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Año de publicación: 2023
Librería: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1902 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 503 Language: English.
Publicado por Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1891
Librería: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Illustrated brown cloth boards, silver and black lettering along with gilt lettering and gilt design on spine; illustrated end papers, bw frontispiece with protective guard, bw illustrated title page; xiii, 423 pp, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates, bw illustrations throughout. From The Badminton library of sports and pastimes series.Illustrated by G.D. Giles, Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan. Contents: Introduction / by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, K.G. &c. -- I. Riding to hounds / by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire -- II. The saddle-horse / by Alfred E.T. Watson -- III. Training the young horse / by Robert Weir -- IV. Hints on horsemanship / by Robert Weir -- V. Hands and seat / by Robert Weir -- VI. Race riding / by Alfred E.T. Watson -- VII. The colonial horse / by the Earl of Onslow, G.C.M.G. (Governor of New Zealand) -- VIII. Early history of horsemanship / by E.L. Anderson -- Polo / by J. Moray Brown. Introductory -- I. The antiquity of polo -- II. Polo in England -- III. Polo in India -- IV. Rules and by-laws of polo -- V. Ground, balls, sticks, goal-posts, &c. -- VI. Breeds of ponies suitable for polo -- VII. The training of ponies -- VIII. Some famous players and ponies -- IX. How a polo match should be played -- Appendix. Lessons in riding / by Robert Weir -- Bibliography of riding -- Index. VG- ( shelfwear to boards and text block, foxing spots to several pages in front and rear, previous owner's name and inscription on ffep, text and illustrations are otherwise clean and clear.).