THE STUD FARM: Hints on Breeding for the Turf, the Chase and the Road by Cecil - 1851

Longman, Brown, Green and Longman, London, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover (Three Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. A "how-to" on stud farming, breeding and operations of horse farms. Missing frontispiece.Bound by Zaehnsdorf in dark red leather with gilt designs in spine compartments of horseshoes and jockey cap and whips. Original cover is bound into rear flyleaf. This is the first UK edition. Size: Small Octavo. 202 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Top edge gilt - bright, rich condition. Embossed gilt decorated spine and gilt lettering. Five raised bands on the spine.. Date of publication in gilt lettering along spine bottom edge. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Equestrian & Racing; Horses; Britain/UK; 19th century; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 003618. .