VERY RARE, one of only 250! [200] pp. + 97 leaves of plates. Title page printed in black and red. (Folio, 16x11x3.5 inches, weighs over 14 lb), red morocco stamped in gilt, 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; slipcase. No. 133 of 250 copies. Edition 1956. With the facsimile signatures of the editor and two other "collaborators" on the title page. Scarce 1956 edition of this "who's who" in the world of equestrian sports. Illustrated throughout with almost 100 photographic portraits and accompanying biographies Condition: a bit of light wear and rubbing to binding; interior fine; ... View More...
Like New, 114 pp The volume is embellished with twenty two contemporary illustrations of stagecoach scenes From a Limited Edition of 350 copies Edited by Gary F Kurutz Designed and printed by The Castle Press, Pasadena, 2005 Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade When Major C Truman (1835-1916), a Civil War correspondent and noted California Booster, first took the overland stage to the Golden State in 1866 he became fascinated by that daring breed of drivers he dubbed "Knights of the Lash" As he crisscrossed California and Nevada in elegant six-horse Concord coaches and utilitarian... View More...
Text in French. Preface by Henri Lavedan. Additional pictorial title page in color. Illustrated with plates after designs by Louis Vallet, 50 of which are in color. Original half-leather over marbled boards. First Edition. Binding worn; front hinge cracked, binding shaken with several sprung leaves, lacking pages 89-98, some starting; lacking 2 plates; fair. Fashions of riding through the ages. Firmin Didot & Cie., Paris, 1891. Preface de M. Henri Lavedan. xi, 274 pp. Ouvrage illustre de plus de 300 gravures dont 50 en couleurs d'apres les dessins de l'auteur. Folio, old (publishers?) decorate... View More...
Privately printed, Ernest R. Gee, 1929. Signed and inscribed by Woodward on front endpaper.. First edition. One of 300 copies. With 68 engraved plates of famous Thoroughbred Horses from 1764 - 1843 and three charts. vii, 297 pp., 13 x 10 x 2 inches. Original full red morocco, paneled spine with 5 raised bands, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, Binding has signs of wear and some scuffing and small abrasions. Pages very good with slight browning on the edges. All plates have bound in tissue guards. Provenance: From the collection of Ken and Judy Klosterman, Loveland, OH William Woodward was an America... View More...
