The Beauties and Defects in the Figure of the Horse Comparatively Delineated in a Series of Coloured Plates

London: S. & J. Fuller Book. [1816.] 4to, 19th c. half moroco, cloth boards, spine gilt. Engraved illus. title, 2 pp. + 18 hand-colored plates with facing text. Very small stain to outer margin of title, spine worn; a very good, sound copy, clean and fresh within. First edition. A handsomely illustrated work by "the dominating sporting artist of the early nineteenth century" (DNB,) printed on thick paper, intended as a guide for horse owners as well as "a Book of Lessons for such Young Artists as are inclined to pursue the study of the horse." - preface. It was reprinted a number of times, including in America. Tooley English Books With Coloured Plates 20..