2016 Book Adoption Program

NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY & MUSEUM Preserving, promoting, and sharing the literature, art, and culture of equestrian, angling, and field sports

2016 BOOK ADOPTION PROGRAM November 10 – November 23, 2016

List of Meynell Foxhounds (B002) a manuscript in need of restoration and conservation. This book dates to around 1790, and lists hound genealogies.

Introduction The National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing the literature, art, and culture of equestrian, angling, and field sports. It is no accident that preservation is mentioned first in our mission; because the wonderful objects in our collections are the basis for the programs, events, and activities we run to accomplish the promotion and sharing portions of our mission.

NSLM is committed to the preservation of its collections, ensuring that the objects in our care are permanently accessible to the sporting community. From our rare book collections spanning 400 years of sporting history to the letters, diaries, photographs, and ephemera in our 73 archival collections, our goal is to maintain these objects for access now and in the future.

The collections at NSLM exist for use by the thousands of researchers and visitors that come to the Library every year, and we are careful to take every precaution to slow the normal shelf wear that comes THIS BOOK WAS RESTORED IN with access to our materials. Nevertheless, many rare, 2016 THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF antiquarian, or unique books come to us in “well-loved” condition that precludes immediate addition to the JOHN SMITH collection. Many of these books begin to break down after minimal use, forcing us to withdraw them from IN HONOR OF JANE SMITH researchers until they can be repaired.

With this in mind, we are introducing our Each adopted book will receive a fixed plate inaugural Book Adoption Program in the hopes that commemorating the restoration. you will help us to save some fantastic treasures in need of care before going back into our Rare Books Room.

Several of these books are irreplaceable pieces of history, and others are rare enough that purchase of a replacement copy is prohibitively expensive. All of them contain noteworthy historical information on equestrian, angling, and field sports. Through your support of this program, you will be saving that history for future generations of researchers and sporting enthusiasts.

It is our hope that individuals, groups, and sporting organizations will assist us in saving these rare materials. After repairs are completed, a special plate commemorating the adopter will be added to the book. Participation in the program is a special way to support NSLM and to honor friends, family, or bibliophiles in your life.

We would like to thank our members and donors at all levels for their support of NSLM. With your help, we continue to serve the community to explore and celebrate the past, present, and future of sport.

How to Adopt 1. Books are available for adoption on a “first come, first served” basis.

2. Participation in the 2016 Book Adoption Program will open to members of the Vine Hill Society at their Annual Dinner on the evening of November 10, 2016. Any books not adopted at that event will be available for adoption to the public from November 11 through November 23, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

3. Participants may adopt more than one book. Adoption may be made in the participant’s name, in honor of another individual, group, or organization.

4. To participate in adoption or for any questions contact John Connolly, the George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Librarian at JConnolly@NationalSporting.org or 540-687-6542 ext. 18.

5. NSLM Staff will coordinate with participants to ensure accurate attribution on all book adoption commemoration plates.

The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell (B001) London: Edward Moxon, 1840. This book contains a fly fishing fore-edge painting.

Fore-edge paintings are hidden beneath gilt page tips on the end of the block.

Condition: Front cover detached; back outer joint split; full spine still attached; corners worn.

Treatment: Leather re-back will reattach the detached cover and stabilize the back cover.

Corner will be stiffened and repaired with matching tissue.

Adopt for $300 List of Meynell Hounds (B002) Manuscript, c. 1790.

Condition: Spine almost completely deteriorated; edges and corners are worn down close to textblock; sewing broken; front cover leather severely scarred with back cover missing the top layer of leather; first 2 pages in need of repair.

Treatment: Book will be restored with a reproduction binding which will do away with all of the parts of the original binding.

The textblock will be resewn and damaged pages will be repaired.

Adopt for $500

Victorian Photo Album (B003) c. 1890, cabinet card Victorian Album of the Henry Saulnier family. Henry Saulnier was one of the founding members of the Rose Tree Foxhunting Club in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Condition: Spine missing; edge and corners worn and missing material; front half of clasp is missing.

Treatment: Leather re-back to restore the spine and outer joint areas. The corners will be stiffened and covered with matching material.

Adopt for $300 Portraits of Noted Horses (B004)

By Schreiber & Sons, photographers, c. 1874.

Condition: Full spine present; front outer joint broken; back outer joint splitting; flyleaves damaged; preface page detaching at guard; 2 plates near end are detached; corners are worn and missing material; back half of clasp missing.

Treatment: Leather re-back will restore the outer joint areas. Three pages/plates will be reattached with a new cloth guard of matching material and the corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material.

