B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, rubbing and light fraying. The top spine end has been chipped off. The covers have several small spots of discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpapers have a previous owner's doodles in both pencil and ink of bicycles. "In the preparation of this book, it has been my design to present the public a system for the thorough education of Horses, which ... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. View More...
This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light bumping and rubbing, along with several beginning nicks . "The Arabian or Arab horse is a breed of horse that originated on the Arabian Peninsula. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world. It is also one of the oldest breeds, with archaeological evidence of horses in the Middle East that resemble modern Arabians... View More...
Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Last June, Tesdahl sold five red sorrel geldings to David Helmuth of New Virginia, south of Des Moines. Helmuth contracts with Wells Fargo, which will use the horses to pull its trademark red and gold stagecoach in the 48th-annual Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade on Thursday in Louisville, Ky. The horses also will appear in national TV and newspaper advertisements. "The thing is, they're the best-mat... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Steve Haskin (born 1947 in New York) is an American horse racing journalist and author. A former Wall Street employee, Haskin became interested in horse racing in 1967. He gained recognition for his annual coverage of the Kentucky Derby, first as National Correspondent for the Daily Racing Form and then as Senior Correspondent at The Blood-Horse until June 2015. Among his award... View More...
This book is in Very Good- condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. Quarter leather spine with green boards and gilt decoration on the front cover. The spine ends of the book have rubbing, wear and chipping. The leather has dried up a bit and has a few nicks and dings. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, with toning only to the endpapers and the reverse of the frontispiece. "Whenever a man ventures to give hints or offer advice to others on the management of their property or affairs (be the nature of them what it may) , he lays himself open to a charge of both arrogance ... View More...
Color Photographs; This book has a spiral binding, with hard covers to both front and rear. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "Horses are majestic, noble animals who are also highly intelligent and very sociable. These characteristics (along with their general usefulness for travel or labor) led to a long and fruitful relationship with humans, who have been breeding horses for a very, very long time. In that long history, we came up with some interesting grooming techniques for the horses. Braiding a horse's ... View More...
