A history of steeple-chasing, by William C. A. Blew...with 28 illustrations chiefly drawn by Henry Alken, 12 of which are coloured by hand.
Published / Created:
London, J.C. Nimmo, 1901.
Physical Description:
xii, 384 p. col. front., illus., col. plates. 27 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts Sporting 286Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 275BAC: British Art Center copy: Rib-grain deep green cloth; stamped in black on the front cover, stamped in white and gilt on the front cover and spine, blind stamped on the back cover, stamped in gold with pictorial hunting scene on front cover and spine, "BOSTON MDCCCCI" is stamped at the foot of the spine of this American edition, top edge gilt, untrimmed. Half-title, color frontispiece, title-page, 12 plates of hand-colored photolithographs, 10 line-photoengravings in the text, 6 halftone-photoengravings in text. Plates drawn by Henry Alken and others. Spine height: 10 5/8 inches.