The Arab. The Horse of the Future.

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xx, 249 pp., frontispiece, 2 appendices, 1 sketch, 7 b/w plates hors text, preface by Sir Walter Gilbey, original green cloth, manuscript slip with author?s address in Australia pasted over imprint at foot of title, previous owner?s inscription on front fly leaf, some foxing, light damp-staining to upper edges of some leaves, otherwise copy in general good condition. Sir James Penn Boucaut (1831- 1916) was an Australian judge and politician. After serving several times as Prime Minister he retired in an estate at the foot of Mount Barker, where he bred purebred Arabian horses. His health improved with leisure and he lived until passing away at his home in Glenelg on 1 February 1916, aged 84. [ Loder 374]. #9182. N° de ref. del artículo 010824

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