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1. AGNEW MAX   Australia's Trotting Heritage profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. Melbourne Standard Bred Publications1977 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.200. Story of the Australian trotter; the Colonial Australian days of 1810, the dark days and grand times of the standardbred, its rises, its failures, its opportunities lost, the misdeeds of rascals, the roles of administrators. Fine.   Price: $35.00
2. AGNEW MAX   The Australian Harness Horse: Silks and Sulkies Revisited. illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, black-and-white line drawings, tables, and colour photographs; index, pub. Victoria Dual-Gaited Publications 1997 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.320 Deals with owning, training, breeding, history and other aspects of Harness Horses Industry, for the enthusiast. Profiles of famous Australian trotters. Fine copy.     Price: $80.00 
3. AGNEW MAX  Harness & Hopples Stories and Pictures of the Great Standardbred Bloodlines. illus. with many text plates t/out. colour and b/w. index, pub. Melbourne Dual-Gaited Publications 1993 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.204. A history of harness racing. Fine copy.   Price: $40.00
4. ARGUS REGISTER Of Thoroughbred Stallions-The. Containing the Tabulated Pedigrees and Racing Performances of  ninety-eight sires at the Stud and 269 shorter pedigrees. pub. Melb. The Argus & Australian Ltd. 1949 or.cl. 8vo. pp.211. fine.    Price: $100.00

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5. APPLETON  MARIE Australia's Greatest Racehorses.  with  25 full  page col. portraits by Helen Krieg pub. Adel.  Savvas Pub. 1984 or. cl. d/w. folio pp.168.Detailed information on each horse, its racing stories & breeding record, full page portrait of each horse.  v/fine.    Price: $50.00
6. APPLETON  MARIE  Australia's Greatest Racehorses.  with  25 full  page col. portraits by Helen Krieg pub. Adel.  Savvas Pub. 1984 or. cl. d/w. folio pp.168. Detailed information on each horse, its racing stories & breeding record, full page portrait of each horse. Gunsynd, Phar Lap, Kingston Town, Sir Dapper etc. Gift inscription to f/free e/paper, else fine.   Price: $30.00
7. ARMSTRONG GEOFF & Peter Thompson. Phar Lap. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Syd. Allen & Unwin 2000 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.XVI.240.    Price: $95.00

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8. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND Sires '89. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page & col. pub. Aust. Consolidated Press 1989 or.pict.bds. 4to. pp.544.    Price: $35.00
9.  AUSTRALIAN   STUD   BOOK   Containing   Pedigrees   of Racehorses, &c. From the Earliest Accounts to the Year 1955 Inclusive.  Vol.XXIV.  Compiled  &  pub.  Syd.  Under  the Directions of the Aust. Jockey Club 1957 or.blk.cl. hf.clf. 8vo.CXXII.1360. Fine.   Price: $100.00
10. AUSTRALIAN   STUD   BOOK    Containing   Pedigrees   of Racehorses, &c. From the Earliest Accounts to the Year 1958 Inclusive.  Vol.XXV  Compiled  &  pub.  Syd.  Under  the Directions of the Aust. Jockey Club 1960 or.blk.cl. hf.clf. 8vo.CXXII.1248. Price: $100.00
11. AUSTRALIAN   STUD   BOOK   Containing   Pedigrees   of Racehorses, &c. From the Earliest Accounts to the Year 1964 Inclusive.  Vol.XXVII.  compiled  &  pub.  Syd.  Under  the Directions of the Aust. Jockey Club 1966 or.blk.cl. hf.clf. 8vo.CXXII.1160.    Price: $100.00
12. AUSTRALIAN  STUD BOOK First Supplement To  Vol.XXIII. Return of Mares for 1953 pub. Melb. The Aust. Jockey  Club. 1954 or.blk.cl. 8vo. pp.396.    Price: $50.00
13. AUSTRALIAN  THOROUGHBREDS Stakes Winners  Annual  1976-77.illus.  with text plates, advts. t/out. two col. pub.  Syd. aust. thoroughbreds 1977 or.illus.bds. 4to. pp.128.    Price: $25.00
14. AUSTRALIAN   TROTTING STUD   BOOK -T he   Vol.V11 1974 Part 2 pub. Victoria: The Australian Trotting Council of Australia, 1974 or. black cloth, gilt to spine, 8vo. pp.1473 to 2925 Fine.   Price: $35.00
15. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The. With which is  incorporated the  Australian Racing Chronicle. Containing a full  Report of  the Past Season's Racing and Entries for Coming  Events in  all the States. List of Winning Sires of  the  Season. Betting  Rules.  V.R.C. and Australian  Rules  for  Racing. Scale of  Weights  for  Age.  Winners  of  the   Principle Australian  Races. Sales of Blood Stock. Index  to  Running Horses. pub. Melb. 1910, 1911, 1912 & 1913 or.glt. pict.cl. (front) ltg. to spine 12mo. approx. pp.XXXII.advts.1370.  a fine run of 4 vols.    Price: $500.00

