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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated edition. Volume one only. Firmly bound, gilt decorated navy blue cloth boards. Scuffing on cover and spine. Browning on the end papers. No jacket, a very heavy book which will need an extra postage charge outside Britain. illustrated by 721 reproductions in black and white, 16 coloured plates and 3 maps (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fifth Edition. Fifth Edition, xvi + 416 + 4 pp of adverts, frontispiece of the 8th Duke of Beaufort driving, numerous illustrations, index, some minor foxing, hardcover, 8vo, bound in brown pictorial cloth, decorated endpapers, light foxing to prelims and to edges, otherwise very good condition, Badminton Library Edition, 1901. * only Tom Ryder could have written a better book on this subject. GILES, G. D. and STURGESS, John (illustrator). …

Condition: Fine. First paper bound printing. Paper bound. Fine condition; as new.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Fourth Edition. xvi, 426pp, portrait frontis, b/w plates, the bibliography of driving, index, decorated endpapers. Pictorial brown cloth. Rear cover water damaged, occasional marginal damp stains, small bookseller label on front pastedown. Still a decent copy. Stage coaching, looking at horses, harness and carriages. Includes a chapter on sleighing. The eleventh volume of the Badminton Library. Size: 8vo. G D Giles, John Sturgess (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Very Good. Fourth Edition, Reissue. xvi, 426pp, portrait frontis, b/w plates, the bibliography of driving, index, decorated endpapers. The page following the front flyleaf has been removed. Prelims and endpages foxed, with some foxing affecting a few pages. Upper edge tinted. Or decorative cloth boards, rubbed at the edges, with some wear at the spine and corners. Stage coaching, looking at horses, harness and carriages. Includes a chapter on sleighing. The eleventh volume of the Badminton Library. Size: 8vo. G D Giles, John Sturgess (illustrator).…

Third Edition. 8vo. hardback, bound in half dark blue: with the original roan corners and rebacked in dark blue buckram, gilt, over original tan cloth boards with gilt emblem to upper cover. New endpapers. t.e.g., blue marker ribbon; [xvi] + 426pp, indexed, plus 4pp. Publisher's List at rear. With many full page b/w plates and woodcut illustrations in text. Ink inscription by previous owner to front pastedown. Foxing to edges and throughout, occasionally heavy. Original corners rather rubbed and worn and cloth boards lightly soiled. Overall a Good+ Copy. (Shelf 34) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

First Edition. Longmans, Green, 1889. First edition, 1/250 large paper copies, a volume in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Small 4to. xviii, 462 pp. Plates from line drawings and wood engravings. Some foxing, but very good. Publisher's blue three-quarter morocco and gilt-stamped decorated orange cloth, gilt spine title, top edge gilt., others untrimmed. (#4791).…