Humfrey captain (1 Ergebnisse)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Thacker, Spink & Co, 1879
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, USAHORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenZustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 177,37
EUR 5,98 VersandVersand innerhalb von USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbPictorial Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st edition limp covers in burgundy cloth lightly bumped at tips, red cloth along backstrip rubbed and showing a tiny 1/4" split in the cloth but not frayed at ends, title still legible, although the spine title reads "The Steeplechaser". Lovely illustration of man j…umping horse on frt cover. Black endpapers w/former vintage bookplate on frt pastedown, bit of faint glue residue on black fep. Inner front hinge paper starting at head 1", remainder along with rear inner hinge fine, vintage bookstore sticker on rear pastedown. 179 pp. Exceedingly rare work in any edition, this is the supremely scarce first edition on the training of the steeplechase horse. Chapters include: General Remarks/ How to Select a Steeplechase Horse/ Age/ How to Put in Condition/ How to Break In/ Schooling/ Training/ Stables and Stable Management/ How to Ride/ Accidents and Diseases/ Medicines, Recipes to Improve Condition, Shoeing. A very rare and important addition for your sporting library.
