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THE HUNTER. A DISCOURSE OF HORSEMANSHIP: Directing the Right Way to Breed, Keep, and Train a Horse, for Ordinary Hunting and Plates.
by LANGBAINE, Gerard.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford, printed by L. Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Nicholas Cox, 1685.. FIRST EDITION 1685, small 8vo, approximately 175 x 105 mm, 7 x 4¼, pages: [2], 1-98, collation: A-F8, G2, bound in 19th century speckled calf, rebacked to style with blind rules and 5 small gilt ornaments, gilt titled red morocco label, edges speckled red, original endpapers retained, housed in a specially made box with quarter morocco spine with gilt lettering and cloth sides. Corners slightly worn, tiny surface scrape at top edge on lower cover, small illustrated bookplate on front pastedown of Dean Sage, American fishing enthusiast and bibliophile, small smudged ink note in margin of page 1, some upper margins slightly trimmed, just shaving 1 or 2 running titles, inscription at foot of final page inked out, this ink stain on the last page has affected the text on the other side of the leaf, with some loss to text (see attached image). A very good copy. Practical advice of the day with regards to the care and training of horses. Dean Sage was a noted businessman, philanthropist, investor, a major figure in the establishment of Cornell University, and a respected collector and author on the subject of sport fishing. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote in praise of the elder Dean Sage's sense of citizenship as well as his sense of humour. See: Schwerdt, Hunting, Hawking and Shooting, page 258: "A rare book entirely devoted to the hunting-horse, its breeding and training". ESTC R1219. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47479
- Title
- THE HUNTER. A DISCOURSE OF HORSEMANSHIP: Directing the Right Way to Breed, Keep, and Train a Horse, for Ordinary Hunting and Plates.
- Author
- LANGBAINE, Gerard.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, printed by L. Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Nicholas Cox, 1685.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Horses horsemanship equestrianism horse breeding hunting horses Dean Sage cornell university
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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