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16. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The.  (With which is  incorporated the  Australian Racing Chronicle). Containing Results of all Registered Australian Meetings of the Past Season, and Handicaps for Principal Events. pub. Melb. Argus & Australasian Aug. 1941 (1941 on front cover) Vol.LXXVI or.lt.blu.cl. gilt ltg. to front and spine,  12mo. pp.XVIII.1560. Slightly rubbed at spine else very good condition.   Price: $75.00
17. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The. (With which is  incorporated the  Australian Racing Chronicle). Containing Results of all Registered Australian Meetings of the Past Season, and Handicaps for Principal Events. pub. Melb. Argus & Australasian Sept. 1948 (1948 on front cover) Vol.LXXXII or.lt.blu.cl.  12mo. pp.XL.1568. Very good condition.   Price: $75.00
18. USTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The.   Part II With which  is incorporated  the Australian Racing Chronicle.  A  complete record  of  all registered Australian  race  meetings  from January 4, 1949 to July 31, 1949 Part 2 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1949 Vol. LXXXIV. (1949 on front board) or.lt.blu.cl. 12mo.  pp.926.   v/good.   Price: $45.00
19. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The. A complete  record  of  all registered  Australian  race meetings from Aug.1,  1957  to July 31, 1958 indexed for reference as to the  performances of  every race meeting. pub. Melb. Aust. Jockey  Club  1958 (1958 on front cover) or.lt.blu.cl.  roy.8vo. pp.XXII.736. Very good condition.   Price: $75.00
20. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The. A complete  record  of  all registered  Australian  race meetings from Aug.1,  1959  to July 31, 1960 indexed for reference as to the  performances of  every race meeting. pub. Melb. Aust. Jockey  Club  1960 (1960 on front cover) or.lt.blu.cl.  roy.8vo. pp.XXII.720. Very good condition.   Price: $75.00
21. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The. A complete  record  of  all registered  Australian  race meetings from Aug.1,  1960  to July 31, 1961 indexed for reference as to the  performances of  every race meeting. pub. Melb. Aust. Jockey  Club  1961 (1961 on front cover) or.lt.blu.cl.  roy.8vo. pp.XXII.724. Very good condition.   Price: $75.00
22. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The. A complete  record  of  all registered  Australian  race meetings from Aug.1,  1961  to July 31, 1962 indexed for reference as to the  performances of  every race meeting. pub. Melb. Aust. Jockey  Club  1962 (1962 on front cover) or.lt.blu.cl.  roy.8vo. pp.XXII.722. Very good condition.   Price: $75.00
23. AUSTRALIAN  Turf  Register-The. A complete  record  of  all registered  Australian  race meetings from Aug.1,  1973  to July 31, 1974 indexed for reference as to the  performances of  every race meeting. pub. Melb. Aust. Jockey  Club  1974 (1974 on front cover) or.lt.blu.cl.  roy.8vo. pp.XXII.1430. Very good condition. P  rice: $75.00
24. AUSTRALASIAN Turf And Stallion Register-The.  With which  is incorporated  the Australian Racing Chronicle.  A  complete record  of  all registered Australian  race  meetings  from August 1, 1950 to July 31, 1951 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1952 Vol. LXXXVI. (1951 on front board) 12mo.  pp.XX.1174,200.  sunned  to  spine otherwise v/good.    Price: $75.00
25. AUSTRALASIAN Turf And Stallion Register-The.  With which  is incorporated  the Australian Racing Chronicle.  A  complete record  of  all registered Australian  race  meetings  from August 1, 1951 to July 31, 1952 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1952 Vol. LXXXVII. (1952 on front board) roy.8vo.  pp.XVI.7780,186.  sunned  to  spine otherwise v/good.   Price: $75.00
26. AUSTRALASIAN Turf And Stallion Register-The. With which  is incorporated  the Australian Racing Chronicle.  A  complete record  of  all registered Australian  race  meetings  from from August 1, 1952 to July 31, 1953 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1953 Vol. LXXXVIII. (1953 on front board) roy.8vo.  pp.XVI.7780,186.  sl. soiled & sunned  to  spine. Other years  available, 1950, 1956  sl. flecked, 1957, 1958.    Price: $75.00 ea.
27. AUSTRALASIAN Turf And Stallion Register-The.  With which  is incorporated  the Australian Racing Chronicle.  A  complete record  of  all registered Australian  race  meetings  from August 1, 1953 to July 31, 1954 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1954 Vol.LXXXIX (1954 on front board) roy.8vo.  pp.XVI.716,150.  v/good.   Price: $75.00

     

28. AUSTRALASIAN Turf And Stallion Register-The. With which  is incorporated  the Australian Racing Chronicle.  A  complete record  of  all registered Australian  race  meetings  from August 1, 1954 to July 31, 1955 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1955 Vol.XC (1955 on front board) roy.8vo.  pp.XVI.694,122.  v/good.   Price: $75.00

