THE HORSE IN THE WEST [WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY BRADLEY SMITH] [ARABIAN, THOROUGHBRED, QUARTER HORSE, APPALOOSA]

Smith, Bradley [1910-1997]

Published by Leon Amiel, New York, 1969

About this Item

4to.(28 cm.) 253[3]p. Profusely illustrated with color captioned photos, an occasional black and white photo, and several drawings. Bibliography and Index. Photo pictorial endpapers. Photographs by the author. Brown cloth with gilt letters on the spine. A ding to top of rear cover near the spine, all else near fine with clean cloth, bright gilt and no internal markings. Bradley Smith [1910-1997] was born in New Orleans and grew up in the Western town of Karnes City, Texas, near the famous King Ranch. He owned and rode horses all his life. THE HORSE IN THE WEST is "a text rich in the lore and legend of the frontier and is magnificently illustrated.[and which] traces the history of the horse from his importation to the New World byk the intrepid Spanis adventureres of the fifteenth and sixteenth centures down to the present day." [from the dust jacket]. Seller Inventory # 006488

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE HORSE IN THE WEST [WRITTEN AND ...

Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Bradley Smith

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition