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1. 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 
2. 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
3. ARGUS & 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.  Spine faded else very good.   Price: $70.000
4. ARGUS Turf And Stallion Register-The. A  complete record  of  all registered Australian  race  meetings  from August 1, 1956 to July 31, 1957 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. Compiled by R. Lambert. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1957 Vol.XCII (1957 on front board) or light blue cloth roy.8vo.  pp.XXIV.768.  v/good.   Price: $75.00

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5. 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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6. 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
7. AUSTRALASIAN Turf Register. "The Australasian" Turf Register 1946. With which is  incorporated the  Australian Racing Chronicle. Containing Events of  all Registered Australian and New Zealand Meetings of  the  Past Season, and Handicaps for Principle  Events.  Also List of Winning Sires and their Stake-winning Progeny for the Season. Index  . pub. Melb. The Argus and Australasian Ltd August 1946 Vol. LXXX or.glt. pict.cl. (front) ltg. to spine 12mo. approx. pp.XXXII.advts.1318,2 advts. Very good copy.   Price: $75.00
8. 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
9. 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
    
10. AUSTRALIAN   STUD   BOOK  First Supplement To  Vol.XXIV. Return of Mares for 1957 pub. Melb. The Aust. Jockey  Club. 1959 or.blk.cl. 8vo. pp.404. Very good copy.  Price: $40.00
11. AUSTRALIAN   STUD   BOOK   First Supplement To  Vol.XXV. Return of Mares for 1960 pub. Melb. The Aust. Jockey  Club. 1961 or.blk.cl. 8vo. pp.380. Very good copy.   Price: $40.00
12. 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

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13. 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
14. 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.  Price: $75.00
15. 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, 1949 to July 31, 1950 indexed for ready reference as  to  the performance of every horse racing up  to  date. pub. Melb. The Argus and Australian Oct. 1951 Vol. LXXXVI. (1950 on front board) 12mo.  pp.XX.1132,192.  crack  to  spine otherwise v/good.      Price: $55.00
16. 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. grey cl. 4to. pp.XIV.504.   Front free e/paper and following page has slight damp mark to fore-edge else v/good copy.   Price: $100.00
17. 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
18. BRYANT BERT with Neill Phillipson. The Bert Bryant Story illus. with b/w. photographic plates index, pub. Adelaide Rigby 1978 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.196. The story of a famous Australian race caller with anecdotes from his experiences in the Australian racing scene as he experienced it during the vintage years of the 1950s to the 1970s. Fine copy.   Price: $25.00

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19. CARTER ISABEL Phar Lap. The Story of the Big Horse. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Lansdowne  Press 1965 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.166. Near fine copy.   Price: $45.00
20. 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. black cl. 4to. pp.88. Classic text written for the cross-saddle rider, contains theoretical and practical techniques of horsemanship from a master military riding instructor. Very good copy.   Price: $50.00
21. 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
22. 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.  Near fine copy.   Price: $35.00

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23. 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.  Near fine copy.    Price: $100.00

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24. 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: $95.00     Convert Currency
25. du 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. Analysis of the post-war development of the Australasian thoroughbred. Fine copy.   Price: $40.00

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26. 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
27. 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. Very good copy.   Price: $60.00
28. 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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29. 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
30. 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.green illus. boards cr.8vo. pp.112. Fine.   Price: $30.00
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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. slightly sunned to top of front board else v/good copy.      Price: $225.00

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34. 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
35. 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 very good. Price: $100.00   Convert Currency
36. 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. Fine copy.   Price: $55.00

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37. 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
38. KELLY 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 faux leather & slip-case cr.4to. pp.134. Deluxe Edition limited to 250 copies & signed by trainer and jockeys, this being No.32. Very fine.   Price: $200.00
39. 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
40. 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. A pictorial record of the winners of the Ascot Gold Cup and King George IV and Queen Elizabeth Stakes from 1949 to 1955. Each illustration accompanied by a desciption of the horse's career and extended pedigree. Mark to front f. e/paper, gilt faded to spine else very good copy.   Price: $55.00
41. 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. square pp.78. Slight shelf wear, otherwise fine.   Price: $50.00
42. LOCKMAN  GORDON  Ed.  by. The  Australian   Standardbred Stallion  Register.  Vol.I. profusely  illus.  with  plates t/out. some full page pub. Melb. 1975 or.cl. 4to. pp.206. Fine copy.   Price: $50.00
43. 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
44. 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
45. 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
46. McGREGOR H. The Horse And Buggy Days illus. with With numerous b/w illustrations and endpaper maps; pub. Canberra Roebuck Society Publication No.18 1981 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.VIII.244. Stories of the days of transport by bullock, paddle steamer, buckboard, buggy, horse driven coach, omnibus, tram etc. Fine copy.   Price: $50.00

