The Horse, A New Edition With Numerous Illustrations. Together With A General History Of The Horse; A Dissertation on the American Trotting Horse, How Trained and Jockeyed, an Account of His Remarkable Performances; and an Essay on the Ass and the Mule by J. S. Skinner
by Youatt, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: Leavitt & Allen. Good+. copyright 1843. Hardcover. Top of spine chipped, boards showing at lower corners, perforated library stamp on title page, tight attractive copy. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Bound in original red cloth with decorative gilt horse head on front cover and gilt spine title, 448p., illustrated, index. **A very sound copy in a bright binding. American Imprint 43-5428. .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59747
- Title
- The Horse, A New Edition With Numerous Illustrations. Together With A General History Of The Horse; A Dissertation on the American Trotting Horse, How Trained and Jockeyed, an Account of His Remarkable Performances; and an Essay on the Ass and the Mule by J. S. Skinner
- Author
- Youatt, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- Leavitt & Allen
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- copyright 1843
- Keywords
- Farm, Livestock, Horse, American Imprint
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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