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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards with gilt horse design on cover. Edge wear and slight spots to cover. Endpapers torn at front and rear hinges, showing binding material. 232 pages.
2 vols., 12mo, orig. decorated cloth, gilt, a nice set.
267p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
pp. xi, 191. Illustrated. 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Extremities slightly rubbed. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Hardbound. Very good. W6
184 pages including index. Uses correspondence between the two men as the background against which is set the careers of two of the most significant and aristocratic racing personalities of the twentieth century. Usual library markings. Average wear. Front endpaper removed. Book
184 pages. Presents, in photographs, as complete a picture as possible of the American horse show. Abundantly illustrated with more than 600 black and white photographs, each illustrating a special point of interest pertaining either to the horse, to the exhibitor, or to the general horse show scene. Average wear. No writing inside. Book
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
Pages 254-336 plus 12 pages of ads. Features: Biggest Hold-up on Record - robbery of the U.S. Mail at Toledo, Ohio in February, 1921; Salvaging a God - a tale of South Sea natives and one of their gods; Pekin (Peking / Beijing) to London, Mostly by Car- Fantastic photo-illustrated article on Capt. D.M. McCallum's 15,000 mile adventure, including photos of Angkor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada (part 3 of 3) - H.P. Musson's homestead turns out to be all rocks and precipices!; The People of Pierre Le Loupe - George E. Stuart-Reid volunteers with the North-West Mounted to finally capture a half-breed murderer after a long and arduous hunt; A Day in the Life of a South African Farmer; Over Niagara Falls in a Rubber Ball! - Amazing photo-illustrated article on Jean Albert Lussier and his daring exploit; How I Won My Horse - Margaret S. Coffman and her challenging 300-mile Texas ride; The Big Leopard - John de Bruin recounts how he was attacked - with photo; When Raj Mungal Saw Red - a valuable elephant goes rogue in Sabalpur, India; The Snake Worshippers - a story from Calcutta about the Ooriyas, natives of the province of Orissa on the east coast of India; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part 2 of 2 of this photo-illustrated account of Emil Trinkler and his trip to this strange land of desolate mountains and fertile valleys, with photos of the huge cliff carvings at Bamian; Following the Frontier Trail - Newspaperwoman Edith Ammons Kohl recounts her experiences in the vast range country of Wyoming; My Strangest Experience - a story of the occult by a trooper in the B.S.A. police. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
LONDON, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones - 1820 - In-8 - 1/2 reliure très frottée - Dos cassé avec manque et 1er plat désolidarisé - 204 pages - Propre intérieurement Executed in the line manner, by John Scott, from original paintings by Marshall, reinagle, gilpin, stubbs, and cooper : Accompanied with a comprehensive historical and systematic description of the different species of each, their appropriate uses, management and improvement ; interspersed with anecdotes of the most celebrated horses and dogs, and their proprietors ; also a variety of practical information on training and the amusements of the field
40 pages. Features: Dr. George D. Scott of Kingston is proud of his don who dropped out of grade 10 to enlist in the U.S. Army - photos and article; Hockey's Biggest Reshuffle - looking ahead to the doubling of NHL teams in the 1967-68 season - article by Andy O'Brien; Gail Ross and her Horse Hobby - article with photos; Roloff Beny - a rather enviable reputation has been forced upon me; Nice full-page colour photo ad for Arrow shirts; Aylmer Tomato Product colour centerfold; How to Spend $12 million - that's how much Mickey Rooney spend during his rise, fall and long haul back (Part 3 of 3); Great vintage colour photo full-page ad for the Honda S90; Dr. Hamendra Banerjee is trying to discover if twins Jennifer and Gillian Pollock are the reincarnation of twins Joanna and Jacqueline who were killed in an auto accident 17 months before they were born; The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) at Sanctuary Wood; Laid in is a large colour BP chart which indicates which of their gasolines should be used for which car; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
In-8, 253p. Traduction française par A.-L. Ramelet. Illustré de 142 figures dans le texte. Dos de la reliure absent, néanmoins exemplaire complet et solide.