Adopt for $350

Whip & Spur (B005)

By Col. George E. Waring, Jr. New York: Doubleday and McClure Company, 1892.

Colonel Waring was attached to the 4th Missouri Cavalry during the Civil War, serving mainly in the war’s western theater.

These memoirs of his service during the war were first printed in book form in 1875.

Condition: Inner joints broken; outer joints sound as well as text; top endband has fallen down into the hollow; corners are soft.

Treatment: Book will be re-hinged back into the original cover and have the corners stiffened.

Adopt for $75 Sporting Scenes & Country Characters (B006)

By Martindale, with numerous illustrations on wood. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840.

Condition: Front joint broken with the back joint splitting; spine is detaching and is extremely stiff; signs of water damage; corners are soft with material missing.

Treatment: Book will be given a cloth reback. Corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material. Due to the stiffness of the spine, additional efforts be made to lift and make suitable for reuse.

Adopt for $175

A Hunting Alphabet (B007)

By Grace Clarke Newton. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1917. With illustrations from paintings by Richard Newton, Jr. Condition: Spine coming off; corners damaged Treatment: Due to the size and weight of this book, the spine can be repaired with matching paper. Corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material.

Adopt for $85

Groom’s Oracle & Pocket Stable Directory (B008) Also called “Conversations on Conditioning.”

London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1829.

From the collection of the Earl of Lonsdale.

Condition: Top half of spine missing including title label; remains of spine detached; corners worn and missing material.

Treatment: Leather re-backing with raised bands will re-create the spine and joint areas. Corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material.

Adopt for $300

The Equestrian’s Manual (B009)

By Samuel C. Wayte. London: W. Shoberl, 1850. From the collection of the Earl of Lonsdale. “The Science of Equitation, with Advice to Purchasers of Horses, Saddlery, &c. &c.”

Condition: A good portion of the spine is present including title; outer joints broken; sewing broken.

Treatment: Cloth re-back will re-establish the spine and joint areas and what remains of the spine will be re-used. Text block to be resewn.

Adopt for $175 The Thoroughbred Horse (B010)

By Captain Upton. London: A. H. Baily and Co., 1867.

The Thoroughbred Horse: What He Is, and What He Might Be. Inscribed by the author.

Condition: Split at spine; sewing broken with split signatures; tape on cover.

Treatment: Repair signatures and resew text.

Re-back with paper to re-establish the joint and spine areas; re-use what remains of original spine.

Adopt for $150

Riding for Ladies (B011)

By Mrs. Power O’Donoghue. London: W. Thacker & Co., 1887. The Common Sense of riding, with hints on the stable. Illustrated by A. Chantrey Corbould.

Condition: Outer joints splitting; inner joints broken; sewing broken; corners are soft and missing material.

Treatment: Cloth re-back to reestablish the outer and inner joints.

Text block will be resewn and corners stiffened and repaired with matching material.

Adopt for $275

Facts for Horse Owners (B012)

By D. Magner. Battle Creek, MI: The Magner Publishing Company, 1894. A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Practical Instruction.

Condition: Outer joints broken with only part of spine remaining; corners soft with material missing; edges are missing material.

Treatment: Leather re-back will re-establish the outer joints and spine; corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material.

Adopt for $350

Ouvres de F. Baucher (B013) Paris: Chez L’auteur, 1867. From the collection of the Earl of Lonsdale.

The complete works of Francois Baucher.

Illustrated by numerous plates.

Condition: Bottom panel of spine missing; inner joints broken; corners soft and missing material.

Treatment: Leather re-back to re-establish outer joints and spine with the original spine being onlaid onto it. Corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material.

Adopt for $275 Forester’s Horse of America (B014)

By Henry William Herbert. New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1857. Frank Forester’s Horse and Horsemanship of the United States.

Condition: Both volumes are in similar condition: Outer joints splitting; corners damaged and missing material; the sewing on volume 1 is broken while volume 2 has a couple of areas of loose sewing.

Treatment: Both books will receive a cloth re-back to re-establish the outer joint areas.

The corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material. Volume 1 will be resewn, but volume 2 will be stabilized with conservation stiches to tighten up the sewing.

Adopt for $550

The Godolphin Arabian (B015)

By Eugene Sue. London: Chapman and Elcoate, 1845.

The Godolphin Arabian or the History of a Thorough-Bred. Originally translated for the Sunday Times.

Condition: Front and back covers are detached; spine paper deteriorated; sewing rotted and broken.

Treatment: Re-back the covers with matching paper and resew text block.

Adopt for $175

Goodwin’s Official Turf Guide (B016) New York: Goodwin Bros., 1895. Goodwin’s Annual Official Turf Guide for 1895.

