Very good 1st edition hardcover rebound in beige linen with leather/gilt spine title label. First 24 page upper edges professionally repaired as well as some at foot and in rear of book. Not exlib. Stunning copy that displays beautifully. The foundation work on Sidesaddle Riding. View More...
Gift quality limited, numbered reprint of the First edition (London, Smith, Elder, 1857). Straight sharp hardcover in clean red cloth covered boards with a bright gilt title and large side saddle rider on cover and spine. Spine ends and corners still sharp. 224pp text tight and clean without former owners marks, names or notes. Nine full-page black-and-white reproductions of the original hand-colored plates from the 1857 edition. Fine copy (Two identical copies available, one numbered #92, the second is #283 out of 500), will sell the lower number first of this classic volume, dealing wi... View More...
First edition hardcover in brown tweedy looking paper covered boards showing bumped spine ends, board tips fairly sharp with color loss only. Christmas gift presentation on fep from previous owner dated 1954. Book is now in a unclipped pictorial facsimile dj with light cup ring shaped paper pull on frt panel and wear/chips at corners. Book and jacket display well in new mylar sleeve. No tears or soil within the 214 page text, page block tight and bright. Fictional story for young and old. When Dandy's posh Aunt shows up and declares that she has no more manners than a mongrel puppy, t... View More...
Undated reprint hardcover in straight and sharp burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titles. Not exlib. No names, tears or soil in the 293 pp text. This is an uncommon edition with the rare sidesaddle dust wrapper. The unclipped original dust wrapper has a beautiful color illustration of Elsie out riding sidesaddle in the country with her friends and relatives. Rubbing and small chips at tips and spine ends, and color loss along edges but still displays well on the shelf. An adventure story of a yong teen during the late 1800s. (The Original Elsie Classics Series Volume 18) Co... View More...
Second printing of the revised edition in brown paper covered boards with bright gilt title spine, sharp tips, bumped spine ends, tight hinges and no names or tears, 114pp. Dust wrapper is a professional reproduction that displays well in new mylar. A much sought foundation work on riding aside. Covers: Position, Tack, How to Manuever Through a Gate, How to Ride a Buck, Jumping Without an Iron, Flatwork and so much more. Well illustrated with stop-frame photography and is essential reading for the rider or armchair enthusiast. This book has for many years been considered the definitive ... View More...
Brown paper covered boards with bright gilt title spine clean with lightly bumped (not rubbed) extremities. Hinges tight, no names or tears. 114 pp. Negligible finger soil at edge of page block, else as new. Price-clipped dust wrapper in new mylar is a professional photo-reproduction, displays well with negligible soil and few micro chips along edges 1/16"?. Covers position, tack, how to maneuver through a gate, how to ride a buck, jumping with out an iron, flatwork and so much more. Essential reading for the rider or armchair enthusiast. View More...
Glossy pictorial boards show light color loss at very tips, internally as new. 57 pp. In this concise guide, Betty Skelton, who has taught side saddle riding for more than 50 years, explains her methods and sets out the principals of side saddle riding in an easy-to-read form which covers such aspects as instructing beginners; improving the rider; clothes and tradition; saddlery; choosing a horse for side saddle; advice for instructors; side saddle tests and the revival of side saddle in England and the USA. This book while being especially helpful for beginners, has much to offer accomplis... View More...
