Heydebrand und der Lasa, Leopold von

Handbuch fur Halbblutzuchter

Vienna: Hartleben, 1884. First (only) edition. Hardcover (original gilt- and blind-stamped cloth, slightly rubbed). 272p (including 3p of publisher's ads), 77 line ills. (8 of them full page plates). In German. Very good. Item #30837

Comprehensive guide for owners and breeders of saddle, carriage, and draft horses--their selection, care and management, leg and hoof care, ailments, breeding, and foaling. The author wrote this reference for the users of everyday working horses in a land of 3,570,000 horses (Austria-Hungary). (Wells 3553) Very scarce; WorldCat cites 4 copies, none in the U.S.

Price: $125.00