[Signed] [First Edition] The Old English War-Horse, Or, The Great Horse As It Appears, At Intervals, In Contemporary Coins And Pictures During The

A signed presentation copy of this commercially scarce, first-edition, equestrian history, charmingly illustrated and bound in the original full calf. First edition. Commercially scarce. In the publisher's original full calf binding. With the author's signed presentation card tipped in. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fourteen plates, showing the development of the English war horse into the shire horse through historical coins and pictures. Collated, complete. A lovely equestrian history from Walter Gilbey, the wine-merchant, horse-breeder, author and philanthropist. In the publisher's original full calf binding. Presentation card tipped in to the front free endpaper, signed, "with compliments". Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear, leading to subtle loss of leather to the edges. Calf is also lightly faded and marked, to front and rear. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with the occasional spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Text has been corrected in pen to pages 21 and 22. Very Good