The Way Of A Man With A Horse [Lonsdale Library Of Sport Volume 1] by Brigadier Geoffrey Brooke - 1930

Seeley & Co. Ltd, London, 1930. Presumed First Edn. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. One of the most comprehensive equestrian guides with 95 illustrations & chapters on: The Horse; Stable Knowledge & Routine; Riding; Use of the Hands & Legs; Jumping Lessons (Riders); Riding to Hounds; The Prevention of Disease & the Treatment of the Minor Ailments of Horses; Ailments, Symptoms, Prevention & Treatment; Buying a Horse; Bits & Spurs; Riding-School Training; Schooling Over Fences; Difficult Horses; Racing Over Fences; Show Jumping; Polo Ponies; (& even:) Pig-Sticking. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 288 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Heavy foxing throughout to some pages (both text & plates). Previous owner's book-plate laid in plus signature to front end-paper. Gilt titles spine. brown cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Animals & Birds; Equestrian & Racing; Horses; Horse Riding; Britain/UK; Sports & Pastimes. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3689. .