Category: Equestrian

?????? ??????? (40 ?????????????? ??????) (Russian Equine Breeds)

Price: $950.00

Publisher: Moscow, ???????????? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ????

Seller ID: 003749

Binding: NA

Condition: Very Good

Oblong folio, with 40 plates of equestrian breeds found in the Soviet Union. N.d., circa early 1950s. 28 by 43 cm. The plates are charming, in a style that is similar to the leading American equestriant artist of the period, George Morris. With Russian cyrillic captions, and text on the verso describing the breed. The outer soft card folder has tears and chips along its shorter sides, and has moderate soiling. The plates themselves are bright and clean.
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Image for Charming group of hand-made and painted folk art origami figures, including fourteen soldiers, three horses, a flag on a staff, and two incomplete figures (a horse and a soldier)

Charming group of hand-made and painted folk art origami figures, including fourteen soldiers, three horses, a flag on a staff, and two incomplete figures (a horse and a soldier)

Price: $600.00

Seller ID: 004666

Binding: NA

Condition: Very Good

N.d., early twentieth century (1910 to early 1930s), based, among other things, on box housing the grouping with stamp of George V, which dates from 1914. (We assume the box housed the grouping from the time it was created, more or less.) The figures are quite precisely painted, and appealingly resemble nutcracker soldiers and what we would imagine would be their toy mounts. Testament to the attention to detail is that the mane on one of the horses is very precisely cut into separate fine strands! The paint colors on the soldiers are bright and eye-catching blues and reds, with some green...
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Dorries Saddlery Company, Inc. Buffalo, New York Catalogue No. 4. Manufacturers of Harness and Strap Work of All Kinds.

Price: $250.00

Seller ID: 006166

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good Minus

N.d., circa 1900. 4to. 30.5 by 23 cm. 48 pp. First 21 pages with illustrations, some photo images, some drawn, of horses in harness, some singly, some as a pair. Remainder of catalogue devoted to categories of tack, with small images, both photo and drawn. Last two pages are index. Scarce, with no copies found on OCLC First Search. Condition: cover soiled, and light scattered soiling, and light wear, within.
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Fox-Hunting Scenes

Price: $3,500.00

Publisher: Berlin, Sporting Gallery von F. Otto Beyer

Seller ID: 005606

Collection of 37 mounted colored illustrations, some colorized photos from life, others, copies of artwork, which would generally appear to be not photographic copies of the originals but rather looser painted copies of them. The subject matter, notwithstanding the title on the outer portfolio, is not just foxhunting, but also, horseracing, including steeple chasing. N.d., circa 1880. (Race horses shown are born in the mid-1870s, and one, a victor in the 1879 Norddeuschen Derby zu Hamburg in 1879). Outer case, 37 by 54 cm, plates, 36.5 by 53.5 cm. 23 plates relate to foxhunting, 14, to ho...
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Illustrated Catalogue. Hotchkin & Wilder, Fine Open and Top Buggies, Road and Village Carts, Syracuse, N.Y.

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Syracuse, Hotchkin & Wilder : 1883

Seller ID: 007100

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Oblong, 8 by 14.5 cm. 16 pp., plus wraps, with 8 illustrations of buggies and carts. Scarce -- no copies found anywhere. Light wear.
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Paper Cutting Knife, Made of Bone, with Small Painted Relief of Huntswoman Riding Side-Saddle

Price: $175.00

Seller ID: 006715

Condition: Fine

Lovely vignette of female equestrian on white horse. We don't know when this was made, but our best bet would be around 1920, and probably from England. 29 cm tall. The purpose of a paper cutting knife was to cut uncut leaves in a new book. By the 1930s most books were sold with the pages pre-cut. The early twentieth century was a transitional period, though, when it was still not unusual to encounter books with uncut pages. To cut the pages, a knife with somewhat smooth, rounded, dull edges were used, as anything else would have led to an inordinate amount of collateral damage.
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Pictorial Diary Kept by Rosamond

Price: $650.00

Publisher: : 1899

Seller ID: 004480

Binding: Quarter Leather, Marbled Boards

Condition: Good

8vo. 223 by 180 mm. 42 pages, all rectos, of what might be regarded as part of this loose comical diary, virtually all these pages dominated by pen and ink and watercolored illustrations depicting country life, country types, horses and dogs, and dogs galore. In addition, there are a few sketches interspersed on the versos and the leaves that follow, some complete, others more in the way of loose studies, and a number of blank leaves in the back. But it is the "Diary" that is of primary interest, with its simple, economical yet very pleasing illustrations. The artist we presume wa...
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Soffe's Panoramic Representation of the Grand Procession on the Day of the Queen's Coronation, Eighteen Feet in Length Grand Procession at the Queen's Coronation June 28, 1838

Price: $1,250.00

Publisher: London, W. Soffe

Seller ID: 007049

Binding: Cloth.