Royal octavo. Pp. 228, (16) illustrated advertisements, publisher's catalogue. With 85 fine illustrations, some full-page. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in the original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine gilt, silken endpapers, all edges coloured red. In fine condition. Excellent copy of a lovely book, perfectly preserved.
In May of 1999, the author bought a horse, Saroma Dark Fox Dali, near Maniwaki, Quebec. Dali's ancestors had been a gift from Louis the Sun King to the governor of New France. These pages tell the story of the rise and fall and rise of the breed known as Canadian. 362P. Book
PARIS, Ed. Princesse - 1977 - In-4 - Cartonnage éditeur illustré en couleurs - Gardes illustrées - Très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans le texte et HT, certaines PP - 96 pages - Très bel exemplaire
Hardcover Light wear on cover with fold scruff marks. Pages all clean with no writings, no tear and no highlights.
Broché. 22x31cm.
Padova, Nella Stamperia des Seminario, 1646. In folio (42.5x33.5 cm) reliure demi-basane marron à coins (rel. récente), dos long, ex-libris ancien. p. de fx-t.- p. de t.- frontispice gravé par Juster d'après Dorigny - portrait de Nicola Santa Paulina par Juster- 4 ff. (dédicace)- 208 pp. Quelques figures. tranches non ébarbées. Quelques salissures. RARE.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 94 p., including 5 folding plans. Horses' pangs in Ankara and their cures. Ankarada beygirlerde görülen muhtelif sanci vak'alari ve tedavileri.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (29 x 21 cm). Fully color ills. In Turkish and English abstracts. 115 p. Organized in conjunction with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Cultural Assets and the General Directorate of Museums with the cooperation of the Istanbul Museums of Archaeology, Union of Strength in Nature: Man and Horse exhibition consisted of 49 works dating from the fifth century BC to the sixth century AD. Partnership of power: Man and horse.= Dogada güç birlikteligi: Insan ve at. [Exhibition catalogue].
Illustré de photographies en noir et blanc hors-texte . Cheval , courses , équitation , hippisme , autobiographie . - 222 p. , 450 gr.
P., P. Lafitte, "Sports-Bibliothèque", 1912. In-8 relié demi chagrin à coins, dos long décoré, tête dorée, non rogné,XII-557 pages-1ff. (conseils pratiques)-illustration photographiques hors texte.Imprimé sur vélin. Coins frottés avec manque de cuir, quelques frottements au dos, bel état intérieur.
Collection " Cheval Pratique " . Illustré de photographies en couleurs . Cheval , équitation . - 190 p. , 900 gr .
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight surface rubbing to rear. Scarce in the UK. 219pp. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj) Nelson's Horsemaster Series 136pp illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. Good book on a scarce subject.
50 pages. Articles: Why Hitler Declared War on Russia - how Rudolph Hess and his flight figured into it; Why I Publish the Fritz Thyssen Manuscript - the dramatic story behind a remarkable Liberty series; My Life in the Army - by Jimmy Stewart; Problem Horse - the surprising story of Whirlaway; Tournament Golf - It's Tough!; Short Stories: A Very Blind Date; Johnny Allenby and the Beautiful Rebel; Diagnosis; The Indian Sign. Serials: Murder with Southern Hospitality - Part 5; Footsteps Behind Her - Part 9. Ads: Great photo ad inside the front cover features's Toronto's Park Plaza Hotel; Fantastic colour centerfold by GM advocates "A Good Life Work for Any Man"; Castoria children's laxative; Post's Bran Flakes; Palmolive Soap; Sal Hepatica; Cameo Menthal Cigarettes; Dettol; The 1941 CNE; Kotex; Lux Soap - featuring Madeleine Carroll; Tampax; Great WWII ad on back cover photo-illustrates the marine lifeline to Britain and promotes lending to support the war effort. Crossword completed. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book