- Partly erased owner's entry on title-p. = Rare edition.
ADDED: a stripped copy of Het Lichaam van den Visch, publ. by the same (w. 1 multilayered col. lithogr. plate).
- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Backstrip dam. = Podeschi/ Mellon 251.
Aiscan, J. Ribot. Racing- and Breeding performance of an exceptional horse. Die Ren- und Zuchtleistungen eines wunderbaren Hengstes. Echzell, L.B. Ahnert, n.d. (1974), 276p., English and German text, photogr. plates, orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr., 4to. - AND 8 others. - ADDED: 15 (mostly) gelatin silver prints of horses, ±1890-1910, between 7,5x10 cm. and 12x14 cm., partly mounted.
- Final 2 lvs. sl. foxed. Extremities sl. rubbed. Fine. = Podeschi 228.
O'Donoghue, P. Ladies on Horseback. Practical Hints on Learning, Park-Riding, Hunting, & Choosing a Horse. London, J. Shiells & Co., 1896, 5th rev. ed., (2),284p., photogr. frontisp. portrait of the author, plates/ ills., orig. gilt cl.
- First and final few lvs. sl. foxed; 1 leaf w. annot. in ballpoint. Binding sl. soiled. = Rare, not in Podeschi.
AND 9 others, i.a. K. BOBINSKI and S. ZAMOYSKI, Tablice Rodowe Koni Wyscigowych/ Family Tables of Racehorses. Vol. 2: 1953-1959 (London, 1960, 1 vol. (of 2), orig. giltlettered cl., matching slipcase, large folio) and H. CUSTANCE, Riding Recollections and Turf Stories (London, 1894, 2nd ed., helio-engr. frontisp., 8 photo-engr. plates, orig. gilt cl. Podeschi 254).
- New endpapers; uncut copy; occas. trifle foxed.
= Cf. Menessier de la Lance (Essai de bibliographie hippique, tome 1) Bourgelat p.156-163.
Verhandeling over de inwendige Ziektens der Paarden. Getrokken uit de Werken van den Heer La Fosse, Voorheen beroemd Geneesmeester der Paarden, van de kleine Stallen des Konings van Vrankryk. (Dutch transl. by?). Utrecht, B. Wild and J. Altheer, 1795, VIII,128p., bound unif. w. the above (rare).
- Partly waterst. in margins, sometimes affecting text.
= Cf. Podeschi (Books on the Horse and Horsemanship (...) 1400-1911) 61 (Lafosse, Cours d'hippiatrique).
- Plates yellowed, otherwise contents fine. Spine and part of covers (sl.) sunned; covers (sl.) scuffed.
Eversfield, M.E., Aiscan, J., Bowmar III, D.M., a.o. Thoroughbred Breeding of the World. L'Elevage Mondial du pur Sang. Die Vollblutzucht der Welt. Dorheim, Podzun, 1970, 635p., English, French and German text, num. photogr. ills., contemp. hmor. w. green letterpieces, large 4to. - AND 1 other in 3 vols.: C. RICHARDSON, The New Book of the Horse (London/ New York/ Toronto a.o., (1910), 3 vols., 29 col. plates, num. (photogr.) ills., contemp. unif. hmor. w. gilt spine, t.e.g., 4to).
- All vols. trifle/ sl. wormholed around hinges/ joints; endpapers foxed, contents fine. Covers partly sl. soiled/ rubbed; 2 vols. upper joint starting.
= A complete run of this work in 11 vols., 1919-1923 being compiled in one vol.
- Owner's entry on htitle; occas. sl. foxed. Spine sl. faded. Good copy. = Mennessier de la Lance I, p.483f.
Meer, F. van der. Connaissances complètes du Cavalier, de l'Écuyer et de l'Homme de Cheval. Brussels/ Paris, A.-N. Lebègue/ J. Dumaine, n.d. (1865), 1st ed., 703,(1)p., 13 fold. plates, later hmor., large 8vo.
- Sl. foxed. Corners showing. = Mennessier de la Lance II, p.603f.
AND 8 others, i.a. COMTE DE COMMINGES, Le Cheval de Selle en France (Paris, 1898, plates/ ills., modern giltlettered leather) and 4 works on French horse stud/ pedigrees.
- Some occas. foxing. Extremities sl. rubbed; covers sl. faded.
= Rare ed. w. plates showing stable construction plans, horse forage and equine anatomy (i.a. bones, legs, eyes and teeth). Podeschi 212.
- Upper hinge weak; bookplate on upper pastedown. = Mennessier de la Lance I, p.506.
