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Underhill, Francis T : Driving for Pleasure; or, The Harness Stable and Its Appointments

D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1896

Original publisher's brown 3/4 leather binding with light brown suede-covered boards. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Gilt decoration of a driving whip on front cover. 8 1/4" x 11." 158 pages, complete. 124 full-page black-and-white photographic plates, complete. Replete with printed photographs of carriages. Former owner's black-and-white illustrated bookplate tipped in on front pastedown: "John Timbrell Milvard Pierre." Former owners' stamps and dated signature in black ink on blank verso of frontispiece. Pages are virtually pristine and intact, clean and fresh, except for former owners' markings. Covers are very clean and intact overall except for light rubbing and slight wear to corners and edges. Front and back outer joints strong and not cracked. A Very Good, handsome copy. A comprehensive guide about driving horse-drawn carriages for leisure and the selection of equipage, which encompasses the carriage, horses, attendants, and related equipment. Many aspects of the subject are addressed including the proper etiquette of coachmen, caring for the horses, and outfitting and driving the carriage. The Contents are listed as follows: "What Constitutes 'Good Form' in Equipage," "General Appointments," "Coaching," "Four-in-Hand," "Tandem," "Horses," "Coachmen," "Harness and Harnessing," "Driving," "Liveries, Horse Clothing, Etc.," "The Stable," "Suggestions to the Inexperienced," "Bits and Bitting," "The Use of Bearing Reins," and "Carriages.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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