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29. AUSTRALIAN HORSERACING ANNUAL illus.  with  several text plates & dgms. t/out. pub. N.S.W. Playfair Pub.  Group 1969 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.350.    Price: $30.00
30. BALLANTINE DEREK ALAN TRENGOVE The Australian Book  Of Throughbred  Racing. Incorporating the first who's  who  of the  turf. profusely illus. with plates t/out.  some  full page & col. pub. Melb. Stockwell Press 1974 1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.454.     Price: $95.00
31. BARRIE DOUGLAS M. The Australian Bloodhorse. col. frontis. &  7 full page col. plates t/out. 72 full page b/w.  plates pub.  Syd. Angus & Robertson 1956 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.  4to. pp.XIV.504.   has  been  sl. damp  to  edges  but   hardly noticeable, d/w. little worn at edges else v/good copy.    Price: $200.00
32. BERNSTEIN D.L. First Tuesday In November. The Story of  the Melbourne  Cup.  profusely illus. with plates  t/out.  many full  page & col. e/paper illus. pub. Melb. Heinemann  1969 1st.ed. or.grn.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.352. fine.    Price: $95.00    Convert Currency

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33. BROWN PETER (Editor) Class Racehorses Of Australia  &  New Zealand  1986-1987.  Vol.4 profusely  illus.  with  plates t/out.  some  full page & col. pub.  Syd.  AAP  Information Services   Ltd.   1987   1st.ed.   or.cl.   d/w.   roy.8vo. pp.VIII.504.    Price: $35.00
34. CARTER ISABEL Phar Lap. The Story of the Big Horse. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Lansdowne  Press 1971 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.166.    Price: $55.00
35. CAVANOUGH  MAURICE  & MEURIG DAVIES The  Melbourne Cup. complete  History  and Statistics.  profusely  illus.  with plates  t/out. some col. pub. N.S.W. 1971 or.cl. d/w.  8vo. pp.X.436.    Price: $25.00
36. CHRISTY   E.V.A.  (Officially  appointed  Military   Riding Instructor  in the war of 1914-1918. If Wishes Were  Horses Beggars  Could  Ride. illus. with frontis. & 18  full  page plates  pub.  Lond.  Nicholson  and  Watson  1947   1st.ed. or.blk.cl. 4to. pp.88.    Price: $65.00
37. CLARKE MARGARET   The Amateur Horseman Australian Theory and Practice profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Sydney Lansdown Press 1988 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.176. Slightly chipped to rear of wrapper else fine copy.    Price: $25.00
38. CONN GEORGE H. Ed. by. The Arabian Horse. In Fact, Fantasy, and  Fiction.  pub. N.Y. Arco Pub. 1973  or.cl.  d/w.  8vo. pp.384.    Price: $35.00

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39. CRAIG DENNIS Horse-Racing. The Breeding of  Thoroughbreds and  a  Short  History of the  English  turf.  illus.  with frontis.  dwg. 8 full page plates t/out. & 11  charts  pub. Lond. J.A. Allen 1963 or.red.cl. 8vo.obl. pp.192.    Price: $35.00
40. CRAIG DENNIS Breeding Racehorses From Cluster Mares illus. with charts, Published London by J A Allen & Co, 1964 1st ed. or. green cloth-bound boards with silver type to spine & front symbol. d/w. cr.4to. pp.184 New thinking on thoroughbred breeding, carefully documented: "66% of 861 winners of 8 most important UK races trace, within 6 generations, to 130 brood ('Cluster') mares." In two parts; England, Overseas (France, Italy, Germany, America, Argentina). Fine copy.    Price: $100.00
41. CUFFLEY PETER    Buggies And Horse Drawn Vehicles In Australia. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Melb. 1990 or.cl. cream d/w. cr.4to.obl. pp. 208 Very good copy.    Price: $160.00

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42. de LISLE Gen. Sir BEAUVOIR Tournament Polo. illus. with 12 full  page  plates  drawn by  Maurice  Tulloch  &  numerous diagrams pub. Lond. Eyre & Spottiswoode 1938 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.  8vo. pp.XII.182. front free e/paper cut in half  else fine.   Price: $150.00     Convert Currency
43. de BOURG ROSS The Australian And New Zealand  Thoroughbred. illus. with 14 full page col. and numerous text plates t/out.  pub.  Melb. Nelson  1981  or.cl.  d/w.   roy.8vo. pp.XV.318.    Price: $40.00

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44. DECARPENTRY General Academic Equitation. A Preparation  of International Dressage Tests. Translated from the French by Nichole  Bartle.  illus. with 3 full page plates  t/out.  & many dwgs. pub. Lond. J.A. Allen & co. 1971 1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.280. fine.    Price: $65.00
45. DIXON WILLIAM SCARTH The Influence Of Racing And The Thoroughbred Horse On Light-Horse Breeding. illus. with frontis. & 7 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Hurst & Blackett nd. (1924) or. black cl. glt. ltg. to spine, 8vo. pp.X.248. pages rough-cut, shelf edge. Fine.    Price: $150.00
46. ELLIMAN, Sons, & Co., (Veterinary). - Horses, Dogs, Birds, Cattle: Accidents And Ailments: First Aid. illus. with Illustrated throughout with zoological line drawings and horse illustrations and advertisements. pub. England Slough, Elliman, Sons, & Co., . 1904 or. glt. cl. 8vo The one aim of the Book is to treat of Ailments where Elliman's Embrocation can be usefully employed, and to offer other information which may be of service'. With a definite emphasis on horses and dogs. Errata slip to the 5th edition tipped in. Almost fine copy.    Price: $95.00