Condition: Very Good Minus

Closed, oblong, 14 by 16 cm. Opens up, with two leporellos, one stretching out left, the other right, to be 18 feet in length, or about 550 cm. Condition: spine possibly rebacked, with cloth band overlaid on inside covers, covering part of paper pastedown endpapers, coming close to textual content printed on these papers but not sacrificiing content. Still, intrusive and unattractive. Some soiling on the cloth covers, including minor dampstaining, possible ink blotches, etc. The leporellos are age toned and some edge grubbiness. Edge wormholing affecting some panels at folds but not in...
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The Hanscom Flexible Bit.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Hanscom Flexible Bit Co.

Seller ID: 005502

Binding: NA

Condition: Good

N.d., circa 1880s. Four page promotion for a new bit of the time. 22 by 14 cm, folded sheet. Illustration of the bit on the front. Scarce, with no copies found on OCLC or elsewhere. Soiling on the cover.
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Image for [Broadside] Grand Exhibition! Museum of Oddities and Prodigies. White Curly Poodles With Languishing Looks! Corncob Meerschaums Licked by Dandies! Parrots and Monkeys Quite Learned in Books! Mudders' Tweet Darlings Sweeter than Candies! Admission, A Quarter. Children, Gratis.

[Broadside] Grand Exhibition! Museum of Oddities and Prodigies. White Curly Poodles With Languishing Looks! Corncob Meerschaums Licked by Dandies! Parrots and Monkeys Quite Learned in Books! Mudders' Tweet Darlings Sweeter than Candies! Admission, A Quarter. Children, Gratis.

Price: $300.00

Publisher: L. Johnson & Co.

Seller ID: 007286

Binding: NA

Condition: Good Minus

Circa 1850. Measuring 28 by 37 cm. Green background, with man a-gallop while holding up unscrolled banner with the announcement. This is the original broadside, not a reprint! Several chips, two somewhat large, one of which is in the corner. Creased corners. Tack holes. Light film of soiling. Still, a rarity in its original printing.
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[Trade Catalogue] Cent Ans ou Quelques Réflexions sur la Collection Particulière

Price: $300.00

Publisher: Paris, Hermès : 1928

Seller ID: 005560

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus

Beautiful promotion, with original stylized artwork, for Hermes! Oozing luxury and a sleek Art Deco sensibility. 4to. 27 by 20.5 cm. 42, [2] pp. Featured are the company's equestrian tack, women's handbags, other sporting equipment and clothing Marbled papers cover boards. Light wear to boards. Clean within.
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Shires & Provinces, [together with] More Shires & Provinces (Two volumes)

By: "Sabretache" [C. Barrow]. Illustrations by Lionel Edwards

Price: $750.00

Publisher: London and New York, Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited and Charles Scribner's Sons : 1926 and 1928

Seller ID: 002159

Binding: Decorated Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus

Folio sized, measuring 14 by 10 inches, 35 by 26 cm. Each volume with sixteen color plates. "Sabretache" was a pseudonym adopted by the publicity-allergic C. Barrow, who served many years in the cavalry stationed in India and returning to England, was an ardent foxhunter. The two Shire volumes, which cover the history and lore of the most famous English hunts, constitute his best known works. Grimshaw 1288 and 1289. Both volumes are clean and tight internally, with the original clean cloth showing wear, with scuffs and the green rubbed out in spots.
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[Trade Catalogue] Hunting Countries

By: Aldin, Cecil

Price: $100.00

Publisher: London, B. F. Stevens & Brown Ltd.

Seller ID: 005135

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Fine

N.d., circa 1930. Oblong, 11.5 by 14.5 cm. Unpaginated, 12 pp., plus wraps. Scarce promotion for several hunting prints by Cecil Aldin. Aldin is shown astride a horse in a photo. Also promoting two other series of Aldin prints: "Bits of Old London" and "Old Streets in Old England".
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Alken's New Sketch-Book

By: Alken, Henry

Price: $2,500.00

Publisher: London, S. and J. Fuller at the Temple of Fancy and Sporting-Gallery. Printed by L. Harrison : 1823

Seller ID: 007322

Binding: Half Morocco

Condition: Very Good

Scarce Alken title, with only a single copy located on OCLC First Search, at the Huntington. Plates may be more familiar, although we would also note that the format here is larger than where we've encountered similar Alken plates. Oblong, 23 by 29 cm. 42 hand-colored plates, more equine than anything else, especially foxhunting for which Alken was best known, but also shooting, dogs, and combat (Ottomans, Zouaves, ...) Some plates are of a single scene, while others are more like clip art, with an assortment of vignettes. In these Alken captures with uncanny fidelity the various moods ...
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Fox Hunting

