An Academy For Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions For Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of Accidental Experiments, and Experimental Accidents, Both Successful and Unsuccessful: Communicated By Various Correspondents
by Geoffrey Gambado; [Henry William Bunbury]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: W. Nicholson; W. Baynes, 1808. Leather. Very Good. 13" by 10.5". [Henry William Bunbury]. A humorous work poking fun at horsemen, entertainingly illustrated with caricatures by Henry William Bunbury. The third edition of 'An Academy For Grown Horsemen'.Bound by J. Sampson of York.Complete as two works bound in one.Illustrated with a frontispiece to each work, and a total of twenty-four plates, being eight plates plus a frontispiece to 'An Academy For Grown Horsemen', and sixteen plates plus a frontispiece to 'Annals of Horsemanship'.Nine plates have been restored, excised then bound back in reinforced with an additional leaf adhered to the reverse of the plates.Collated, bound without three plates.An entertaining satirical work on horsemanship, enlivened with caricatures. This work departs from the typical use caricatures of political satire of the day, instead using the humour of the drawings to mock society. In particular this volume makes fun of the antics of horseman.Illustrated by the author, Henry William Bunbury, who was a very popular caricaturist of the Georgian era, alongside Thomas Rowlandson (or illustrated his own edition of this work). In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards by J. Sampson of York. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spines, and some light marks. Light bumping to the extremities. Joints are a little faded. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Blind stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned with a few spots, and some small tide marks to the margins of the plates. Nine plates have been restored. Bound without three plates. Repair to the reverse of the plate facing page 5 of the first work, and to the reverse of the plate facing page 18 of the second work. Frontispiece of the second work is repaired to the margin, as is the plate facing page 20 in the second work, and a small repair to the bottom margin of the plate facing page 33 of the second work. Repair to the margin of the plate facing page 38 in the second work and the plate facing page 60 in the second work. Very Good
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- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- An Academy For Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions For Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of Accidental Experiments, and Experimental Accidents, Both Successful and Unsuccessful: Communicated By Various Correspondents
- Author
- Geoffrey Gambado; [Henry William Bunbury]
- Illustrator
- [Henry William Bunbury]
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Nicholson; W. Baynes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1808
- Size
- 13" by 10.5"
- Keywords
- An Academy For Grown Horsemen Annals of Horsemanship geoffrey gambado henry bunbury Annals of Horsemanship
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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