A comparative view of the form and character of the English racer and saddle-horse during the last and present centuries : illustrated by eighteen plates of horses.
Alternate Title(s):
Spine title: Horses past and present state
Published / Created:
London : Thomas Hookham, 15, Old Bond Street, . Hookham, MDCCCXXXVI [1836]London : C. Roworth and Sons, Bell Yard, Temple Bar
Physical Description:
v, [1],155, [1] pages, 18 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Lithographs by M. Gauci and H.B. Chalon, after James Seymour, George Stubbs, Benjamin Marshall. Plates printed by Charles Hullmandel.
Contents:
Plates: I. Old Partner -- II. Sedbury -- III. A Racer -- IV. Mambrino -- V. Sweetbrier -- VI. Sweetwilliam -- VII. Volunteer -- VIII. Protector -- IX. Sharke -- X. Johnny -- G.[no number] Gimcrack -- XI. Muly Moloch -- XII. Selim -- XIII. Pericles -- XIV. A Hunter -- XV. Spankaway -- XVI. A Hunter -- XVII. A Hunter.
Subject Terms:
Horse racing -- Great Britain. | Horses -- Breeding. | Poulis, Ja. W. -- Pres. insc. from the author. | Fores, S. W. -- Bookseller. | Clark, Robert Sterling, d. 1956 -- Ownership.