RIDING FOR LADIES with Hints of the Stable by O'DONOGHUE, MRS. POWER - 1887

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Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

New.

Paperback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

1881. Fine. 14 20 3. Red cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. Gilt sidesaddle rider on the front board.


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First Edition. A very scarce and sought after book. 8″x5″, 275 pages + index. Learning Park Riding, Horses, and Hunting with hints on costume and numerous anecdotes. The frontis illustration is a photograph of the author in her habit. There are sidesaddle related adverts at the front and back of the book, it is illustrated with engravings.
                                                      
Nannie Lambert Power O'Donoghue, also known as Ann Stewart Lyster Lambert, was born in 1843 and lived until 12 January 1940. She came from an upper-middle class family and she was famous for her horse riding, poetry and journalism projects. She was a journalist and wrote… Read More