![LAWRENCE, John (1753-1839). The History and Delineation of the Horse ... With a Particular Investigation of the Character of the Race-Horse, and the Business of the Turf. London: James Cundee, 1809. 4to. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title with vignette, engraved dedication, 12  engraved plates, illustrations (some spotting and staining to titles and dedication, variable spotting and staining mainly to text leaves, occasionally quite heavy, a few leaves loose or detaching). Contemporary diced calf gilt, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco lettering-piece (some localised surface damage to lower right of upper board, lightly rubbed). Provenance: Jasper More (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION of a work whose object is â... to unite with the utility of description, the most finished elegance of the graphic art. To pourtray[sic] the noblest and most beautiful of all animals ... To blend both useful and ornamental decoration with solid instruction ...â (from the Preface). Huth p.78; Lowndes 1324; Podeschi 91; Wells 4429.](https://stageimg.invaluable.com/housePhotos/chiswick/00/606400/H3383-L117683910.jpg)
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