1871 - 1st Edition, EVERY HORSE OWNERS' CYCLOPEDIA - ILLUSTRATED

EVERY HORSE OWNERS' CYCLOPEDIA: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Horse; General Characteristics; the Points of the Horse, with Directions How to Choose Him; the Principles of Breeding, and the Best Kind to Breed from; the Treatment of the Brood Mare and Foal; Raising and Breaking the Colt; Stables; and Stable Management; Riding, Driving, etc. etc. — By J.H. Walsh, 1st Edition / 1st Printing, 1871 —Horse Breeding, Horse Racing, Horse Training, Animal Husbandry, Thoroughbred, Vintage Transportation, Carriage

Publisher: Porter & Coates, Philadelphia (1871)

The boards and binding are solid and tight save for rubbing and shelfwear. The pages are crisp and clean save for straightened dog ear and stain on bottom corner of frontispiece. All other pages and engravings are crisp and clean. Hand-tooled, gilt boards on front and spine, with 582 profusely illustrated pages. A classic of the horse world, in a first edition from 1871.