The Great Horse (Illustrated Edition)

The Great Horse (Illustrated Edition)

Sir Walter Gilbey

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Echo Library
Año de edición:
2018
Materia
Caballos y ponis
ISBN:
9781406816495

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Gilbey (1831-1914) was an English wine-merchant and philanthropist who became well-known as a breeder of shire horses. He did much to improve the breed of English horses (other than race horses) and wrote extensively on the subject. This work, subtitled The War Horse: from the time of the Roman Invasion till its development into the Shire Horse, was first published in 1899. Illustrated throughout.

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