THE BOOK OF THE HORSE by Sidney, S - 1892

25 fine chromolithograph plates of horses, over 100 other wood-engraved illus., some full-page, index; 608pp; a little faint staining to edge of a few early leaves. Large 4to, orig, embossed brown cloth gilt, worn, lacking backstrip, a.e.g.,

London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co, c 1879. Very Good. In red cloth boards with striking gilt engraving of a horse on the cover-pages also gilt edged. Date not stated- with "Preface to second edition". 608 pp including index. Numerous Full colour full page illustrations and black and white engravings. Frontispiece and four other illustrations missing (Mr Charles Davis, Huntsman, Jem Morgan, Freemason, Full Cry). In very good condition-binding sound. No inscriptions. 1879

London: Cassell,Petter,Galpin & Co. 3rd edition, 1884-6 according to the British Library. Hardcover. Very Good. Chromolith plates (28 with tissue guards and correct as in plate list) + 138 text illustrations including some full page.. Quarto 280x220mm Rebound in green & red embossed cloth (sl.rubbed) ALL EDGES GILT. x pp + 680pp *A Clean tight copy of a Classic work on Horse Breeds, Harness, Driving & Carriages, Hounds. This is the first edition to have an expanded Veterinary section by George Fleming Pinicipal Veterinary Surgeon to the British Army which includes 4 newly added chapters by Fleming with plates and illustrations.

London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. [c.1879].. Second edition. Large 4to. (27 x 21.5 cm). pp.x+608. Publisher's original decorative red cloth, a gilt vignette of an Arabian horse to upper cover, yellow-coated endpapers, all edges gilt. 25 colour-plates and numerous engraved illustrations, some of which are full-page. Cloth rubbed along extremities, spine a bit faded, inner hinge cracked but strong, contents clean, generally a very good copy. According to the preface: "This is a new edition, and something more. The first, issued in monthly parts, was completed in 1875. Ever since, the Author has been engaged in improving and revising it. The subjects have been re-arranged on a plan at once more practical and scientific..."

London: Cassell, 1893. new edition. covers slightly wrinkled, some light marginal penciling, v.g. . full page & wood engravings. London: covers slightly wrinkled, some light marginal penciling, vg 1893 new edition 2 volumes set, Revised by James Sinclair Veterinary section by George Fleming