The Private Stable. Its Establishment, Management and Appointments. Stated New Edition by Garland, James A - 1903

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1903. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Burgundy cloth. No jacket. 631 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. An exhaustive guide to maintaining a horse stable and horses, discussing construction considerations for the stable, as well as considerations in carriages. With many chapters devoted to the proper equipment for horses, as well as the selection and care of horses. This edition with chapters on hunters and hunting by Harry W. Smith; exhibiting by Francis Ware; hints on driving by Frederick Ashenden; riding and driving for women by Belle Beach. GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing and some fading to the covers, with heavy scuffing and fading to the spine. Extremities frayed and worn. Several owner's signatures present, with notes on the inside front cover. A few stray pencil underlines and check marks in the text. One page offset from a clipping laid in. Interior hinges weak but holding.