True Horsemanship Through Feel by Dorrance and Desmond - 2007

Krefeld: Richard Obermann, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. xii, 304 p., 22 leaves of illustrations: in-text illustrations (including 2 small tipped-in illustrations); 22 cm. Dark blue cloth with silver stamped spine title and front cover illustration. Illustrated dust jacket, in mylar cover. Includes index and chronology of horses, riders, and riding equipment. Scarce. Book is in Very Good Condition: edges of pages are slightly soiled; internally clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Good+ Condition: several closed tears of 3 cm. or less; creasing at ends of spine; lightly soiled.

ColorTek Printing, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Slight scuffing on the corners of the dust jacket. Light scuffing on the right and left side on the front cover of the dust jacket. Light scuffing on the left and right side on the back cover of the dust jacket. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

And pocket stable-directory; in which the management of horses generally, as to health, dieting, and exercise, are considered, in a series of familiar dialogues, between two Grooms engaged in Training Horses to their Work. With notes, and an appendix, including extracts from the receipt book of John Hinds. Second edition, with considerable additions. xii+298 pp.+ a color plate h.t. 19,5x12 cm. Printed for the author. London, 1830.
--- Cloth-bound. Very sensitive hinges. Wear to the corners of the covers and the spine (see photo). Spine is cracked but repaired. Occasional light foxing. Notes written on endpapers and there is a small piece of newspaper inside front cover.

Eckville AB, Spur of the Moment, 2002, oblong paperback (8.5" x 11"), 80 pp, One of 100 Signed, Numbered, Limited Edition copies in original slipcase, Fine condition, slight corner touches, in Very Near Fine brown, textured slipcase with gold spur decoration and gold spine lettering. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Slipcase untouched except for slightest of wear to corners. A compilation of hilarious, detailed, and vividly colorful cartoons of country life from the world renowned western artist and musician. Text by Phil Callaway, Forward by Boots Reynolds. ISBN 9780969530053

London: Highflyer International, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo, 236 pages; VG-; full green paper binding; spine with gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; dent to center of spine; signed flat by Porter at title page; contains black and white photos; pages clean; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1347216. Special Collections.

First Edition. Very Good +/Fair. 1982. 1st printing, NEW YORK GRAPHIC SOCIETY. Photographs by William Albert Allard. Foreword by Thomas McGuane Little Brown & Co: Boston, (1982). Oblong quarto, blue denim cloth, in a dust wrapper, price cut, with one tear and a little worn. 144 pages, beautifully illustrated in full colour. A very good plus copy with the extra photographic process colour print laid in as issued. POSTAGE WITH TRACKING via French Post DELIVENGO

1929. 8vo size softcover with interior stapled binding and color illustrated covers; 228 pages with numerous vintage advertisements, some with black and white illustrations or photographs. Contents include: Officers, Directors and Executive Committee Judges and Ring Stewards Occupants of Arena Boxes Program (for each day November 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13.) Catalogue of Entries Hackney Horses and Ponies Commercial Vehicle and Draft Horses Trotters and Roadsters Harness Horses Saddle Horses: Three Gaited and Five Gaited Ponies Under Saddle Mounted Police Hunters Jumpers Military Classes We note that one of the owners of a Saddle Horse has the surname of Gallop. There is a multi-page Index of Advertisers. Vintage Advertisements include: Glyco Toilet Soap (color) Cadillac/LaSalle/Fleetwood Motor Cars (color) Camel Cigarettes (color) Brunswick Salon Red Star Line/White Star Line Saks-Fifth Avenue Greenbrier and Cottages Crichton & Co. Ltd Alfred Nelson Plaza Art Galleries Seaton Hackney Farm White Rock… Read More

Monterey, Kentucky:: Larkspur Press,, 2005.. Special Edition of 45. 6.5 x 9.75"; 100 pages. Handset in Garamond type designed by Morris Benton for ATF after the work of Jean Jannon, a master printer in 17th-century Paris. Ratdolt type, designed by Victor Hammer, was used for display. Printed on a hand-fed C & P. Printed on Magnani Velata paper. Handbound by Carolyn Whitesel. Design, composition, and printing by Leslie Shane and Gray Zeitz. Signed by the artist and poet. Numbered. Poetry by Susan Starr Richards accompanied by Richard Wooten's drawings. Prospectus: "The drawings, by Richard H. Wooten, are based on a Chinese jade horse's head from the Han Dynasty, and a cave painting for Lascaux, France, ca. 17,000 - 12,000 B.C. Richard Wooten is a native of Harrison County with an avid interest in ancient art. He now lives in Maine. "Susan Starr Richards's short stories have been anthologized in Prize Stories, The O. Henry Awards, and in New Stories from… Read More

Pittsburgh, PA: National Stockman, 1889. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 1074 pages, indexed. A large, heavy volume measuring just over 15 inches tall by11 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in 3/4 black leather with dark green marbled paper-covered boards. The binding is worn and scuffed and bumped. There is a horizontal tear in the leather about 5 1/2 inches up from the foot of the spine, and there is a crack in the leather along the front hinge from this split to the foot. The tear appears to be closed or glued, but it is not open. The binding itself is sound, and the text is generally clean. We have found a tear on the fore edge of one page extending a little into the text. Many of the issues have their orange covers (although not especially pictorial). Most of the covers have many advertisements. Most of the issues are not illustrated, although a few do have some an illustration, usually of a farm animal. Weighs just over 10 pounds. Scarce.

NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners rubbed, owner bookplate on rear . pastedown endpaper.. 1977. First Printing. Hardcover. 0396074324 . Written in collaboration with the United States Equestrian Team. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations, index. Breeding, training, and career data on twenty-two horses of the United States Equestrian Team including observations by owners and associates with knowledge of the horses. Inscribed by the author / illustrator Sam Savill on the front free endpaper with hand drawn illustrations on both the front pastedown and front free endpaper with a personalised birthday greeting to previous owner. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 96 pages .