Privately Trained

140pp, 8 black and white plates, numerous black and white illustrations. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends, corners rubbed and rounded; quite cocked. Text block edge moderately foxed. Endpapers foxed and tanned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring the occasional spotting. Dust jacket has heavy shelf wear with loss to head of spine, small loss to heel, chipping to edges, not price clipped. The authors experiences in making and training a thoroughbred, how to handle and prepare a young horse for hunting and later hurdling and steeplechasing.