Judging the Horse - for Racing, Riding and Recreation by John F. Wall; Frank Jennings - 1955

Col. Wall was one of the last leaders of the horse-mounted United States Army Cavalry. What he didn't know about horses isn't worth knowing. In this classic work he and fellow horseman Frank Jennings reveal what to look for when evaluating horses: anatomy, framework, forehand, haunches, muscular action, movement, sprinters, mudders, and much more. Pub by Funk, 1955, 1st ed, hardbound, 208 pp. This particular copy happens to be ex-lib, but because it was shelved in the Reference Section it never circulated outside the library. There's no dj, but the nubbly fabric cover is as handsome as the day it was published (discounting the library labeling. You won't be disappointed. .

The Thoroughbred Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 208 pp. Index. Illustrated. Very good condition book with dustjacket. Full tweed cloth hardcovers fine, very clean with no wear. Pencil math notes on front endpaper, else interior very good, clean and tight. Dustjacket rubbed and edgeworn, piece missing at top spine, front flap missing, but jacket fits nicely in new mylar cover. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall Professional bookseller for twenty years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds.

New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1955. Book. Illus. by Milton Menasco, George Featherston and Staff Artists. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1955. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Milton Menasco, George Featherston and Staff Artists. First Edition in original dust jacket. Very clean beige cloth boards with red illustration, brown lettering on cover, brown lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean green endpapers; small previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 208 pgs. with index. Illustrated with drawings. Illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, clean with exception of previous owner last name at top edge of front panel; no chips, slight edgewear at top spine edge, two short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A treasury of information on how to evaluate and judge the horse for all its manypurposes, yet it is written in a style so… Read More

Thoroughbred Press. New in New dust jacket. 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 208 pp; Signed by author Frank Jennings with previous owners name, no dust jacket, very nice tight clean and attractive book ; Signed by Author .

New York.: Funk & Wagnalls., 1955.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. .