Item #12890 The Horseman's Word [1895 novel about a Scottish horse whisperer]. Neil Roy.

The Horseman's Word [1895 novel about a Scottish horse whisperer]

London: Macmillan, 1895. First edition. Hardcover (covers shelf-rubbed, endpapers browned). 438p + 8p of publisher's ads. In Macmillan's Colonial Library, 227. Very good. Item #12890

Unusual novel set in Scotland, featuring a tormented Kelpy (a horse whisperer who practiced the highly secretive Horseman's Word), and his troubled place in society. Many varied women characters; much Scottish local color. The Grand National steeplechase is treated in passing. Uncommon.

Price: $75.00

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