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47. FAIRLEY JOHN Racing In Art. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Lond. John Murray 1990 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.224. Price: $75.00
48. FIDDIAN  MARC Through The Field Glasses. A History Of  The Packenham Racing Club. illus. with plates t/out. some  full page pub. Melb. 1976 or.illus.grn. bds. 8vo. pp.112.    Price: $30.00
49. FORREST Col. CHRIS   The Complete American Farrier And Horse Doctor  Showing Plainly How to Breed, Buy, Sell, Cure, Shoe, and Keep That Most Valuable Animal, the Horse. illus. with frontis. diseases of the Horse, title page, vign. drawings in the text; pub. London W. Nicholson, nd. c.1900’s or. green cloth binding, gilt titles spine. Blind-stamped decoration, cr.8vo. pp.336. An early English edition of this US classic, covering all the aspects of horse ownership, and including relevant Dr Chase recipes. Small E.W. Cole stamp top f/past-down e/paper; Very sl. rubbed, but generally a very good copy.    Price: $100.00
50. GOFFIN GRAHAM  Globe Trotters. The Story of the Globe Derby Empire. illus. with pictorial endpapers, & profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Melbourne Hanwards Publications, 1978 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.132. The story of the colt dropped in 1910 and later named Globe Derby who was the single most influential sire in Australasian standard-bred history. Role of honour at rear. Fine copy.    Price: $75.00
51. GOOD  MEYRICK JOHN BETTS Winners For  1948.  profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub.  Lond. Good  & Betts 1948 or.cl. 12mo. pp.XII.400. sl.  w/staining to lower pages, d/w. torn.   Price: $40.00
52. GOULD NAT   On And Off The Turf In Australia illus. with several plates in this edition by courtesy of the National Library of Australia; pub. Canberra Libra Books 1973 this facsimile reprint originally published in 1895 by George Routledge, London. or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.244. Consisting of firsthand accounts of racing experiences the length and breadth of Aust. closed tear to front of d/w. else very good copy.    Price: $40.00

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53. GRIFFITHS  SAMUEL Turf And  Heath.  Australian   Racing Reminiscences.  illus. with frontis. & 7 full  page  plates t/out.  pub. Melb. A.H. Massina & Co. 1906 or.  lt.  maroon cl. cr.8vo. pp.XII.262. stain to rear bd. else v/good copy.    Price: $225.00
54. HAYDON THOS - Sporting Reminiscences. illus. with photo frontis. of author. pub. London Bliss, Sands & Co 1898 1st ed. Two tone green cloth with gilt horse’s head motif to front and gilt lettering to spine. Top Edge Gilt. 8vo. pp.281.7 advts. pages rough-cut. A trip down memory lane of the authors experiences on the racetrack and with athletics, Melbourne Flemington, Randwick Tasmania and the theatre.    Price: $250.00
55. HAYES Capt. M. H.   Riding On The Flat And Across Country illus. with frontis. & 2 plates (b/w/ lithographs) 36 b/w. text illustrations pub. London Publisher: W. Thacker & Co., nd. 1881 gilt to spine and front cover, which has gilt horses; or. brown cl. 8vo. pp.252.24 catalogue at rear. Lacks several plates, and title page, clean, bright and complete otherwise.   Price: $75.00
56. HAYES HORACE  M.  Horses On Board Ship. A Guide  to  their Management.  illus.  with 24 full page plates  t/out.  pub. Lond. Hurst  and Blaclett Ltd. 1902 or. red.  cl.  cr.8vo. pp.272,16  advts. lacks small piece of cloth from spine  above  title, otherwise fine.    Price: $100.00    Convert Currency
57. HECTOR  CHRIS MAX  McTAGGERT Quarter  Horses   In Australia.  profusely illus. with b/w. plates  t/out.  some full page pub. Adel. Rigby 1980 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.96.    Price: $35.00
58. HISLOP JOHN   Steeplechasing illus. with 7 b/w. plates, numerous further line illustrations in the text, plans, pub. London J A Allen & Co Ltd, 1982 2^nd ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.294 lacks rear e/paper else fine.     Price: $35.00

