Lisbon: Instituto Portugues de Museus, 1993. First edition. Large soft cover. 126p, dozens of large color photos, including many details. In English. Sumptuous survey of this important museum and its elaborate vehicles--their history, construction, decoration (gilt galore), etc. Good for a gift. More
London: Vinton, 1895. Reprint edition. Hardcover (full leather). Four volumes in the Druid Sporting Library. The first three volumes were reprinted or revised from earlier editions. Each reproduces the original pictorial title page. (1) Post and Paddock (1st pub. 1856). 372p + 1 engraved pl. (2) Silk and Scarlet (1859)..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press for Reader's Digest Association, 1982. Ambrus, Victor. First American edition. Hardcover (plasticized pictorial boards). 502p, many appealing ills. by Victor Ambrus and over 100 color photos of the Yorkshire dales, towns, historical sites, country pubs, farming scenes, "living traditions of work and play," etc. Also..... More
![Item #5717 Reynard the Fox [G.D. Armour ills.]. John Masefield](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/5717.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1633973608)
New York: Macmillan, 1921. Armour, G.D. First edition thus. Hardcover. xx, 339p, many line ills. by Carton Moorepark + 16 pls. by G.D. Armour, several in color. No jacket. Long rollicking hunting poem by England's Poet Laureate, with many memorable characters and scenes. "We've had a run that was great..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Armour, G. Denholm. First editon thus (1st pub. 1843). Hardcover (quarter leather). 149p + 25 mounted color pls. by G. Denholm Armour. Beautiful copy of the first edition of these selections from Surtees's novel Handley Cross. Very handsome; good for a gift. Heavy; shipping/handling may..... More
![Item #31258 The Gentleman's Stable Directory; or, Modern System of Farriery [etc.] [1796]....](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31258.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1672745886)
London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, and G. Kearsley, 1796. 13th edition (1st pub. 1788). Hardcover (new half leather, marbled boards, marbled fore-edges, gilt-tooled spine). xvi, 512p + engraved frontispiece portrait of Taplin. Complete in one volume. Owner's ink name, 1809. A very popular work on ailments of horses..... More
