- 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.
- A few lvs. sl. waterst. in lower blank margin or w. restored tears, otherwise contents fine.
= Mennessier de la Lance II, p.491; Lipperheide Tc51; Nissen, ZBI 3593. Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.
- Occas. sl. foxed. Good copy. = With 11 anatomical ills. on the fold. plate.
- Boards sl. worn and creased.
AND 1 other similar.
- Htitle and 6 textp. w. (partly erased) owner's annots./ markings in ballpoint; new endpapers. Leather on binding sl. chafed/ rubbed.
Lowe, C.B. and Allison, W. Das Züchten von Renn-Pferden nach dem Zahlen-System. German transl. Kirschy. Berlin, Berliner Buch- und Zeitungs-Druckerei Union, 1897, XIV,(2),282p., 10 photogr. plates, fold. genealogical table, contemp. gilt cl.
- Hinges weak; first plate and title sl. foxed/ stained. Binding worn/ dam.
- Fine copy.
- Hinges and corners sl. rubbed, otherwise a good/ fine copy.
- A very fine copy.
= Vicaire VII, p.950; Mennessier de la Lance II, p.599: "Ouvrage important, puisé à de bonnes sources et illustré de nombreux et beaux dessins".
- Fine, attractive unif. bound set. Ad 1: Podeschi 458 (ed. 1938).
- Both frontisp. sl. foxed; owner's entry on title-p. of vol. 1. = Not in the usual bibliographies.
AND 1 other: T.H. BROWNE, History of the English Turf 1904-1930 (ibid., 1931, 2 vols., num. photogr. plates, modern unif. rexine, 4to. Podeschi 388).
- Foxed; occas. sl. browned. = Jubiläumsausgabe zum 14. September 1869.
- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Binding trifle rubbed. Otherwise fine.
= Thiébaud p.161; Schwerdt I, p.101. "C'est le plus bel ouvrage publié en France sur l'histoire de la chasse" (Thiébaud).