xiv + 358pp. + 8pp. (list of books on horses) + 16pp. publisher's catalogue.
Eight plates and numerous text illustrations. Frontispiece of the author and his wife who accompanied and assisted him on all his horse breaking exhibitions and shows around the world including South Africa.
Publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamp on front panel of horse and rider. Front and rear inner hinges cracked but binding still solid. Antique former owner's bookplate on front paste down and also the same former owner "Montrose Cloete" name inscribed on the half title page. Page 143 bottom corner missing.
Includes:
Horsebreaking in Cape Town, Englishmen in South Africa, October, the Basuto Kafir, South African farmers, South African horses, Orange Free State Boers, The Diamond Fields, Lecturing at Kimberley, The De Beers company, Manners and customs in South Africa, Temper of South African horses, Tying horses to posts in the streets, Arrival at the Gold Fields, The language of the Boers, etc.
- Binding Condition: Fair
- Overall Condition: Good
- Sold By: Rare Paper
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