Horse Australia; Volume I

Dorr / McLeod Publishing, West Heidelberg, Victoria, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Alan McLeod – Photographer. Foreword by Bill Roycroft, introduction by author and acknowledgements. Orange coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with colour photographs taken by Allan McLeod, historical black-and-white photographs, colour and black-and-white illustrations. Brown coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author and photographer to the rear fold over panel. A history of the horse in Australia from its crucial role in opening up the Australian landscape through to the various breeds and to the modern horse and their use. Rubbing of the backstrip corners and book corners. A little fading to the top book edges. Gift inscription to the top right-hand corner of the free front end page. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the other edges and of the panels. Fading to the backstrip and sunning to the top edge of the rear panel. A small chip to the top corner of the rear fold over panel. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). [8], 9 - 303, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Alan McLeod – Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Horses; Australia; Farming & Rural Life. ISBN: 0949433209. ISBN/EAN: 9780949433206. Inventory No: 0130117. . 9780949433206