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59. HOPE C.E.G.   Riding  Illustrated with 12 black and white photographs, drawings in the text; pub. London, Stanley Paul 1965 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp..212 sl. chipped d/w. name on f/free e/paper, else fine.     Price: $35.00
60. HOOFS AND HORNS  Magazine of Australian Riding.  Range  & Rodeo.  For  the years 1946 (8 issues,  lacks  Jan.,  Feb., March, Sept.) 1947 (9 issues, lacks Feb., July, Nov.) 1948 (9  issues lacks July, Aug., Nov.) 1949 (9  issues,  lacks Jan., July,  Dec.) 1950 (4 issues,  contains  Jan.,  June, July, Aug.) & 1951 (2 issues Jan, July) 41 issues in  all. illus.  with plates pub. Adel. illus.wps. 4to.  pp.45  per issue, approx. early issues little worn at edges  otherwise very good run of early issues.    Price: $450.00
61. HUNTING WILLIAM   The Art Of Horse-Shoeing illus. with over one hundred illustrations (wood engravings) pub. London H. & W. Brown 1905 original gilt, decorated brown cloth boards, roy.8vo. pp.168.6 index. Covers form and action of the hoof, form and manufacture of shoes, fitting and application, preparation, shoeing bad feet, and injuries as a result of shoeing. Spine little browned, sl. rubbed top of spine otherwise v/good.    Price: $300.00
62. IRISH HORSE Official Publication of  The  Bloodstock Breeders' and  Horse  Owners'  Association  of   Ireland. Vol.XXV.  illus. with frontis. title page vign. &  numerous text  plates  t/out. pub. Dublin 1957  or.blu.cl.  roy.8vo. pp.358.     Price: $35.00
63. JENKINS  RON Great Trotters. profusely illus. with  plates t/out.  many  full page & col. pub. Syd.  J.  Pollard  1974 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.384.     Price: $30.00
64. JOHNSTONE  RAE The  Rae  Johnstone  Story.  illus.  with frontis.  & 20 full page plates t/out. pub.  Lond.  Stanley Paul 1958 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.202. fine in the  sl. chipped d/w.     Price: $40.00
65. KING GRAEME The King. The Story of a Champion. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Aust. Bloodhorse Review 1996 1st.ed. or. maroon cl. slip-case cr.4to. pp.134. Edition limited to 250 copies & signed by trainer and jockeys, this being No.32.     Price: $200.00
66. LILLYE BERT    Backstage Of Racing, Foreword by Harry Robinson. illus. with plates, drawings, some col. pub. Sydney Fairfax, 1985 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.168. The author spent 50 years in sporting journalism. Autobiographical and anecdotes of the horse-racing industry in Australia. Fine copy.     Price: $35.00
67. LIVINGSTONE-LEARMONTH, D. AND J. HISLOP. Famous Winners of the British Turf, 1949-1955. illus. with col. frontis., and 37 full-page plates of which 10 col. pub. Lond. (1956). or. dark red cl. Folio. pp.160 Modern Champions selected and described by The British Racehorse. Mark to front f. e/paper else fine.     Price: $85.00
68. LLEWELLYN RHYS Sir. Breeding To Race. illus. with frontis. &  2  full page plates t/out. text dgms.  pub.  Lond.  J.A. Allen 1965 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo.obl. pp.78.    Price: $50.00
69. LOCKMAN  GORDON  Ed.  by. The  Australian   Standard Bred Stallion  Register.  Vol.I. profusely  illus.  with  plates t/out. some full page pub. Melb. 1975 or.cl. 4to. pp.206.     Price: $75.00
70. McFADDEN  W.J. Thoroughbred Sires Of  Australia  And  New Zealand. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1962 1st.ed. or.  grey cl.  4to.  pp.X.382. fine. The only ed.  of  this  valuable reference.    Price: $700.00    Convert Currency
71. McFADDEN  W.J. Thoroughbred Sires Of Australia  And  New Zealand.  pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1962  1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w.  4to.  pp.X.382. Ex.lib. copy  (Eastern  Metropolitan Regional Library Service Vic.) lacks f/free e/paper;  title page  & rear e/papers are only pages with  library  stamps, fine otherwise.    Price: $500.00
72. McGILLIVRAY D.  Australian Horses From Paddock To Park A treatise on the scientific handling, breaking, educating, and the general handling of horses. illus. with numerous  b/w. plates  t/out.  some full page, pub. Sydney 1902 rebound in dark green cloth & new e/papers, 8vo. pp.238. Donald McGillivray (1855-1921), horsebreaker, was born in 1855 on a sheep station at Dartmoor, Victoria, second of six children of Scottish-born parents. For fifteen years he gave demonstrations and advice on all aspects of horse management throughout eastern Australia. In his treatise, Australian Horses from Paddock to Park (Sydney, 1902), he denounced the prevalent 'station method' where horses were broken in by 'hauling about', often in a brutal fashion. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Lacks Title page & e/paper np. nd. portrait of McGillivray at front. Preface, Index, Contents complete, some handling marks to portrait, and pp.32 else very good.    Price: $350.00

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73. MACNAMARA  BILL Grandstand Riders. 75  years  of  Racing History  of  the Bairnsdale Hibernian Racing  Club.  illus. with many text plates t/out. pub. Vic. Bairnsdale Hibernian Racing  Club  nd.1986 or. stiff pict. lime grn.  b/w.  wps. cr.4to. pp.176. fine.    Price: $35.00
74. MARTIN  DESMOND Australia Astride. illus. with frontis.  & 14 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1963 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.196. Price: $30.00