By: Alken, Henry

Price: $3,500.00

Publisher: London, S. & J. Fuller : February 1813

Seller ID: 006130

Binding: Half Morocco

Condition: Very Good

Scarce series of four Alken foxhunting plates. (No copies appearing on OCLC First Search.) One of Alken's earliest works, prior to any book published by him. Elephantine Oblong, 43 by 54 cm. The four hand-colored etchings are by Clark and Dubourg after Alken. The plates are entitled "Throwing Off", "Breaking Cover", "In Full Cry" and "The Death". The coloring is restrained, amounting more to dusky red and blue highlighting that doesn't overwhelm the strong sepia tint resulting from the stipple printed ground. With a modern binding of half brown morocco,...
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Ideas, Accidental and Incidental to Hunting, and Other Sports; Caught in Leicestershire, &c.

By: Alken, Henry

Price: $7,500.00

Publisher: London, Thomas M'Lean : Plates dated 1826 to 1830. Watermarks indicating

Seller ID: 006607

Binding: Half Morocco.

Condition: Very Good

Extra-illustrated with three pencil drawings and one watercolor by Alken. Folio, 36 by 26 cm. 42 hand-colored soft ground etchings within the collection proper, which plays on the word "Idea" to tease out all sorts of humorous unpleasantness and mishaps concomitant with foxhunting. The use of a word or phrase to lend a loose cohesion to an anthology of caricature illustrations was a convention Alken relied on time and again. The larger format of these illustrations makes this anthology especially appealing, plus the color of the hand-coloring is quite rich and vibrant here. Also, this par...
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Scraps from The Sketch Book of Henry Alken, Engraved by Himself, Containing Forty-Two Plates

By: Alken, Henry

Price: $2,650.00

Publisher: London, Thomas M'Lean : 1821

Seller ID: 006108

Binding: Full Morocco

Condition: Very Good Plus

4to. 27 by 22 cm. Scarce sporting plate book with 42 engraved and etched plates with rich, deep contemporary hand-coloring. Plates of equestrian, foxhunting, horse-racing, shooting, coaching and canine interest. Also featured are depictions of cockfighting, military uniform (cavalry) and then, curiously, some Middle Eastern costume and scenes (sickle combat, etc.). Plates are dated 1820. Schwerdt 1: 21. No reference in Tooley or Abbey. Original title label pasted onto front blank. Condition: light rubbing along joints, corners. Small corner bump. Still handsome full red morocco bindi...
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Sporting Scrap Book

By: Alken, Henry

Price: $2,750.00

Publisher: London, Thomas M'Lean : 1824

Seller ID: 006113

Binding: Half Morocco

Condition: Very Good

Oblong, 26 by 37 cm. 49 hand-colored plates, more equine than anything else, but also plenty of shooting, dogs, fishing, deer, cows, birds, etc. Schwerdt I, p. 25. Bookplates of the Duke of Gloucester and Frederic de Portales on FEP. Color very bright and vivid in this copy. This also is the larger format, less common, version of this work. Minimal marginal soiling. Binding has moderate wear, rubbing.
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The Qualification: A Series of Six Subjects Drawn and Engraved by Henry Alken And Dedicated, Without Permission, To All Fox-Hunters;...

By: Alken, Henry

Price: $3,750.00

Publisher: London, R. Ackermann : August 1, 1829

Seller ID: 007270

Binding: Full Morocco. Cloth slipcase

Condition: Very Good

Oblong, 26 by 36.5 cm. Plates all backed with linen. Each plate accompanied by a separate explanatory leaf, with humorous description including light verse. These explanatory leaves also served as protective guards, more or less. The plates are classic Alken fox-hunting prints, capturing the mix of decorum and mayhem, solemnity and humor, color, dash, movement and allure of the sport. Plates have some stains in the margins, but illustrations are bright and fresh overall. Bookplates of two former owners, both serious collectors of sporting titles -- John M. Schiff and Joel Spitz. Scarce ...
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The Analysis of the Hunting Field; Being a Series of Sketches of the Principal Characters that Compose One. The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-6. With Numerous Illustrations by H. Alken.

By: Alken, Henry. Author: [Robert Smith Surtees]

Price: $200.00

Publisher: London, Rudolph Ackermann. Printer: Cook & Co. : 1846

Seller ID: 006121

Binding: Blindstamped, gilt-stamped cloth

Condition: Good

8vo. 24 by 15 cm. [6], 326, [4] pp. Seven hand-colored plates, and 43 woodcuts throughout text. Tooley 470. Preface dated October 1846, marking this as the first issue. Condition: Text block slightly cocked -- front board overhangs rear. Spine sunned. Corners bumped slightly. Rear joint slighly cracked, and fraying of cloth along rear joint. Within, scattered foxing, at times, heavy-ish. Plates, though, are bright.
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Category: Equestrian