The history and deliniation of the horse, : in all his varieties. Comprehending the appropriate uses, management, and progressive improvement of each; with a particular investigation of the character of the race-horse, and the business of the turf. Illustrated by anecdotes and biographical notices of distinguished sportsmen. The engravings from original paintings. With instructions for breeding, breaking, training, and the general management of the horse, both in a state of health and of disease. / By John Lawrence, ...
John Lawrence (1753-1839)
Category
Books
Date
1809
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3047492
Summary
Bibliographic description
288, [4] p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 4to. Pencil codes on front free endpaper verso: "Cd" [presumably "collated"] and "32/3/67". Pencil code on rear free endpaper: "T/H/S". Provenance: Pencil inscription on front free endpaper verso: "UHRB / 1927" [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Twentieth-century armorial bookplate, signed G.S. 24 [1924]: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Late nineteenth-century half mottled calf, brown cloth over boards; five raised bands; black fillets, rolls and stamps on spine; spine lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'The horse' and 'Lawrence'; marbled textblock edges and endpapers; pale grey ribbon marker.
Makers and roles
John Lawrence (1753-1839), author