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75. MARTIN  DESMOND A Century Of Racing. Albury  Racing  Club 1881-1981.  illus. with one col. & b/w. text plates  t/out. pub.  Vic.  albury  Racing  Club  1981  or.cl.  d/w.   8vo. pp.VIII.130,13. lacks f/free e/paper otherwise fine.    Price: $35.00
76. MAYFIELD-SMITH BRIAN The Outsider. A personal journey. illus. with 14 b/w. full page plates t/out. pub. Sydney Macmillan 2000 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 8vo. pp.XVI.238. Story, of a rough and tumble life of a stockman in the Top End, to glittering racing triumphs and on to a quest that took him and Maree through eight African countries and to many adventures and heartaches. One fine crease at front cover near spine else very good copy.   Price: $30.00
77. MITCHELL ELYNE Selects Stories Of Australian Horses. illus. with  several  text dwgs. t/out. pub. Melb.  Currey  O'Neil 1983 or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.228.    Price: $25.00
78. MITCHELL GREGORY The Bush Horseman. The Horsemanship of the Australian  outback. with text illus. by Michael  Gallagher pub. Syd. Reed 1981 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.80.  v/fine    Price: $30.00
79. MORAN STEPHEN From A Veritable Wilderness. The history of the Mornington Racing Club. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. Melb. Mornington Racing Club nd. 1988? or. cl. d/w. 8vo. pp. 152.    Price: $35.00
80. MORTIMER ROGER The Jockey Club. illus. with col. frontis. & profusely illus. with plates t/out. full page & col. pub. Lond. Cassell 1958 or. green cl. cr.4to. pp.184. fine.    Price: $35.00

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81. NEW   ZEALAND  Thoroughbred  Breeders'  Association   (Inc.) Register Of Thoroughbred Stallions Of New Zealand.  Vol.VI. pub. N.Z. July, 1966 or. lt.blu.wps. 8vo. pp.232.    Price: $50.00
82. O'LOGHLEN FRANK (`EURYTHMIC') Champions Of The Turf. illus. with  20  full page plates t/out. pub. Syd. F.H.  Pub.  Co. 1945  or. ornge. red brn. illus. stiff wps.  12mo.  pp.160. pages browned otherwise fine.    Price: $35.00
83. PACINI JOHN A Century Galloped By. The first hundred years of the Victoria Racing Club. illus.  with  plates,  dwgs. t/out. pub. Melb. Vic. Racing Club 1988 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.522.     Price: $40.00
84. PALMER JOAN  Our Solo  Billy Roycroft's Gold Medal Horse. illus. with 16 pages of plates, map endpapers; pub. By author, 1982 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.58; This book follows the career of Our Solo from stock-work and polocrosse through early Australian three day events to his triumphs in England and Rome. Signed  by the author. And owner Bill Roycroft.     Price: $35.00
85. PENTON NEVILLE A Racing Heart. The story of the Australian Turf. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some  col.  pub. Syd. Collins 1987 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.364.     Price: $50.00
86. PERKINS KEVIN  TJ, The Midas Man illus. with 28 full page b/w. plates t/out. pub. Sydney Ironbark, Pan Macmillan, 1993 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 8vo. pp.350 Biography of TJ Smith, Australian horse racing legend, who personifies racing and gambling. A classic rags to riches tale, as he becomes the world's most successful horse trainer. Tommy Smith normally referred to as TJ. Fine.    Price: $25.00
87. POLLARD   JACK The  Pictorial  History   Of   Australian Horseracing. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many  full page & col. pub. Syd. Hamlyn 1971 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.320.    Price: $35.00
88. PRING PETER The Star Kingdom Story. illus. with b/w.  text plates t/out. pub. Syd. Thoroughbred Press 1983 1st.ed. or. illus.brn.bds. cr.4to. pp.240.      Price: $75.00
89. PUNTERS Melbourne And Sydney Race & Betting Digest. Betting results and full particulars 4 vols. Punters for the years: Half-Yearly  1947-48  Season, 1948  Half-Yearly,  1948-1949 Season, 1949 Half-Yearly illus. with advts. to inside front covers,  pub. Syd. or. pink & dk. blu. stiff wps.  roy.4to. pp.64 per  vol.  approx. 1948 Half-Yearly  cover  torn  at spine, otherwise all fine.     Price: $150.00      Convert Currency
90. PUNTERS   Sydney & Melbourne Race & Betting Digest. Half Yearly 1947-48 Aug. ‘47-Jan,’48 Newspaper Selections Favourite and 2^nd. Favourite & Winner, Digest of Newspaper Selections Your Favourite Jockeys-Where They Win, Sydney’s and Melbourne’s Good Horses. illus. with 2 full page advts inside covers, numerous tables; pub. Sydney 1948 or. stiff card wrappers, (thick newsprint) roy.4to. pp.36. Short closed tear to front wrapper else very good.    Price: $50.00
91. RAMSDEN  CAROLINE Ladies In Racing. Sixteenth  Century  to the  present  day. illus. with 12 full page  plates  t/out. pub.  Lond.  Stanley  Paul 1973 1st.ed.  or.cl.  d/w.  8vo. pp.192.     Price: $25.00

