Reeves, George, Jun.

The Bridle Hand

Cheltenham, UK: Mayer (printer), n.d. [1830s]. No stated edition. Soft cover, within new cloth chemise and slipcase. 8p, no ills. Owner's ink name: Sarah Georgiana Cunningham, 1834[?]. Good (cover stitching loosening; handling wear). Item #32932

A little pamphlet on rein handling, written for the author's female pupils. Reeves taught riding in Cheltenham for many years and also wrote another book on horsemanship. An exceptionally scarce survival (no copies in WorldCat). (Wells 6204, citing a private collection) Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.

Price: $400.00