Rumney, Ashley Racehorse Record Jumps 2007-2008: A-Z Guide to Horses that Ran During the 2007-2008 Season
Raceform Ltd, 2008 First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread. Size: 9" x 6" approx. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1.25 -2 kilos. Category: Sports & Pastimes; ISBN: 1905153775. Inventory No: 0030687. (Book ref. 0030687) £6.00
Henderson, Carolyn Getting Horses Fit
J.A. Allen, 2006 First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Size: 10" x 8" Approx. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds ; ISBN: 0851318975. Inventory No: 0029805. (Book ref. 0029805) £12.00
Oliphant, George Henry Hewitt; Ryder, Granville Richard THE LAW OF HORSES, Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons &c., and of Hunting, Racing, Wagers & Gaming.
Henry Sweet, 1865 Third Edition. Binding: Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good Books. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Complete in original binding, which is worn, soiled, wrinkled and near detached. Book while reasonably tight, is bowed from poor storage. 1" sq stain on rear board exterior, penetrates (diminishing) rear epp and last ten pp. Packed weight 750g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Legal, jurisprudence, Government ; Inventory No: 0013574. (Book ref. 0013574) £70.00
Burn, Barbara A Guide to Riding, Showing and Enjoying Other People's Horses
David & Charles, 1980 Uk 1st. Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth). Book Condition: Very Good Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Jacket. Packed weight 470g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1.25 kilos. Category: Natural History & the Environment ; Inventory No: 0009521. (Book ref. 0009521) £4.50
Anon and Miller, Wm. C. 2 booklets (Notes on Horse Breeding and Management 1957 and Proceedings of the Second International Conference of Arab Horse Societies, London 1970)
Arab Horse Society, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 2 clean and tightly bound small format stapled booklets, no inscriptions, covers lightly rubbed. 'Breeding' has 16 pages and refers specifically to Arab horses in the UK. 'The Proceedings' has 68 pages recording the setting up of the World Arabian Horse Organisation (Book ref. 36197) £10.00
Schmit-Jensen, E. and Anon 4 booklets on training and showing horses:(Schooling of the Horse in Long Reins; Notes on Dressage x 2,1949 and 1952; and What the Judges like to see)
Nairobi: Pony Breeders' Society of Kenya, 1935. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4 smaller format stapled original pamphlets. 'Long Reins' has a faded inscription on front cover 'copy corrected with an American edition in view' and covers are rubbed. 22 pages, 10 photos and 2 diagrams in the text. Both 'Notes on dressage' are published by the British Horse Society and include the 1949 and 1952 rules for dressage tests, 32 and 24 pages with diagrams in the text. 'Judges', also published by the BHS, includes articles by R. S. Summerhays on the Arab, Jack Hance on the Hack and Anne Bullen on the children's pony with illustrations by Joan Wanklyn. No date but assume 1950s. 15 pages (Book ref. 36192) £10.00
Francis, Dick a brilliant opportunity to acquire a complete bargain set of all Dick Francis novels from 1962 to 2000, including at least one SIGNED copy in a 40 volume collection comprising: "Dead Cert, Nerve, For Kicks, Odds Against, Flying Finish, Blood Sport, Forfeit, Enquiry, Rat Race, Bonecrack, Smokescreen, Slay-ride, Knockdown, High Stakes, In the Frame, Risk, Trial Run, Whip Hand, Reflex, Twice Shy, Banker, Danger, Proof, Break in, Bolt, Hot Money, Edge, Straight, Longshot, Comeback, Driving Force, Decider, Wild Horses, Come to Grief, To the Hilt, 10 lb. Penalty, Field of Thirteen, Second Wind, Shattered, Lester."
