THE HEAVY HORSE by Hart, Edward - 1985

Shire Publications, 1989-12. Paperback. Good.

Shire Publications, 1981. 2nd impression.. Paperback. Card wrappers, VG. 32pp, b/w illustrations throughout, covers yellowed & marked, otherwise a nice copy. Shire album 39. A short monograph on the history of the use of the large horse to pull heavy wagons & carts.

SOFTBACK * Edition: Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1986* Publisher: Shire Publications* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers, slight crease and shelf wear to back cover, VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No tanning. No inscriptions or annotations. FINE* Illustrations: B/w photographs throughout.* Pages: 31 pp. text. I pp Appendix, No Index.* SHIRE ALBUM No. 39, Heavy horses once provided all the motive power needed on farms and much of that which was required in towns, but cheap petrol and machinery displaced them. A resurgence of interest in these faithful and beautiful creatures is becoming apparent. Britain has its native breeds of horse ? Shires, Clydesdales and Suffolks. Europe has others, such as Percherons, Belgians and Ardennes, while North America has imported from both sides of the channel. The author describes these horses and the work they do, where they come from and where to see them. A near FINE copy in excellent condition.… Read More

Shire Publications, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. stapled paperback, pictorial card covers, a very good tightly bound copy, illustrated, .

United Kingdom: Shire Publications Ltd., 1992. 32pp., b/white halftone photographic illustrations, throughout. Booklet clean, square. Staples clean and firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated, stiff card wrapper minimally rubbed and scuffed. Shire Album 39. Contents include: Intro., The Shire, The Clydesdale, The Suffolk, The Percheron, The Belgian, The Ardennes, Other Continental Breeds, Glossary, Societies, Further Reading, Places to Visit. Booklet weight approx. 80g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good +.

Shire Publications, 1979-01-31. paperback. Good. 6x0x8. Wear present.Discolouration present.Fold creasing present.Foxing.Scruff marks and small marks present on the front cover and back cover.Scruff mark present at the sides of pages.Small mark present on a few pages. Front cover image differs from the one shown.

Aylesbury : Shire Publications, 1979. Paperback edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 32 p. : chiefly ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects; Draft horses � History.

Aylesbury: Shire Publications, 1979. 1st Edition. Softcover. Near fine pamphlet copy; wrappers very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall: tight, bright and clean. Physical description: 32 p.: chiefly ill.; 21 cm. Subjects: Draft horses History. Horses. Draught horses Great Britain History. Carthorses to 1978. Genre: Illustrated.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.