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London: William Heinemann, 1898. Hardcover. Fair (heavy shelfwear to covers, leather spine torn, pages age toned, sold as a reading copy only). Bound in half red leather and tan cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and black illustration on front cover; bw illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard sheet, small bw illustration on title page, XI, 158 pp, CXXIV plates. Includes a list of the 124 illustrations.

1896. UNDERHILL, Francis T. Driving for Pleasure or, the Harness Stable and Its Appointments. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. 1st ed. 4to. xi,158pp. Frontis., plates. Orig. 3/4 brown polished calf and gilt- and blind-pictorial suede, T.e.g. Rebacked, original leather spine laid down, else very good. "A basic work on carriages and one of the landmarks of American books on the subject ... Relatively Scarce"--Rittenhouse 90.

D. Appleton and Company. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. 1st edition. 4to hardcover. Half brown leather and suede. ix+158pp, 62 plates. Illustrations. Fair book. Hinges cracked. (Horse-drawn Vehicles, Carriages, Coaching) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Hardcover. Good+. First Edition, same date on title and copyright pages; 4to, recently rebound in library style brown cloth; good+ (rear cover soiled and stained; fingersoiling to pages; thin waterstain to upper foreedge of pages from start to finish, incl. plates; tear to foreedge of Plate XXVIII). 158pp + 124 photographic plates.

New York: D. Appleton. Good. 1896. First Edition. 3/4 Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Collectible Publisher's deluxe 3/4 polished brown calf over brown suede boards, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed (heavy surface wear to spine, boards, edges, and corners, with some staining; inner hinges weak). .

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. xi, 158pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs and color plates, 124 plates. Three quarter leather, suede covered boards stamped in black and gilt, top edge gilt. Owner's decorative bookplate on front pastedown, plate XI loose and laid in, gutter before title page cracked, leather is dry and cracked especially on spine, edges worn, about very good.

D. Appleton and Co, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. D. Appleton and Company; New York, 1896. Hardcover. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, three quarter leather binding and brown suede boards, illustrations and gilt lettering on front board, gilt lettering on spine, some handling/scuffing to boards, leather spine is very dry and brittle with several cracks to leather, abrasions to board corners, starting front hinge with couple of prelims being halfway detached from binding, fading to pastedown/endpaper margins, some age toning to pages, TEG with some blemishes, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, some discoloration to leather spine and corners, rubbing along board and spine edges. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 158pp., b&w plates. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any… Read More

D. Appleton and Company, 1896-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 4to. xi, 158 p., pl. Bound in contemporary 3/4 leather. Brown suede boards. Gilt to spine and boards. Good binding and cover. Wear tp extremities. Slight fading to spine gilt. Bookplate. Slight crack to hinges. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. Gee p 119

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Half Calf. Chamois suede/ velvet on boards. . Very Good. A classic on driving, which was cresting as a sport at the time. First issued the year before, this printing is identical to the first issue, except possibly in minor points. 4t0. 28 by 20 cm. xi, [1], 158 pp. plus 125 plates, which are comprised of b/w photographs. Armorial bookplate of Horace Blanchard Chase, who was a prominent figure in turn-of-the twentieth century San Francisco high society. Some scuffing of the binding. Several small abrasions along edges and spine tips. Corner dampstain of early and final leaves. Otherwise, clean, tight.

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1897. Hardcover. Good. xi, 157 p. interspersed with plates. 28 cm. 124 b&w plates. Half brown leather with suede leather boards. Black and gold impressing. Corners bumped. Front endpaper loosening. Tears in bottom of frontispiece and first page of Preface. Roughened text block edge. Francis Townsend Underhill (1863 1929) was a politician from New York state who became an amateur architect in California. His interest in "driving for pleasure" is reflected in his California business interests; he not only purchases a racetrack but established a sightseeing stage line from Santa Barbara to the San Marcos Pass.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1897. Hardcover. Good (leather edges rubbed; leather covers scratched & scuffed; leather spine cracked & worn; spine strip may be peeling; suede cover inset torn at lower edge, peeling, yet fully attached. corners rubbed & curled. front pastedown/hinge cracked, binding mull appears fully attached; back pastedown/hinge cracked, mull holding w/ tear to lower segment. first few pages may be loose, first 70pgs have slice to upper edge; pgs 156 to closing plate have chips or tears to upper edge. closing pgs have light dampstaining to lower edge & foxing w/ chips to edges & corners; some paper wear to lower edge). leather and suede boards w/ gilt printing; leather spine w/ gilt printing. book xi, 158 pgs w/ 124 bw plates. top edge gilt. Top textblock has an indentation that has resulted in the upper page edge damage. Plate XI detached and laid-in while Plate LIV has a tear and crease to lower edge. Other than the closing pages, there appears to be no moisture damage. Pages… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897 First edition. HB. Half brown morocco leather over brown suede boards, lettered in gilt to spine and to front, with gilt and brown printed whip motif. Gilt top page edges. v, 158pp, followed by many of the plate pages. Large quarto format. With 124 b&w photos in plates, showing carriages and horse-drawn vehicles of many types, horses and drivers, stables and harness and equipment. Detailed text. Very Good. Pages clean, light foxing & a few marks to prelims with some edge wear to endpapers. Covers have rubbing to edges, and a few small marks, with a smallwater stain to top near edge (on cover only). Covers in clear stiff wrapper. Pictures available.

NY: Appleton, 1897. Second edn. 4to, 158 + 124 full page photographic plates of carriages, harnesses and the like. Bound in rubbed 3/4 calf and suede. Front hinge tender, a little internal staining, o/w a very good tight copy. Name on front blank. Underhill was a judge at horse shows and here "treats directly the proper appointment of sporting and non-sporting vehicles ...