The Arab. The Horse of the Future. Preface by Sir Walter Gilbey ...
London, Gay and Bird, 1905.
Octavo, xx, 249 pages with an illustration plus 8 plates (the frontispiece with a tissue-guard).
Green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover; some scattered foxing and light tanning internally (heaviest on the endpapers and adjacent leaves); slight cracking between two gatherings; previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown; a few minor signs of age and handling; an excellent copy.
A presentation copy, inscribed 'From the Author | to his real friend | C a'C Bloxam LLB'. Charles a'Court Bloxam (1869-1911) was an Adelaide solicitor. Sir James Penn Boucaut (1831-1916), besides being an Arab horse breeder, was also a Supreme Court Judge and thrice Premier of South Australia.
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