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47. MCINTOSH A. J. (ed.) Best Thoroughbreds In Australia, Volume One or. card wrappers, (paperback), black stiffened binding to spine, 4to. pp.214. Limited to 250 copies. Best Thoroughbreds Bloodlines In Australia, Volume Two. Limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is No.83. or. lemon boards 4to. pp.428. Slightly faded to spine else very good. The two volumes.   Price: $500.00
48. 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: $40.00
49. 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
50. 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. previous owner's name to f/free e/paper, otherwise fine.   Price: $35.00
51. MESSNER BOB Broodmares Of Australia. A statistical summary of all horses who raced in Australia during the racing season 1979-80 1980-81 2 vols. listed under their Dams. pub. Melbourne, Lyall Crest & Associates, 1980-81 or. faux red leather cl. gold ink embossed title on front coverand spine, 4to. pp.342,378. Vol. 1 presentation copy signed by author. Fine. The two vols.   Price: $95.00
52. 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
53. 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. Australian bush horseman, techniques, equipment and history.  Fine copy.   Price: $35.00
54. 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
55. 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
56. 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: $45.00
57. 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
58. POLLARD JACK - The Roughrider. The Story of Lance Skuthorp. Show  People & buckjumping in the outback. illus.  with  16 full  page plates t/out. pub. Melbourne, Lansdown Press 1962 1st ed. or. orange cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.162. Gift inscription to f/free e/paper, d/w. chipped else fine.   Price: $50.00
59. POLLARD   JACK The  Pictorial  History   Of   Australian Horse Racing. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many  full page & col. horse index, general index, pub. Syd. Lansdowne Press 1981 revised and enlarged edition. First published 1971 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.400. Story of the development of Australian horse racing from its rough and ready beginnings to the multi-million-dollar industry of the present. It is a story of enormous change, of triumphs, tragedies, upsets, flamboyant characters and champions. Over 400 photographs. Near fine copy.   Price: $35.00
60. PORTER JOHN Kingsclere Edited by Byron Webber illus. with 19 full page plates t/out. drawings through the text. pub. London Chatto & WIndus 1896 pub. or. dark aqu. cl. silk impression of jockey silks embedded in front board; top edge gilt, roy.8vo. pp.370. Edges uncut. Memoirs of the famous trainer and his stable, he trained 7 derby winners and 16 other classics. Short closed tear to cloth top of spine ar rear board, else near fine, bright copy.   Price: $175.00
61. PRING PETER The Star Kingdom Story. illus. with b/w.  text plates t/out. pub. Syd. Thoroughbred Press 1983 1st.ed. or. illus. brown laminated boards cr.4to. pp.240. Scratch to rear board else fine copy. Price: $70.00
62. 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
63. 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
64. REGISTER Of Thoroughbred Stallions of New Zealand.  Vol.I. May  1951. with statistical tables, tabulated Pedigree, Turf & Stud Records. pub. N.Z. The New Zealand Thoroughbred  Breeders' Association 1951 or.beige wps. 4to. pp.120. sl. chipped at spine else near fine.  Price: $65.00
65. 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: $65.00
66. SAMPLE H. The Horse And Dog. Not as They Are, But as They Should Be. Old and Erroneous Theories Relative to the Management of the Horse Brought Face to with the facts of the nineteenth century. Together with an elaborate and scientific essay on Horse-shoeing; Also, the ordinary diseases of horses and dogs, and their treatment, with many valuable recipes; How to tell a horse's age up to 21 years, and A Full Explanation as to how Horses and Dogs are taught Numerous Tricks. illus. with 105 engravings t/out. pub. California self published c.1882 edition unstated; or. green cloth with bright gilt horseshoe, dog, and man with whip in hand training horse to stand on a block on front board, gilt title to spine (little faded). 8vo. pp. 280.VII. Darkening at front and rear few pages at top due to old damp stain, slight rubbing to extremities else good.   Price: $100.00
67. 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
68. 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
69. STAINFORTH MARTIN from paintings by: Edited by Dr. W. H.; Lang, Ken Austin, & Dr. Stewart McKay. Racehorses In Australia. illus. with col. frontis. & 44 full page plates t/out. of which 22 are col. pub. Syd. View Prod. 1983 [facsimile Art in Australia 1922] or. brown cl. 4to. pp.184,6 advts. Near fine copy.   Price: $75.00
70. STEWART Lt-Col. Training The Racehorse. with frontis. photograph of the author, 10 full page plates t/out. & line drawing illustrations by John Board  pub. Lond. Stanley Paul 1966 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.152. Fine.   Price: $40.00
71. 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
72. 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
73. ULBRICH RICHARD See How They Ran illus. with b/w. text plates t/out. pub. Tas, Sandy Bay 1981 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.160. Examines in careful detail how 12 legendary stallions performed on the racecourse. Includes Nasrullah, Court Martial, Petition, Alycidon, Star Kingdom, Mossborough, Grey Sovereign, Aureole, Derring-Do, Reform, Blakeny and Habitat. Fine copy.   Price: $35.00
74. 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
75. 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
76. 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
77. 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
78. 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
79. WARD FREDERICK R. (Foreword) 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: $50.00
80. 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
81. WHITE ROBERT Courses For Horses. The story  of  Victorian and Riverina  Racecourses. profusely illus.  with  plates, dgms. t/out. some full page and line drawings showing the various racing courses layouts. pub. Melb. Five Mile Press 1985 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.144. Fine. Price: $35.00    Convert Currency
82. 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      Convert Currency

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83. 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. A novelised account of the great horse's career. Minor fading to spine of dustwrapper, otherwise a very good copy.   Price: $30.00
84. 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. A novelised account of the great horse's career. Minor fading to spine of dustwrapper. Inscription by author & signed to f/free e/paper, near fine.   Price: $40.00
85. WILLETT  PETER An Introduction To The Thoroughbred. Forward by The Duke of Norfolk. illus. with  16  full page plates t/out. pub. Lond.  Stanley  Paul 1966 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.180. Chapters, includes stud, blood lines, aspects of selection, origins and history of the thoroughbred, breeding theories, competition and the horse etc. Near fine copy.   Price: $35.00
86. 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
87. 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