[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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