Gasté, M. de. Race pure. Les vingt meilleures juments-bases, leur descendance immédiate, la meilleure production de leur filles. Ibid., A. Legoupy/ C. Lecaplain, 1913, 41p., (4 blank) lvs., sm. 8vo.
= Mennessier de la Lance I, p.529.
AND 1 other.
- Yellowed throughout. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.
- Most vols. endpapers browned. A few vols. (extremities) sl. rubbed; 10 vols. w. stamp on top edge.
= Fine set with odd vols. on British and Irish race horse breeding with detailed records of the horses competing, the results and their pedigrees. Podeschi A8.
- Plates foxed; otherwise fine.
Geisweit van der Netten, C.A. Handboek der paardenkennis, voor den burger- en krijgsstand. Vol. 2. The Hague/ Amst., Gebr. Van Cleef, 1817, 1 vol. (of 2), (56),334,(2),LXIII,(17)p., 5 fold. engr. plates, 5 fold. tables, modern calf.
- Vol. 2 only. Occas. sl. waterst. = Rare.
- Several quires loose; occas. sl. foxed. Spine-ends and corners sl. rubbed.
= Six picture postcards w. horses (Amst. Gemeente Archief, ±1900, undivided backs, unused) loosely inserted.
Weg, C.D. van der. Handleiding voor Paardenfokkerij, ten dienste van den Nederlandschen Landbouwer-Paardenfokker. Gron., Erven B. van der Kamp, 1893, XI,(1),138,(2)p., 69 woodengr. textills. (1x full-p.), modern hleather, large 8vo.
- First/ final textleaf w. library stamp/ yellowed. Otherwise fine.
Lehndorff, G. von. Handbuch für Pferdezüchter. Ed. S. von Lehndorff. Berlin, P. Parey, 1921, VIII,371,(17)p., frontisp. photogr. portrait of the author, 26 (col.) ills., 4 fold. pedigree tables loosely inserted, modern gilt leather.
- Frontisp. sl. yellowed and w. annot. on verso. Otherwise fine.
AND 6 others, 3x Dutch and 3x German, i.a. B. VAN MERLEN, De afrigtingskunst (Breda, 1840, modern leather) and B. VON OETTINGEN, Die Pferdezucht. Handbuch für Züchter, Studierende und Pferdefreunde (Berlin, 1918, frontisp., ills., modern hleather, large 8vo).
- Blank margins of several leaves restored/ strengthened w. thin tape.
= The second folio edition, with the esteemed plates by N. TARDIEU after CH. PARROCEL. Mennessier de la Lance II, p.27: "L'édition in-folio de l'Ecole de cavalerie est un des plus beaux ouvrages qui aient paru en France sur le Cheval"; Podeschi 46 (1st folio ed. 1733); Nissen, ZBI 236; Hiler 521; Cohen/ De Ricci 588. Influential and one of the most beautiful French books on horses. F.R. de la Gueriniere was a Royal stable master and a pupil of Vendeuil. He achieved a great reputation not only as a riding master, but also as a specialist in the caring and curing of horses. In 1730 Charles de Lorraine (to which this work is dedicated), entrusted La Guirinière with the riding Academy of the Tuilleries wich he directed until his death in 1751. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.
= A French periodical about purebred racing horses throughout the world. The frequency of appearance varied for this magazine, with some years having only four publications, while other years having up to six. Some editions have double numbers, i.e. the summer edition of 1967 is no. 55-56, etc.
- Some occas. foxing; a few plates loose(ning); bookplate and ticket on upper pastedown.
- Rebacked; boards sl. browned.
Remedien tegen de contagieuse siekte onder de paarden en hoornbeesten. (The Hague, P. and I. Scheltus, 1732), 12p., woodcut ill., modern artif. leather.
= Knuttel 16859 (this copy without the address).
Bruyn, A.J. de. Handleiding tot de praktische kennis der voedsels en weiden voor het paard. Ingerigt ten dienste der bereden korpsen (...). The Hague, Erven Doorman, 1864, (4),116,(3)p., modern cl. w. orig. (dam.) wr. laid down.
- Owner's stamps on frontwr., title and first 2 textp.; a few lvs. sl. stained.
AND 8 others, i.a. J. EBBINK, Paardrijden (Leyden, 1935, 2nd ed., ills., orig. wr.) and E. BEMELMANS, Over het verlies van haver bij paarden en over de wijze van voedering, waardoor zulks wordt voorkomen (The Hague, 1926, offprint, later hcl., orig. wr. laid down).
- All vols. w. owner's entry on title; several plates and first/ final few pages sl. foxed. All vols. binding sl. rubbed/ worn.
- Plates (sl.) foxed; scattered owner's annots./ underlining.