The Mongolian horse. Translated from the Russian
Beck, Salim
Published by Société francaise de librairie et d'édition, Tientsin, N. China, 1926
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First edition in English, 12mo, pp. xii, [2], 163, [3] ads; 40 illustrations from photographs in the text; original green cloth, gilt-stamped spine, pictorial label laid down on upper cover; near fine. Bookseller's ticket of "French Bookstore / Peiping (China)" on rear pastedown. This copy inscribed "To Mr. Bostock, With the hope you'll always have a better mount than the China pony, from one who knows what an 'unhappy' ride they give. S. Beck, Shanghai, May 1934." With Bostock's bookplate on the front pastedown. Seller Inventory # 67538
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Title: The Mongolian horse. Translated from the ...
Publisher: Société francaise de librairie et d'édition, Tientsin, N. China
Publication Date: 1926
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Mongolian Horse . Translated from the Russian
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Société Française de Librairie et d'Edition, 'Tientsin, N.-China' [Tianjin], 1926
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 'Tientsin, N.-China' [Tianjin], Société Française de Librairie et d'Edition, 1926. Octavo, xiv, 163, [2] (advertisements) pages with 42 illustrations (many from photographs). Green cloth with a large colour-pictorial title-label mounted on the front cover and the spine lettered in gilt; cloth lightly sunned on the spine; bottom corners a little bumped (affecting slightly the textblock); leading edge and a few openings lightly marked; top corner of one leaf creased; an excellent copy. A scarce work on the Mongolian horse (or China pony) intended for European expatriates in China. The author was a veterinary surgeon in the employ of Russian stud owners on the Mongolian steppe. 'During the last number of years, I thoroughly studied the Mongolian horse and, principally, the proper utilization of his natural forces with regard to racing purposes in Shanghai, Tientsin and Peking. The foreign residents of China, being keen sportsmen, have turned the Mongolian horse into a sporting horse .' (from his foreword). Provenance: 'MAC from EMS | Library of Dr Charles Singer' is written in pencil on the front free endpaper. The book was a gift to Mary Arden Clark from her sister, Elizabeth Margaret Symon. The siblings were daughters of Sir Josiah Symon (1846-1934), South Australian lawyer and politician, a member of the Australian Senate in the First Australian Parliament, an Attorney-General of Australia (and much else besides). Seller Inventory # 142932
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The Mongolian Horse. Translated from the Russian.
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Tientsin: Société Française de Librairie et d'Edition, 1926, 1926
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First Edition
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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First edition, first printing, of this decidedly uncommon work of hippology catering to the intense expatriate interest in horse racing and riding in Republican China. The breeds of the Mongolian steppes were much prized by owners and jockeys for their speed and agility, ensuring a ready audience for this authoritative guide. This extensively illustrated work is based on Salim Beck's several decades of experience working with Mongolian horses in China in the service of Russian stable owners. It presents information on the physiology of breeds, as well as best practices for breaking, training and stabling them. Those looking to travel the Chinese circuit of meets could find a chapter on transporting steeds by rail and water, while other sections outline best practices for buying horses and avoiding the fraudulent practices of some dealers. Horse racing was an extremely popular pursuit for expatriates in Republican China's international settlements, with businessmen, diplomats, military officers, and the well-to-do using the sport to affirm their status and build connections. Shanghai was perpetually gripped by a "mania" (Weirather, p. 59) for racing, and its racetrack boasted both the world's largest grandstand and grass said to be as level as a billiard table. There, horses such as the legendary "Bengal", China's most successful steed, were raced by owners ranging from the missionary Frans Larson, nicknamed the "Duke of Mongolia," to David Fraser, the Reuters correspondent in Peking. After the Chinese Communist Party came to power in 1949, horse racing, and the lush grassy areas it required, were cited as examples of foreign decadence and indulgence. The Shanghai racecourse was appropriated in 1954 and the clubhouse repurposed as the Shanghai Museum. Overall, a well-preserved copy purchased at the prominent expatriate Oriental Book Store in Tianjin, with the bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown. Institutional records show only one in British libraries and six outside of North America; copies are concomitantly scarce in commerce. Not in Mellon, Horse and Horsemanship. Larry Weirather, Fred Barton and the Warlords' Horses of China, 2015. Octavo. half-tone frontispiece, illustrations in text. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front board with pictorial title label recessed into blocked panel. With dust jacket. Dated on rear free endpaper 23 April 1940, several neat pencil annotations to text. Spine slightly sunned, boards bright, edges lightly foxed. A near-fine copy in the very good dust jacket with spine heavily browned, a few skilful tissue repairs, and several chips and nicks. Seller Inventory # 151797
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