THE LADIES' EQUESTRIAN GUIDE; OR, THE HABIT AND THE HORSE: A TREATISE ON FEMALE EQUITATION.

London: Day and Son, 1857. Bevelled boards. Gilt borders, vignette, and lettering front cover. Rear cover in blind-stamp. Corners worn. Spine extremities frayed. Marginal water-stain to frontispiece and top corner of plates, none affecting the image. Six full-page color plates and three diagrams in black and white. Frontispiece of "The Habit" protected by a tissue-guard which has browned. The lovely illustrations were lithographed by Messrs. Day and Son, from photographs by Robert Watkins. Other plates include",Mounting, Dismounting, The Seat, Side Saddle on Horse's back, Malpositions, The Walk, The Canter, and The Circle. Wide margins with double line bordering. This book was also published under the title, "The Habit and the Horse" in 1857 and 1860. 216pp. + 3 pages of adverts. See photos.. First Edition. Purple Embossed Cloth. Moderate Corner and Edge Wear/No Dust Jacket. Quarto. (Inventory #: 014245)