BOUCAUT, Sir James Penn. Preface by Sir Walter Gibley.
The Arab: The Horse of the Future.
London: Gay and Bird , 1905.
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First Edition of Sir James Penn Boucaut's The Arab: The Horse of the Future; Finely Bound by Zaehnsdorf
First edition of Boucaut's authoritative text on the Arabian horse. Octavo, bound in full red morocco by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, gilt turn-ins and elaborate inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece. In fine condition. A superior example.
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The Arab: The Horse of the Future.
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