S.-F. Touchstone ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman ; sixty coloured plates by V.J. Cotlison, L. Pénicaut, and Le Nail ; also one hundred... Show moreS.-F. Touchstone ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman ; sixty coloured plates by V.J. Cotlison, L. Pénicaut, and Le Nail ; also one hundred and thirty-four vignettes in he text by Crafty, Cotlison, Le Nail, Arsenius, Penicaut, Cousturier, etc. ; coloured by hand. Translation of: Chevaux de course. Edition limited to 520 copies. Each plate accompanied by guardsheet with descriptive letterpress. Added t.p.: History of celebrated English and French thorough-bred stallions and French mares which appeared on the turf from 1764 to 1887 / preceded by a preface from the Duke of Beaufort ; translated from the French by C.B. Pitman.--London : John C. Nimmo, 1890. Includes index. No. 305 of 520 copies. “Ouvrage important, qui fournit dutiles renseignements sur lorigine des chefs de familles de pur sang anlias et français” (Menessier de la L.). An English translation (by C. B. Pitman) of "Chevaux de course" (Paris 1889), written by George-Aimé Teyssier des Farges under an English pseudonym. The author quit the army in 1876, “à la suite dincidents inutiles à rappeler ici. Il devint alors rédacteur sportif dans plusieurs journaux spéciaux” (Menessier de la L.). Insignificant wear to extremities. Interior shows slight browning toward edges, with a very slight tear to margin of one plate, otherwise finely preserved copy of this splendid book of Victorian-age horse illustration Main Heritage Shelves General SF335.F8 T67 1890 Book Item-ID: i17066864 BIB-ID: 1525352 Show less
by Walter B. Harris. Main Heritage Shelves General DT309 .H37 1894 Book Item-ID: i15864960 BIB-ID: 1022411 Show moreby Walter B. Harris. Main Heritage Shelves General DT309 .H37 1894 Book Item-ID: i15864960 BIB-ID: 1022411 Show less
by H.M.P. de La Martinière ... With a preface by Lieut.-Colonel Trotter ... Translated from the author's manuscript. Frontispiece ("Facsimile of the... Show moreby H.M.P. de La Martinière ... With a preface by Lieut.-Colonel Trotter ... Translated from the author's manuscript. Frontispiece ("Facsimile of the sultan's safe-conduct") accompanied by leaf of translation. "List of maps and charts of Morocco": p. [455]-470. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DT309 .L25 1889 Book Item-ID: i10147767 BIB-ID: 1016412 Bibliography: p. [423]-454. Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Show less
by Edward Granville Browne. With a Memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .B76 1927 Book Item-ID: i10045405 BIB-ID: 1006343 Show moreby Edward Granville Browne. With a Memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. Main Heritage Shelves General DS258 .B76 1927 Book Item-ID: i10045405 BIB-ID: 1006343 Show less
This book is a good deal that has been written about Morocco lately, and Mr. Harris's work is an interesting contribution to the literature of the... Show moreThis book is a good deal that has been written about Morocco lately, and Mr. Harris's work is an interesting contribution to the literature of the subject. He describes first a journey through northern Morocco, then a journey with H.B.M. Special Mission to the court of the Sultan at Morocco city, next a visit to Wazan and a ride to Shefshaouen; and in a final chapter he sums up the impressions produced upon him by the Moors and their country. PART I. : A JOURNEY THROUGH NORTHERN MOROCCO -- CHAPTER I. Tangier -- CHAPTER II. Tangier to Laraiche -- CHAPTER III. Laraiche to Mequinez -- CHAPTER IV. The City of Mequinez and the journey thence to Fez -- CHAPTER V. Fez -- CHAPTER VI. From Fez to Tangier, via Wazan --- PART II. A JOURNEY WITH H.B.M. SPECIAL MISSION TO THE COURT OF THE SULTAN AT MOROCCO CITY. CHAPTER I. The journey to Morocco -- CHAPTER II. The Sultan -- CHAPTER III. The city of Morocco -- CHAPTER IV. The Great Atlas Mountains -- CHAPTER V. The coast towns --- PART III. A VISIT TO WAZAN-MY RIDE TO SHESHOUAN. CHAPTER I.A visit to Wazan -- CHAPTER II. My ride to Sheshouan --- PART IV. ABOUT THE MOORS. CHAPTER I. About the Moors. by Walter B. Harris. Show less
by Edward Granville Browne. With a memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. "First published ... 1893. New edition ... 1926. Reprinted 1927." Show moreby Edward Granville Browne. With a memoir by Sir E. Denison Ross. "First published ... 1893. New edition ... 1926. Reprinted 1927." Show less