Michael Joseph, London, 1962, ISBN: 0 a 40 volumes complete bargain set of all Dick Francis' best-selling novels from 1962 to 2000, including at least one AUTHOR SIGNED COPY; nearly all First editions which includes his acclaimed biography of fellow Champion jockey & best friend, Lester Piggott; all but one are hardback in dustjacket, mostly 1st printing with one or two later impressions - one is American 1st, one DFL edition, one paperback, two ex-library, one book club, just one or two are in quality facsimile jackets; very few are less than VG+ - most are VG++ to Fine. Titles include: comprising: "Dead Cert, Nerve, For Kicks, Odds Against, Flying Finish, Blood Sport, Forfeit, Enquiry, Rat Race, Bonecrack, Smokescreen, Slay-ride, Knockdown, High Stakes, In the Frame, Risk, Trial Run, Whip Hand, Reflex, Twice Shy, Banker, Danger, Proof, Break in, Bolt, Hot Money, Edge, Straight, Longshot, Comeback, Driving Force, Decider, Wild Horses, Come to Grief, To the Hilt, 10 lb. Penalty, Field of Thirteen, Second Wind, Shattered, Lester." NB almost all have been listed individually on our website over the last 6 months for a total amount in excess of £1,000. NB multiple volume set - non-standard for delivery with postage supplement to any destination, p&p tba. *see an actual image of this item on our website or by request. NB we have another 73 books by Dick Francis on our website & Abe. (Book ref. 34101) £750.00
Jones, Peter A.: EDUCATING HORSES FROM BIRTH TO RIDING
(Ringpress, 1978, rep. 1991) Crown 4to. 112 pp. col. & bw. ills. VG/VG. (Book ref. 10597) £4.75
Wilde, Clare: ENDURANCE RIDING - FROM FIRST STEPS TO 100 MILES
(Kenilworth Press, 1996) Crown 4to. 176pp. bw. ills. Owner's name on ffep otherwise VG/VG. . (Book ref. 10594) £6.95
Foster, Carol: THE ATHLETIC HORSE - HIS SELECTION, WORK AND MANAGEMENT
(Crowood Press 1986) Hbk, demy 8v0 143pp inc. b/w ills. Clean tight copy, black cloth boards bumped, dw with shelfwear. Good + / Good (Book ref. 10591) £4.25
De Souza, Baretto: ADVANCED EQUITATION
(Murraay 1927) Demy 8vo maroon cloth. xxxvii, 419pp. bw ills. Boards a little rubbed. Good sound copy. (Book ref. 10516) £25.00
Robinson, Leslie W: SILVER DOLLAR - THE GREATEST HORSE STORY EVER WRITTEN
(Gwendoline 1962 1st edn) 8vo 187pp. Flamboyant dedication on ffep signed by Leslie W Robinson. Good clean sound copy in a slightly tatty dustwrapper (chips and tears with slight loss). (Book ref. 9472) £5.00
Simpson, Charles: EL RODEO - ONE HUNDRED SKETCHES MADE IN THE ARENA DURING THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL CONTEST (1924)
(John Lane 1925 1st edn) Royal 4to x, 174pp. bw and col ills. two plates are slightly marked with crayon, otherwise all intact. Binding a little shaken. Boards rubbed but unmarked and clean. Some foxing throughout not affecting plates. Uncut pages. Good (Book ref. 7913) £62.00
Fitzgeorge-Parker, Tim: VINCENT O'BRIEN A LONG WAY FROM TIPPERARY
(Pelham Books, 1974) Foolscap 4to. 91pp. bw. ills VG/VG (Book ref. 6998) £5.00
Logan, Guy B. H.: THE CLASSIC RACES OF THE TURF
(Stanley Paul 1928) Hbk. demy 8vo large, 288pp + b/w ills. pp browned, with foxing esp. endpapers. tight copy. Boards well rubbed and bumped, with some damage to top and botom of spine. Broken from rear board. Good + (Book ref. 6754) £45.00
de Broke, W: STEEPLECHASING
(Seeley not dated - in the Lonsdale Library) 8vo brown cloth. 334pp. col fs. bw ills. Good (Book ref. 6395) £10.00
Williams, Moyra: A BREED OF HORSES
(Pergamon Press 1971 1st edn) 8v0196pp. bw ills. Foldout chart. VG/VG (Book ref. 6283) £15.00
Kidd, Jane: THE HORSE - THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO HORSE BREEDS AND BREEDING
(Tiger Books 1990) 4to 208pp. bw and col ills. Dw spine a little sunned o/w F/F (Book ref. 5539) £7.50
: THE STALLION BOOK FOR 1987
(Weatherbys 1986) Pbk. A4 landscape, 512pp inc. col. ills corners bumped o/w Good+ (Book ref. 5100) £12.00
Simmons, S: THE MILITARY HORSE - A STORY OF EQUESTRIAN WARRIORS
(Marshall Cavendish 1984) Large 4to laminated boards. 59pp. col ills.Fine (Book ref. 3455) £4.50