Lawrence, John, 1753-1839, The history and delineation of the horse, in all his varieties , 1809
- Title(s):
- The history and delineation 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, author of "A philosophical and practical treatise on horses," &c. &c.
- Published/Created:
- London : Albion Press : Printed for James Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row : and John Scott, Rosoman Street, Clerkenwell, 1809.
- Physical Description:
- iv, [1], 6-288, [4] pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsSF285 .L38 1809+ Copy 1 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.Rare Books and ManuscriptsSF285 .L38 1809+ Copy 2 OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/2444111
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Added title page has imprint: London : Printed for the proprietors, 1809.
Engravings by Girtin and John Scott; after Benjamin Marshall, George Stubbs, Sawrey Gilpin, and John Nost Sartorius.
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 91
Includes index.
Errata on page [3] at end.
List of plates and publisher's advertisement on page [4] at end.
MUDD Uzfe17 +809L: Bookplate cds: Parry, Henry (armorial) Philpott, Rich. St'P'r., M.A., Prebendary of Wells.
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 bound in contemporary brown calf. Armorial bookplate: Stafford Goldie Harding.
BAC: British Art Center copy copy 2 bound in contemporary red three-quarter morocco. Binder's stamp of Pawson & Nicholson. - Subject Terms:
- Harding, Stafford Goldie -- Bookplate.Horse racing.Horses.Pawson & Nicholson -- Binder.Race horses -- Great Britain -- History.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- 1809.
Etchings -- 1809.
Wood engravings -- 1809.
Armorial bookplates (Provenance) - Export:
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- Plates: Brood mare, and Foal
- Wellesley Arabian
- The Godolphia Arabian
- Duncombe, by the Arcot Arabian, a hunter, the property of George Treacher, Esq.
- Portrait of a Hackney, Roan Billy
- Portrait of a Charger, and Major-General Warde
- Coach-Horses, the property of Henry Villebois, Esq. with a striking Portrait of David
- Portrait of Dumpling, a black Gelding and Thill horse
- Stabling for a country residence
- Sir Charles Bunbury's Eleanor
- Eclipse and Shakespeare
- King Herod and Flying Childers
- Shetland Poney, Forester, and Welch Poney.
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