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383 pages, illustrated (some in colour), plan of Aintree racecourse on the rear endpapers, bibliography, index. eng
xii, 131, [1], xiv [misprinted "ziv"], [4] pp., with half-title and 14pp. list of subscribers, a 'Caution to the Practitioner' leaf at end, errata leaf, a few spots in the text, original boards, uncut, lacks back-strip (cords showing), otherwise a very good copy in original state. First published in Stourbridge by Rollason in 1797, this edition is a reissued with a new title-page. Both editions are rare; ESTC locating 5 copies (2/3) of the Stourbridge edition and 5 copies (4/1) of this reissue; Dingley, 229; Smith II, p. 227.
48 page booklet measuring 6" x 3.5" with index and black and white illustrations. "A lame, sore, blemished horse can be made clean and sound with Absorbine, the antiseptic linament." - inside front cover. Provides instructions for using this product to treat a multitude of medical conditions exhbited by horses including Wind Puff, Capped Hock, Thorough-Pin, Bog Spavin, Shoe Boil, Fatty Tumors, Enlarged Glands, Puffs and Swellings. Inkstamp on front cover suggests a printing date of 1918. Includes manufacturer's return mail card. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An intriguing and well-preserved item. Book
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj, as new) Large format, quarto. 147pp illustrated throughout. Maps at endpapers. Detailed work. Royal Horse Artillery
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs, maps in the text and endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.
192 pages. Cover illustration by Emmett Watson. Contents: The Road to Kandahar, by Harold Lamb; Renegade - The Horse Thief Rendezvous, by Georges Surdez and Raymond S. Spears; Down in a Dugout, by Leonard H. Nason; The Sun Chasers, by Hugh Pendexter; Code, by L. Paul; Uncle Nng and the Pale Blue Dog, by Carroll K. Michener; The Dance Hall Fisherman, by James Stevens; French M.P.'s, by Steamer; The Bells of San Juan, by Alan LeMay; The Lights of Rip Shin Bald, by Hapsburg Liebe; The Bogas of Magdalena, by Edgar Young; Alias The Blackbird, by Joel Townsley Rogers; Dragomen, by Royce Brier. Attractive water-color illustrated ad for Camel cigarettes on back cover. Peripheral wear to covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
in-8, 518 p., tabl. et fig., broché, couv. Bon etat [CA27/2][NV-13vf]
Haras du Pin Mars 1934. In 8 broché, manque de papier au dos
100 pages. Features: The Silent Sky-Terror - The R.F.C. and the R.N.A.S. were required to put an end to a strange invasion from the clouds; The Fog of Fear - Kinley of the Secret Service Sets out to bring in the killers of the Clouds to book; Bristol Fashion - An old war horse comes into its own; Mind the Step - A man who knew nearly everything about flying-boats; True Story - Warriors of the Air - A vivid year-by-eary account of the achievements of Britain's Air Services during the Great War; He Couldn't Say When - Lieutenant Struthers, R.F.C., tells his pupil to Take a Point on the Horizon and Keep Going; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Chips from spine. Book
32 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: A Quaker in Buckskin; Frank Oliver and the Bulletin; Old Mose of Whoop-Up; A Tribute to the Horse; The Blackfoot Treaty; Notes and Comments; Western Bookshelf. Average wear. Prior owner's small ink stamp atop front cover else unmarked. A sound copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny crease to front cover next to spine, none to rear or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Probably unread. 96pp. A practical guide to learning about the horse and riding, ideal for the novice rider, in particular in teaching you how to learn.
Un volume de format in 4° de 70 pp.; 100 illustrations photographiques en couleurs. Bel état.
