Description

First Edition, LIMITED, one of 850 copies only. Illustrated with 22 black and with photographs and 8 drawings by Vincent Fane Handley. 8vo, publisher’s original green cloth lettered and pictorially decorated on the upper cover in gilt, gilt lettered on the spine, endpapers with drawings after Fane Handley. xiii, [1], 118, [1] pp. A very fine copy, very bright and very fresh.

Edizione: a fine work on riding by a captain of the italian calvary reserve. santini was the developer of the italian forward seat and this work is the first authentic account of its use. the riding styles covered include hunting, steeplechase, bridal and show and includes both military and civilian horsemanship. a very interesting account, it is well illustrated and well written. the quality of the writing, the material, and the printing are all what one expects from the derrydale press.