Illustrated by Lionel Edwards. Number 34 of 140 numbered copies, finely printed in two colours by the Westminster Press (Gerard Meynell), and signed... Show moreIllustrated by Lionel Edwards. Number 34 of 140 numbered copies, finely printed in two colours by the Westminster Press (Gerard Meynell), and signed by the author, the artist, and H.H. Aga Khan. Robert Charles Lyle, a horse racer, describes the horse breeding, training, and racing activities of Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, Aga Khan III (1877-1957), who won the Derby five times. Spine slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy of this rare limited edition of which no more than 125 copies were made available for sale. Main Heritage Shelves General SF353.A33 L96 1938 Book Item-ID: i16220523 BIB-ID: 1463234 Show less
by John F. Wall author of "Practical light horse breeding". Privately printed for the author, second issue. The first issue was printed in the same... Show moreby John F. Wall author of "Practical light horse breeding". Privately printed for the author, second issue. The first issue was printed in the same year, but in 150 numbered copies only. Very rare with both volumes as present: only five complete copies with the 1935 imprint recorded in libraries worldwide. The impressive charts, seperately bound in a large folio volume, show all the descendants of the founding fathers of throroughbred bloodlines, among them the Godolphin Arabian and the Darley Arabian, up to 1930. Original bindings a little rubbed at spine and corners, but overall perfectly preserved. Half-title. Edition statement from limitation statement on verso of half-title. "Of the first edition of this book one hundred and fifty copies have been printed this is number ..."--verso half-title. Pagination fro volume 1: XII, [2], 210 p., [15] charts Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General SF293.T5 W35 1935 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i16220602 BIB-ID: 1463242 Show less
[by] Lady Wentworth. With 8 plates in colour and 26 illustrations in black & white. The British people in pictures. Cover title: Horses of Britain. Ma... Show more[by] Lady Wentworth. With 8 plates in colour and 26 illustrations in black & white. The British people in pictures. Cover title: Horses of Britain. Main Heritage Shelves General SF291 .W46 1944 Book Item-ID: i20420857 BIB-ID: 1171891 Show less
Arabian horse, Race horses, Horses--Breeding, SF293.A8 C73 1950
[Lady Wentworth]. Main Heritage Shelves General SF293.A8 C73 1950 Book Item-ID: i1019499x BIB-ID: 1021135 Show more[Lady Wentworth]. Main Heritage Shelves General SF293.A8 C73 1950 Book Item-ID: i1019499x BIB-ID: 1021135 Show less
Horses--Breeding, Horses--Breeding--Great Britain--19th century, Horses--Diseases, Horses--Diseases--Great Britain--19th century, Horses--Anatomy, Horses--Great Britain--Anatomy--19th century, SF285 .Y67 1831, 619.1
Published under the superintendence of the society for the diffusion of useful knowledge. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .Y67 1831 Book Item-ID:... Show morePublished under the superintendence of the society for the diffusion of useful knowledge. Main Heritage Shelves General SF285 .Y67 1831 Book Item-ID: i11393105 BIB-ID: 1171444 Also issued online. Show less
by Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart. Advertisements for works by Gilbey, dated May 1912 on [2] leaves of yellow paper at end. Main Heritage Shelves General SF2... Show moreby Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart. Advertisements for works by Gilbey, dated May 1912 on [2] leaves of yellow paper at end. Main Heritage Shelves General SF291 .G55 1912 Book Item-ID: i23336791 BIB-ID: 2497782 Show less
Om "Hestetugt .. og om årsagerne til dens datidige forfald med forslag til genopretning .." 1754 (2. oplag 1770) af J. C. Zehentner - kgl.... Show moreOm "Hestetugt .. og om årsagerne til dens datidige forfald med forslag til genopretning .." 1754 (2. oplag 1770) af J. C. Zehentner - kgl. preussisk staldmester, direktør for ride-akademierne i Berlin og Frankfurt/Oder. First edition. The author "seems to have been a good horseman" (cf. Schrader/H.). II: "A curious treatise on shooting with the shotgun divided into XX chapters, of which chapter XIX is interesting. p. 180, biography of St. Sebastian, and pp. 182-186 shooting song" (Schwerdt). III: First edition of these hunting instructions, finely illustrated with pictures of cages, bird-catching methods, etc. The second part contains Hohbergs "Waidmannschafft durchs gantze Jahr" with an addition. Slightly browned throughout. A very appealing, well-preserved sammelband from the library of Count Joseph de La Rosée with his autogr. ownership on the flyleaf. Later in the "Bibliotheca Tiliana" of the hunting collector Kurt Lindner (1906-87) with his bookplate on the pastedown. I: Huth 36. Schrader/H. 1987. Main Heritage Shelves General SF291 .K87 1754 Book Item-ID: i16220638 BIB-ID: 1463245 Show less
by J.H. Sanders. Main Heritage Shelves General SF291 .S21 1893 Book Item-ID: i23356595 BIB-ID: 2499153 Includes index. Show moreby J.H. Sanders. Main Heritage Shelves General SF291 .S21 1893 Book Item-ID: i23356595 BIB-ID: 2499153 Includes index. Show less
by Sir Walter Gilbey. Main Heritage Shelves General SF291 .G38 1901 Book Item-ID: i11392897 BIB-ID: 1171423 Show moreby Sir Walter Gilbey. Main Heritage Shelves General SF291 .G38 1901 Book Item-ID: i11392897 BIB-ID: 1171423 Show less
by C.F.U. Meek. Main Heritage Compact General SF338 .M44 1907 Book Item-ID: i17126393 BIB-ID: 1531093 Show moreby C.F.U. Meek. Main Heritage Compact General SF338 .M44 1907 Book Item-ID: i17126393 BIB-ID: 1531093 Show less