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92. REGISTER Of Thoroughbred Stallions of New Zealand.  Vol.I. May  1951. pub. N.Z. The New Zealand Thoroughbred  Breeders' Association 1951 or.beige wps. 4to. pp.120. sl. chipped at spine.      Price: $65.00
93. ROBERTS TOM     Horse Control Reminiscences illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. South Australia, T.A. & P.R. Roberts, 1984 or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp. 152 Tom Roberts philosophy of life & his great understanding of the psychology of horses. Fine copy.     Price: $45.00
94. ROSSDALE  PETER Horse Breeding. illus. with  many  plates, dgm. t/out. some full page pub. Lond. David & Charles  1984 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.320.      Price: $35.00

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95. SANTINI PIERO    The Riding Instructor illus. with 34 diagrams frontis. & 30 b/w. illus. pub. London: Country Life, 1952 1st. ed. or. blue cl. gilt ltg. to spine, 4to. pp.162 Last of the author's trilogy on the finer points of horsmanship this book has become a classic aid to young riders. Spine a little faded, else very good copy.     Price: $55.00

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96. SAWREY HUGH and Mary Durack, Marie Mahood, Keith Willey, R.M. Williams, Ron Iddon and Olaf Ruhen.  The Stockman. Australian Outback Heritage. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. index; pub. Sydney Lansdowne. 1984 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.280, A tribute to the skills, initiative, independence and courage of the Australian stockman who played a vital role in opening up and settling the country, finely illustrated with paintings, engravings, historical photos and memorabilia. Fine copy.     Price: $55.00
97. SMYLY PATRICIA  Anatomy of a Show Jumper: Anneli Drummond-Hay illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. London, Arthur Barker Ltd. 1970 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.154 Fine in the chipped d/w.    Price: $35.00
98. SPRING  LEICESTER R. Racing With Rising Fast. illus.  with 16  full  page plates t/out. pub. N.Z. Hodder  &  Stoughton 1971 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIV.172. d/w. sl. chipped.    Price: $40.00
99. STAINFORTH MARTIN  Racehorses In Australia. illus. with col. frontis. & 44 full page plates t/out. of which 22 are col. pub. Syd. View Prod. 1983 or. brn. cl. 4to. pp.184,6 advts.      Price: $100.00
100. STEWART Lt-Col. Training The Racehorse. with frontis. 10 full page plates t/out. & text dwgs. by John Board  pub. Lond. Stanley Paul 1966 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.152. fine.      Price: $30.00
101. STRINGER  MICHAEL Australian Horse Drawn  Vehicles. e/paper dec. & plates, dwgs. t/out. mostly full page  pub. Adel. Rigby 1980 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w.  cr.4to.obl.  pp.280. tear to d/w. otherwise fine.    Price: $150.00   Convert Currency
102. STUBBS  GEORGE The Art Of George Stubbs. Text by  Venetia Morrison.  profusely  illus. with col. plates  t/out.  many full  page  pub. Lond. Quarto Pub. 1989 or.cl.  d/w.  folio pp.192.    Price: $125.00
103. TOPTANI ILIAS   Modern Show Jumping The South American Method. Forward by Brigadier J.C. Firedberger D.S.O. illus. with 48 plates t/out. 27 line drawings pub. London Hurst & Blackett, 1954 1st. ed. or. blue cl. 8vo. pp.184. Horsemanship - The Old Cavalry Centres; European Riding Centres and Organisations; The Different Horse Breeds; Horse and Rider: The Making of the Show Jumper - The First Training Lessons of Young Horses; The Modern Seat for Show Jumping; The Training of hte Modern Show Rider; etc. sl. foxed, a very good copy.    Price: $45.00
104. VICTORIAN RACING CALENDAR-The Season 1948-49    Magazines bound together in one. Dating from Monday August 2^nd. 1948 to 1^st. July 1949 12 months issues. illus. with some advts, pub. Melbourne Sands & McDougall hf.cf. gilt title to front board, gilt, V.A.T.C. to spine, or. black cloth roy.4to. pp.800, each month approx. pp.74 per issue. Contents: Melbourne Cup weights, Caulfield Cup weights, Registered clubs, Licenses etc. Horses Reg. Jockeys, apprentices, Trainer’s Permits, Vets, Lic. Farriers, Bookmakers, Racing colours, fixtures, Programmes, results, Index etc. Fine.    Price: $200.00
105. VICTORIAN RACING CALENDAR-The.  Season 1949-50   Magazines bound together in one. Dating from Monday August 1^st. 1949 to 1^st. July 1950 12 months issues. illus. with some advts, pub. Melbourne Sands & McDougall hf.cf. gilt title to front board, gilt, V.A.T.C. to spine, or. black cloth roy.4to. pp.828, each month approx. pp.76 per issue. Contents: Melbourne Cup weights, Caulfield Cup weights, Registered clubs, Licenses etc. Horses Reg. Jockeys, apprentices, Trainer’s Permits, Vets, Lic. Farriers, Bookmakers, Racing colours, fixtures, Programmes, results, Index etc. Sl. rubbed to edges else very good.    Price: $200.00
106. VICTORIAN RACING CALENDAR-The. Season 1951-52 Magazines bound together in one. Dating from Monday August 1^st. 1951 to 1^st. July 1952 12 months issues. illus. with some advts, pub. Melbourne Sands & McDougall hf.cf. gilt title to front board, gilt, V.A.T.C. to spine, or. black cloth roy.4to. pp.780, each month approx. pp.76 per issue. Contents: Melbourne Cup weights, Caulfield Cup weights, Registered clubs, Licenses etc. Horses Reg. Jockeys, apprentices, Trainer’s Permits, Vets, Lic. Farriers, Bookmakers, Racing colours, fixtures, Programmes, results, Index etc. Sl. rubbed to edges else very good.    Price: $200.00
107. VICTORIAN RACING CALENDAR-The   Season 1953-54 Magazines bound together in one. Dating from Monday August 1^st. 1953 to 1^st. July 1954 12 months issues. illus. with some advts, pub. Melbourne Sands & McDougall hf.cf. gilt title to front board, gilt, V.A.T.C. to spine, or. black cloth roy.4to. pp.780, each month approx. pp.76 per issue. Contents: Melbourne Cup weights, Caulfield Cup weights, Registered clubs, Licenses etc. Horses Reg. Jockeys, apprentices, Trainer’s Permits, Vets, Lic. Farriers, Bookmakers, Racing colours, fixtures, Programmes, results, Index etc. Sl. rubbed to edges else very good.   Price: $200.00
108. VICTORIAN RACING CALENDAR-The  Season 1955-56 Magazines bound together in one. Dating from Monday August 1^st. 1955 to 1^st. July 1956 12 months issues. illus. with some advts, pub. Melbourne Sands & McDougall hf.cf. gilt title to front board, gilt, V.A.T.C. to spine, or. black cloth roy.4to. pp.784, each month approx. pp.76 per issue. Contents: Melbourne Cup weights, Caulfield Cup weights, Registered clubs, Licenses etc. Horses Reg. Jockeys, apprentices, Trainer’s Permits, Vets, Lic. Farriers, Bookmakers, Racing colours, fixtures, Programmes, results, Index etc. Sl. rubbed to edges, top of spine closed tear ab. 3cm else very good.    Price: $175.00
109. WARD FREDERICK R. Australian Register of Thoroughbred Stallions. illus. with col. frontis. pub. Sydney, Excelsis Press, 1964 Volume 1 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.248, fine in chipped d/w.    Price: $75.00
110. WARD FREDERICK R.   Australian Register of Thoroughbred Stallions. illus. with col. frontis. pub. Sydney, Excelsis Press, 1967 Volume 2 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XX.296, fine in chipped d/w.     Price: $75.00
111.  WATJEN RICHARD L. - Dressage Riding. A Guide for the Training of Horse and Rider. illus. with 31 plates t/out. pub. London J. A Allen & Co, London, 1973 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.114. Fine copy.    Price: $45.00