Volume 1.

Condition: Spine missing; covers detached; corners soft and missing material as well as the edges.

Treatment: Leather re-back to re-establish the outer joints and spine. The corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material as well as the cover edges.

Adopt for $275

Racing Calendars: 1866-1867 (B017) Compiled by H. G. Crickmore. New York: W. C. Whitney, 1901.

Condition: Spine detached as well as covers; corners soft and missing material as well as the edges.

Treatment: Leather re-back to re-establish the outer joints and spine. The corners will be stiffened and repaired with matching material as well as the cover edges.

Adopt for $275 Sporting Almanac, 1839 (B018) London: E. Churton, 1839. Includes sporting register, racing calendars, listing of cattle fairs, and more.

Printed by B. Bensley, Fleet Street, London.

Condition: Half of spine is missing; sewing is rotted and broken.

Treatment: resew text block and a paper re-back will re-establish the outer joint and spine areas. What remains of the original spine will be re-used.

Adopt for $150

The Vine Hill Society The Vine Hill Society is a community of NSLM members who serve the mission of the institution by fostering excellence in acquisition, conservation, and preservation of the Library collections. Membership in the Vine Hill Society is a benefit of Guardian and Circle Level membership. Members of the Society enjoy special recognition for their efforts to promote excellence in the Library collection. All members are listed as of August 1, 2016.

Leadership Circle Mrs. Frances Massey Dulaney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Mullaney Benefactor Circle Mrs. William Abel Smith Mr. and Mrs. Hector Alcalde Amb. and Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Aulisi Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Bondi Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal, Jr. Ms. Cathy M. Brentzel Mr. and Mrs. B. Tim Brookshire Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Calder Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Epstein Mrs. Helen K. Groves Mr. and Mrs. James I. Harrison III Ms. Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Dr. and Mrs. Manuel H. Johnson Mr. Paul Tudor Jones Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kurzius Mrs. Jacqueline B. Mars Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. Gayden Parker Mrs. Lorian Peralta-Ramos Ms. Claire Reid Mr. and Mrs. F. Turner Reuter, Jr. Conservator Circle Ms. Katrina Becker Mr. and Mrs. Zohar Ben-Dov Mr. and Mrs. Childs F. Burden Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fazakerley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doug Fout Mrs. Hermen Greenberg Mr. Hurst K. Groves and Ms. Barbara A. Sharp

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney D. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Francis Knott Mr. and Mrs. Mike Massie Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mullan Ms. Jean Perin Mr. William G. Prime Mrs. F. Turner Reuter, Sr. Mrs. Felicia Warburg Rogan Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Guy Snowden Mr. and Mrs. William W. Stahl, Jr. Ms. Viviane M. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Zimmer Patron Circle Mr. Donald Brennan Ms. Lisa Campbell Hugh Chisholm and Daisy Prince Mr. and Mrs. P. Hamilton Clark III Ms. Susan Clarke Mr. and Mrs. John Kent Cooke Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fendley III Mrs. Dielle Fleischmann Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Ms. Anjela Guarriello Mr. James L. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. Albert B. Head Mrs. Gertraud Hechl Mr. Anthony J. Horan and Ms. Susan Trotter Mr. and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kemmerer Mr. Joel A. Kobert Peter and Ineke Kreeger Mr. and Mrs. Climis Lascaris Mr. Bryce M. Lingo Mrs. Alexander Mackay-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Matheson Juliana and Richard May Mrs. Gwynne G. McDevitt

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mills, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morency Ms. Mary C. Morgan and Mr. Michael Neish Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Oare Mrs. Roberta W. Odell Robin Parsky Ms. Nicole H. Perry and Mr. Andrew T.C. Stifler The Hon. Trevor Potter and Mr. Dana Scott Westring Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mr. and Mrs. Jerold J. Principato Mr. and Mrs. David Roux Mr. and Mrs. S. Bruce Smart, Jr. Mrs. Robert H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John Sodolski Mr. T. Garrick Steele Mrs. Virginia Guest Valentine Ms. Laura W. Van Roijen Mrs. C. Langhorne Washburn Mr. John P. White Mr. and Mrs. Rene R. Woolcott Guardian Level Ms. Anne H. Adams Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradley Davis Alanna Dwoskin Ms. Anne Engen Mary Ann Ghadban Mrs. Penny Hallman Leslie Hazel Mr. Douglas H. Lees III Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr. Mrs. Linda D. Newton Ms. Michele Powers Dr. and Mrs. William Russell Mr. William C. Steinkraus Dr. Robert Varrin Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin Wood III