse show since its beginnings in Harringay in 1949 to Wembley in 1975. A thorough behind-the-scenes look, with a great deal of friendly British chat. 168 p., illus. throughout incl. color, index; 23.5 cm.; color pictorial dj; VG+. 101325.

NY, Stokes, 1939. Hard Cover. xx, 333 p., index, photos, color front.; 26.5 cm. The role of the horse in United States history. "End paper and chapter heads by Kurt Wiese." Stock#30,096. Good+, endpapers & plates foxed, brown cloth binding slightly soiled;/ no dj. American history; agriculture; military history.

Mario Cartaro Fecit. Napoli, 1592; facsimile reprint by The Owl at the Bridge, 1990. "Ailments which can occur in a horse, and for each infirmity a remedy." Conjunction of Renaissance Italian equestrian art and veterinary medicine, this beautiful and previously unknown engraving depicts a rearing stallion and shows sixty possible equine ailments with treatment for each. Facsimile; 21" x 15.5", the full size of the original, on Mohawk Superfine 65-weight soft white stock suitable for framing, stable decoration, competition prize, or gift. stock#1078x. Deep discounts for multiple copies.

Patronage Fédération Équestre Internationale, FEI, Bruxelles [c1963; Olympischer Sport Verlag, Stuttgart]. Hard Cover. Turnier-Sport in Fünf Kontinenten. L'oeuvre documentaire internationale officielle du sport équestre. The official international documentary work of equestrian sport. Das offizielle internationale Dokumentarwerk der Turnierreiterei. In French, English, German. Beautifully illustrated survey of Olympic-level equestrian sport in Europe, Asia, America, Africa, Australia. Contents include a foreword by Bernhard Prince of the Netherlands; portraits of FEI presidents; History of the International Equestrian Federation by Chevalier H. de Menten de Horne, Secretary General of FEI; Reflections on International Equestrian Sport by Sarasin; history and traditions of each continent; Horse in Art by Dr. W. Rotzler, "A collection of the finest riding pictures from prehistoric times up to the present day"; Results of Equestrian Olympic Games, 1902-1960; Results of FEI Championships… Read More

Dutton, NY [c1979;. Soft Cover. [5], [25] p., color illus. throughout; oblong, 23 x 24 cm. "The Mother Goose verses devoted to horses gain a fresh feeling, thanks to the colorful paintings that... seem to romp and prance..." The eight rhymes are If wishes were horses; Ride away!; This is the way the ladies ride; A farmer went trotting; Shoe the little horse; Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross; One white foot, buy him!; Field horses. Pictorial paper covers slightly soiled; VG. 38194.

London, Country Life/ N.Y., Scribner's, 1925.. Hard Cover. xvi, 135 p., front., illus., xxvi plates; 26 cm. Foreword by Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby; illustrated by Lionel Edwards. English equestrian style of 75 years ago. Vg copy in red cloth. Stock #101,251. Horsemanship

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1984, ©1982.. Soft Cover. xi, 288 p. : illus. ; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. 272-280. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 45,243. Good+ / soft cover.

NY, Random House, 2003. Hard Cover. xviii, 377 p., illus.; 26 cm. Originally pub. NY, Random House, c2001. Hillenbrand retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail, that made racing history in 1938 thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend. A deluxe illustrated edition of one of the most beloved books of our time, with nearly 150 historic photographs personally selected by the author. ISBN (10): 1400060982. Stock#46701. Vg / dj vg.

Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1926. "Reprinted September, 1926". Hard Cover. 310 p., 43 illustrations by the author; 21 cm. "The horse I wrote of in this book is not an exception, there's quite a few like him, he's not a fiction horse that's wrote about in a dream and made to do things that's against the nature of a horse to do. Smoky is just a horse, but all horse, and that I think is enough said." Green cloth boards stamped in black & red; some wear, spine faded, owner names; good. 37901.

A. S. Barnes, NY [195-?]. Hard Cover. Its Traditions and Development from the Sixteenth Century until Today, with 4 plates in colour and 80 pages of monochrome photographs. Photos taken at the Piber stud farm and during displays in London, Madrid, and Jerez. 35, [80], [4] p., index, photos, 25.5 cm.; pictorial dj clipped, minor wear & soiling, small closed tear in front, ink inscription; good+. 34940 {ns}.