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112. WHITE ROBERT Courses For Horses. The story  of  Victorian and Riverina  Racecourses. profusely illus.  with  plates, dgms. t/out. some full page pub. Melb. Five Mile Press 1985 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.144.    Price: $40.00    Convert Currency
113. WILDER F.L. English Sporting Prints. profusely illus. with full  page  col. plates t/out. pub. Lond. Thames  &  Hudson 1974 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.224.   Price: $150.00

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114. WILKINSON MICHEAL   The Phar Lap Story. illus. with 11  full page  plates t/out. pub. Melb. Schwartz Pub.  1980  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.252. Price: $40.00
115. WILLETT  PETER An Introduction To The Thoroughbred.  illus. with  16  full page plates t/out. pub. Lond.  Stanley  Paul 1966 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.180. fine.    Price: $35.00
116. WOSITZKY JAN Tommy Woodcock 1905-1985 with illustrated endpapers, 21 pages of plates, pub. Melbourne Greenhouse Publications 1986 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.8.136 The life story of Tommy Woodcock, horseman, best friend to Phar Lap and Reckless, as he told it to Jan Wositzy. fine copy.   Price: $35.00
117. XENOPHON The Athenian. Translated By M.H. Morgan Ph.D.  The Art Of Horsemanship By Xenophon illus. with frontis. & 7 full page plates t/out. of classic Greek art, plus drawings on horses and horsemanship; pub. London J. A. Allen 1969or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.188. Greek Riding Horse and with notes; Points of the Horse; Xenophon on Horsemanship. Previous owner's name to f/free e/paper, else fine. Price: $45.00
118. YARWOOD  A.T. Walers. Australian Horses Abroad.  profusely illus.  with  plates t/out. 4 full page & col.  pub.  Melb. M.U.P. 1989 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.XXIV.226.    Price: $125.00    Convert Currency