Genius genuine, by Samuel Chifney, of Newmarket. A fine part in riding a race, known only to the author. Why there are so few good runners; or why the turf horses degenerate. [ title contunued below]:
by CHIFFNEY, SAMUEL:
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London: Sold only for the author, 232, Piccadilly, n.d. [ 1804 ]. [title cont.]: A guide to recover them to their strength and speed: as well as to train horses for running, and hunters and hacks for hard riding. To preserve their strength, and their sinews from being so often destroyed; with reasons for horses changing in their running. Likewise a full account of the princes horse escape running at Newmarket on the 20th and 21st days of October 1791. With other interesting particulars.First edition. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches), 170-pages. Contemporary full tan calf, sides ruled in gilt, gilt race horses blocked to upper cover, a jockey to the rear, rebacked in calf retaining most of the original backstrip blocked in gilt with jockey's caps; corners rubbed. Internally lacking free endpapers, some foxing and browning. Bound without the half-title. Very rare.
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- Genius genuine, by Samuel Chifney, of Newmarket. A fine part in riding a race, known only to the author. Why there are so few good runners; or why the turf horses degenerate. [ title contunued below]:
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- CHIFFNEY, SAMUEL:
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- London: Sold only for the author, 232, Piccadilly, n.d. [ 1804 ].
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- Gilt
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...