[Rarebooks] FS: "Rules for Bad Horsemen" 2nd ed., amended. 1763

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(THE HORSE) Thompson, Charles. RULES FOR BAD HORSEMEN. Addressed to the 
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. The Second Edition, with a Preface and 
Additions. London: Printed for J. Robson. 1763. Sm. 8vo. (4),viii,84pp. Modern 
red morocco spine, gilt, over marbled boards.     $375.00 (trade discount 
allowed)
In this edition the author corrects the misapprehension of his title in the 
first edition by defining “Bad Horsemen” as those “whose skill in riding is 
the meer result of practice, without rules.”

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