Blind Horse Books
Specializing in Travel, Exploration, and Geography with an emphasis on the later 19th Century and pre-World War II Europe and other Books of Significance
About
Building Great Collections; One Fine Book at a Time; Specializing in Travel, Exploration and Geography. Blind-Horse-Books is operated by Richard and Dottie Oates, retired educators who live in Central Florida. We are interested in obtaining Pre-World War II Travel books and ephemera; Exploration material particularly of the Polar Regions, Africa, South and Central America and the Caribbean. We are also actively seeking any material relating to Florida, the West Indies, and Florida Authors.Terms of Sale
PAYMENT METHODS ACCEPTED: PayPal, Checks, Money Orders, major Credit Cards. If you wold prefer to pay by check please email so the book can be set aside for you. Please make Personal Checks or Money Orders payable to Richard Oates Libraries and other institutions may be billed against a purchase order.
REFUNDS:
You may return a book for any reason within 14 days of receipt.
We will refund the full price of the book if you
(1) first, e-mail us to tell us of your intent to return the book,
(2) return it in the same condition it was in when you received it, and
(3) package it carefully so it will not be damaged in shipment.
If the book was not as described, we will also refund your postage both directions.
BOOK AVAILABILITY: All books are offered subject to prior sale.
SHIPPING:
Books are shipped on all orders received by 1:00pm EST; after that the next day.
We ship 6 days a week.
Unless other arrangements are made domestic shipments are by USPS Media Mail. [7 – 10 days]
All books are sent with tracking.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: For books that weigh less than 4 lbs after packing we use USPS First Class International. Heavier books at cost. Please contact us for a quote.
Members
- Richard Gordon Oates
Available by appointment only
Recently Added Books
ARCHIVE: Collection of 10 Archival Documents: Remembering Zero Mostel to Ben Raeburn. [Letters, Postcards, Legal Carbon, and Exhibition Program]
by Mostel, Zero (1915-1977) ; Ben Raeburn (Publisher) ; Aaron Siskind, Stanley Moss, et al.
A Short History of the English People [Illustrated Edition; Complete in Four Volumes]
by Green, John Richard (1837-1883)
Handbook for Travellers in Devon and Cornwall [Woburn Abbey Copy] [1872/1877]
by [Murray, John] (Publisher) ; [Woburn Abbey / Duke of Bedford]
The Seasons [Wood Engravings by Bewick after Thurston] [1805 Edition]
by [Thomson, James] (1700-1748)
The Dramatic Event [Association Copy] [Ben Raeburn's Copy] [1954]
by [Bentley, Eric] (1916-2020) ; [Publisher's Copy]
Wyld's Map of the Baltic [Embracing the Present Seat of War] [Linen-Backed Folding Map] [1854]
by [Wyld, James] (1812-1887) ; [Geographer to the Queen]
Recently added catalogues
View all of this member's cataloguesBen Raeburn (1914–1991) was one of the most perceptive and fiercely independent architects of post-war American letters. As the founder of Horizon Press, he operated at the vital intersection of high Modernism and the emerging avant-garde, fostering a list that was as visually stunning as it was intellectually rigorous. This curated collection, sourced directly from the Raeburn estate, represents the 'working library' of a master editor. It is not merely a gathering of signed volumes, but a living record of the professional and personal bonds that sustained New York’s literary and artistic culture from the 1950s through the late 20th century. While we welcome inquiries for the archive in its entirety, we are also prepared to discuss the transfer of specialized subject-blocks to institutions with specific collection mandates.
![The Christian Remembrancer, or Short Reflections Upon the Faith, Life, and Conduct of a Real Christian [1795 Philadelphia Imprint] [Early American Religious Printing] [Calvinist Devotional]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/323/241/1769241323.0.m.jpg)
![A Treatise on Surveying, Containing the Theory and Practice: To Which is Prefixed a Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry [Early American Engineering]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/583/343/1744343583.0.m.jpg)