64 pages. Colour and black and white photos of the band. Songs include: A Horse With No Name; Children; Clarice; Donkey Jaw; Everyone I Meet Is From California; Here; I Need You; Never Found The Time; Pigeon Son; Rainy Day; Riverside; Sandman; Three Roses. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A wothy copy of this classic collection. Book
38p. Illustrated with drawings by Nicholas Solovioff. Sm. 4to. Original printed wraps. America At Ease is the ninth in a series of publications in Americana by the Curtis Paper Company. This edition was designed by Peter Oldenburg and Joseph Blumenthal. AMERICANA BOX 5
Pages 293-332 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Darlington," the estate of george Crocker, Esq., Ramsey, NJ; Designs Direct from Nature; "Annesden," the Summer Home of Miss Annie E. Quimby, Bridgehampton, Long Island; Playhouses for Children; A Group of Small Houses - costing from $3,000 to $10,000; Grape Culture in France; A House with a Guaranteed Cost - A House That Can Be Built for Seven Thousand Dollars; The "Wayside Inn", otherwise known as the "Red Horse Tavern" of Sudbury, MA; The Rochester, NY Chamber of Commerce Cheap Cottage Competition, won by Miss Esther M. Byers - The First and Second Prize Designs; House of James E. Wheeler, Edgehill Road, New Haven, CT; One-page illustrated ad for the "Invincible" Electric Renovator (vaccum) from the Electric Renovator Mfg. Co.; Back cover two-color ad for Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 453-492 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Country Seat of Howard Henry, Esq., at Camp Hill, PA; The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling; Decorations and Furnishings For the Home - X - Treatment of Fireplaces and Mantels; Old South Salem in Northern Westchester County - article with photos of local buildings including the Horse and Hound Tavern; Artistic Wax Work; A Group of Modern Houses Costing From $1,800 Upwards - nice 12-photo 2-page spread includes the homes of Mr. Warren Bartholf, Mr. W.A. Westerson, Mrs. Colgrove, Mr. R.E. McGregor, Mr. Benjamin A. Paust, Miss Helen J. Holboe, Mr. W.W. Huntress, Mr. Benjamin Waller, and Mr. Ellis Ashley; Handicraftsman - Leather Craftwork; Crafts That Children Can Do; Ostrich Farming as an Industry; The Small Country House - A Dutch Colonial House Costing $2,150 Complete; A Craftsman's House Costing $2,400 Complete; A House of Modern Design Costing $3,200 Complete; A House and a Garage - the home of James Masterson, Esq., at Crescent Hill, Bay Ridge, NY; Garden Notes; American Homes and gardens' Garden Competition - First Garden Prize wond by Dr. Shiro Miyaki, St. Louis, MO, Second Prize Won by James M. Hull, Esq., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Third Prize wond by M.F. Ault, Indianapolis, IN, with photos of all three; L. Wolff Mfg. Co. ad features photo of the new North Western Passenger Terminal Station in Chicago; Ad for Hotel Chamberlain at Old Point Comfort, VA, with small photo of the large hotel; Index to American Homes and Gardens, Volume VII, January to December, 1910; Back cover color ad for the Columbia Grafonola "Regent" and Graphophone; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Small date stamp atop back cover and small piece missing from bottom of page 457, otherwise complete and unmarked with average wear. Disbound from a larger volume with some of the former binding affixed to spine. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
112 pages. Features: Bread for Baskets - The Ammann Collection of Chemehuevi Baskets; Horse Masks of the Plateau; Guarded Secrets - The Art of Sonya Kelliher-Combs; Threaty Councils and Indian Delegations - The War Department Museum Collection; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is as new also, now wrapped in clear protective cover. 269 pages.
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.
First edition, 4to (260 x 205 mm), xxiv, 212pp., 18 copper-engraved plates (5 of which are folding), slightly offset, plates I-XV accompanied by a leaf of descriptive letterpress, cont. half calf, marbled paper boards, neatly rebacked with orig. label laid-down, attractive simple gilt tooling, a very good copy. The scarce first edition published in Birmingham, the home of the author before he moved his veterinary practice to London. Smith had only seen the later edition of of this work and was not aware of the date of the first edition. Provenance: Contemporary armorial bookplate of Bradford Wilmer to front paste-down. Smith, Veterinary Literature III, pp. 106-108; Dingley, 390.
fort volume petit in-4° VII-1069 pp., plus de 500 figures in-t. (certaines en 3 couleurs), reliure demi-percaline à coins, dos à faux nerfs, titre dore. Bel exemplaire (poids 3.5 kg !). [P-56]
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards with gilt title and decoration on cover. Top and bottom of spine are worn down. 7 5/8"w x 10 1/4"h. 50 pages. Black and white illustrations by Paul Bransom.
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.
Previous owner's inscription. Pictorial boards. 128 pages. Many photos.
Small octavo. Pp. 23. Set in Gothic type. In the original printed self-wrappers, stapled as issued; faded stamp ("Inspecteur der Cavalerie"), staples rusty. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Extremely rare. Only a single copy is located worldwide (Both OCLC and KVK), that in Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage.