- Quarter Horse Reference, Vol. 1, 1972, Equine Research. Very fine condition, and difficult to find. HB, thick. $65
- Go Man Go - Legendary Speedhorse, Walt Wiggins. Hb/dj; scarce. $125
- The Quarter Running Horse Chart Book, AQHA. Various volumes available, 1960 and up; hard bound and soft cover vols. Please inquire. Scarce and out of print.
- The Quarter Horse, extremely scarce magazine published by the National Quarter Horse Breeders Association, 1946-1949. All issues in unusually good condition. Inquire please for available issues.
- The Quarter Horse Breeder, by M. H. Lindeman. Hard bound, in mylar protected dust jacket.
- AQRA Quarter Running Horse Yearbooks, various years 1945-1949; Melville Haskell, Tucson, AZ. Early records of Quarter Horses, photos, charts, pedigrees. Soft cover. $75 each.
- Thoroughbred Sires of Quarter Horses, compiled by Susan Larkin, 1999. Laminated soft cover, plastic comb binding; 172 six-generation pedigrees; shorter pedigrees on thousands more. 220 pgs. Fully-indexed. $50
- The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse, Nelson Nye, 1964. Hard bound; dj. 471 pages of historical information, charts, index, and many great photos.
- Quarter Horses: A Story of Two Centuries, Robert Denhardt, 1967. Covers Colonial beginnings, Sir Archy and Printer, Legendary horses such as Steel Dust, Shiloh, Old Billy, Cold Deck, Rondo, foundation sires, influential TB blood, performance, early breeders, starting AQHA, etc. 192 pgs; many photos. Hard bound. $65
- Champions of the Quarter Tracks, Nelson Nye, 1950. 231 pgs, with index. Many great photos. Contents include chapters on such horses as Pelican, Shue Fly, Barbara B, Miss Bank, Lightfoot, Leota W, Hyglo, Osage Red, Miss Panama, etc. One of Nye's best titles. Hard bound. $65
- The Quarter Running Horse, America's Oldest Breed, Robert Denhardt, 1979. 302 pgs. Many photos and charts; historical information on outstanding sires and breeders; also includes an essay on source materials. Hard bound. $85
- Speed and the Quarter Horse, a Payload of Sprinters, Nelson Nye, 1973, Caldwell, Idaho. 356 pgs. Fully illustrated. Large, hard bound book. $125
- Great Moments in Quarter Racing History, Nelson Nye, 1983. Nye's last book. Lots of photos, 288 pgs. A collection of the finest writing on Quarter racing, chronicling the achievements of Clabber, Shue Fly, Joe Reed II, Miss Bank, Queenie, Laico Bird, Jet Deck, Whataway To Go, Vandy's Flash, Joe Sherry, Tiny's Gay, etc. Hard bound. $65
- Outstanding Modern Quarter Horse Sires, Nelson Nye. Hard bound, 221 pgs. First published 1947. Many photos; pedigree charts. Difficult to find. $85
- The Colonial Quarter Race Horse, Alexander Mackay-Smith,1983. Ltd. to 1500 copies. Hard bound, in dust jacket; 9½ x 12½, 328p; lavishly illustrated; great bibliography, index. An absolutely beautiful book! $150
- The American Quarter Horse, Jack Widmer, 1959. Hard bound. 127 pgs; with index. Photos, historical content. Chapters include The King Ranch and the Quarter Horse; The Quarter Running Horse; A Pilgrimage to King; Training the Quarter Horse; The AQHA; etc. $35
- Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse, Robert Denhardt, 1976. Organization of AQHA; Obtaining the Pedigrees; Key for Finding Horses; Foundation Sire Registry; Geographical Index of Breeders, and an index. Mostly obtained from the notes of Helen Michaelis. 269 pgs. Hard bound. $65
- Foundation Dams of the American Quarter Horse, Robert Denhardt. 1982. 232 pgs of known information about the distaff side of horses whose descendants appear in the early stud books. Hard bound. $65
- Quarter Horse Journal, 1948 to 1959, plus some later issues; call or email for availability and prices.
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