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Equitacion gaucha en la pampa y Mesopotamia.
SÁENZ, Justo P. (Jnr). Iconic handbook on Argentine horsemanship & a folklore classic
Published by Buenos Aires: Coni' 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Sáenz, Justo P. (Jrnr). Equitacion gaucha en la pampa y Mesopotamia. Buenos Aires: Coni , 1941. Large 8vo. Title + 98p (numbered 141-238). With 20 textual illustrations and 8 photographic plates (with 18 illustrations) at end.Marbled boards; publisher s wrappers bound in.…First book edition of this historical study of equitation as practised by the Argentine cowboy in the pampas and in the river delta of Entre Ríos. The plates reproduce superbly-made antique saddles, stirrups, spurs and whips preserved in some of the great private collections, notably Darío A. Anasagasti. The text was originally published as part of Publicaciones Museo Etnográfico, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, serie A, IV, 141 y siguientes . The author, Justo P. Sáenz (hijo), 1892-1970, was a well-known Argentine folklore historian and novelist.