Astley's system of equestrian education, exhibiting the beauties and defects of the horse : with serious and important advice, on its general excellence, preserving it in health, grooming, &c. /
Niall Kenny description: Good copy rebound in half calf, occasional spotting; odd preliminary pagination but seems to be the same in all copies; INCOMPLETE as missing leaf O8; some copies seemed to have fewer plates but this is copy identical with Edinburgh copy; however as the plates are meant to b...
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[London] :
Sold by C. Creed, No. 2, Westminster-Bridge-Road, Lambeth, and the principal Booksellers in England, Scotland, and Ireland,
1801.
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| Summary: | Niall Kenny description: Good copy rebound in half calf, occasional spotting; odd preliminary pagination but seems to be the same in all copies; INCOMPLETE as missing leaf O8; some copies seemed to have fewer plates but this is copy identical with Edinburgh copy; however as the plates are meant to be bound at specific places, and are mentioned in the text it is almost certain that this book should have the 10 plates (including the portrait). |
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| Item Description: | Versos of p. i and p. iv, which are blank, were not included in numbering. "End of the first volume" printed at bottom of page [206]. Index: pages [193]-[205]. Errata on page [206]. Advertisements on pages [207]-[208]. Signatures: [pi] B-O⁸ (-O8) Head- and tail-pieces. |
| Physical Description: | [2], ii-iv, [1], v-vi, [7]-15 pages, [1], 192 pages, [14], [2] pages, [10] leaves of plates : illustrations (some folded), portrait ; 22 cm. |