Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Woodward, William
Title:
Cherished portraits of thoroughbred horses from the collection of William Woodward / with notes by W.S. Vosburgh.
Published / Created:
[New York] : Privately printed Ernest R. Gee, 1929.
Physical Description:
[6], v-vii, 297 p. : ill. ; 33 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
SF338 .W66 1929+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN Z54 040: Red levant morocco binding tooled in gold, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.

Includes reproductions of painted portraits of horses by John Nost Sartorius, George Stubbs, John Wootton, John Frederick Herring Sr., and Harry Hall.

Includes index.

Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 373

BAC: British Art Center copy is 1 of 20 copies with hand-colored plates. Bound in original dark red morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London. Presentation inscription to Harry Worcester Smith from William Woodward, along with two letters from Woodward to Smith and a typed description of the purchase of the book at auction (laid in at back). Bookplate: Harry Worcester Smith.
Subject Terms:
Thoroughbred horse -- United States. | Race horses -- United States. | Thoroughbred horse -- Pictorial works. | Horse racing -- United States -- History. | Horsemen and horsewomen -- United States. | Gee, Ernest R. -- Publisher. | Smith, Harry Worcester -- Bookplate. | Sangorski & Sutcliffe -- Bookbinder.
Form/Genre:
Photomechanical prints -- 1929.
Contributors:
Vosburgh, W. S. (Walter Spencer) | Hall, Harry, 1813–1882, ill. | Herring, J. F. (John Frederick), 1795–1865, ill. | Sartorius, John Nost, 1759–1829, ill. | Stubbs, George, 1724–1806, ill. | Wootton, John, 1668?-1765, ill.