Kournakoff, Sergei

School for Riding. A Primer of Modern Horsemanship

Boston, Charles T. Branford Company, 1948. Cloth. Stated second printing. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. 180 pp. plus several black and white photos in the rear. Photos throughout. A collection of twelve lessons building progressively on each to teach riding horsemanship, incorporating traditional elements of instruction into a different form and method. Sergei Kournakoff was a former tsarist cavalry officer, who immigrated to the US after fighting in the Russian Civil War. He subsequently wrote on military and other subjects in various US communist papers, and was eventually revealed to be an agent for Soviet intelligence in the US (after his death). GOOD condition. Jacket toned, with minor soiling and few small areas of discoloration. Some scuffing and tearing along the extremities. Minor fading and soiling to the book. Previous owner's signature on the first endpaper. Good/Good.

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Book number: 018093

Catalogue: Equestrian

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McCartney, Singerly

A Short Cut to Good Riding

New York, Duffield and Green, 1932. Cloth. Red cloth. No jacket. 163 pp. Black and white illustrated vignettes throughout, along with a few photo plates. A general work on horses, horsemanship and riding, including sections on the selection and care of horses; riding, including mounting, position, etc.; a section on elementary jumping, equipment, etc. GOOD condition. General fading. Minor soiling and scuffing, with a small area of mottling to the cloth along the lower front cover. Good .

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Book number: 015924

Catalogue: Equestrian

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Timmis, Major R.S.

Conformation and Appointments of the Horse. Purchasing, Telling the Age, Breeding

London, Forster Groom and Co, 1926. Cloth. Flexible green cloth covers. 138 pp. With a few black and white photos and illustrations. A guide to all aspects of the horse, from physical characteristics to demeanor, as well as a guide to the various breeds, breeding of horses, etc. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven fading to the covers. Minor soiling. A few small areas of discoloration/staining. Owner's name handwritten on the front cover and first page. Covers curling along the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 014393

Catalogue: Equestrian

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Wheeling, Kenneth Edward

Horse-Drawn Vehicles at the Shelburne Museum

Shelburne, VT, The Shelburne Museum, 1974. Trade Paperback. 96 pages, with many black and white photos throughout. A photo collection of carriages in the Shelburne Museum, accompanied by short text captions giving the history and significance of the carriages. GOOD condition with minor to moderate soiling to the covers. Some scuffing and creasing along the extremities. Inner text clean although the pages had been stuck together near the lower corner, now separated but with slight chafing to a few of the pages in that locale. Reading copy in GOOD condition. Good .

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Book number: 002192

Catalogue: Equestrian

Keywords: Horse-Drawn Vehicles Carriages