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CLARKE, Mrs Stirling.
The Ladies' Equestrian Guide or, the Habit and the Horse. A Treatise on Female Equitation, with illustrations Lithographed by Messers Day & Son from photographs by Herbert Watkins
In 1857, driven by a perceived lack of literature on the subject, Mrs. J. Stirling Clarke authored The Ladies’ Equestrian Guide as a complete manual to riding for women. The book focuses on the tenets of Victorian horsemanship with particular attention to the manner of dress, selection of horse, saddle, bridle, seat, and styles of riding.
- Published
- London: Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen,1857.
- Plates
- 6
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen,1857.
- Ref
- 671
SCARCE. Pp. [iii] iv - vi [vii] [1] 2-216 121Ú2 x 91Ú2. Three pages of advertisements to end. Frontispiece and five other full-page hand- coloured plates three more in b/w a most handsomely bound book with heavily gilt decorated purple cloth boards. Gilt in rule to edges, title, and authoress lettered in gilt, gilt vignette, and rose-patterned designs. Professionally restored at corners and slightly rubbed at the head and tail of the spine. Excellent condition internally. This book was produced under Royal Patronage. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. The Habit. 2. Mounting. 3. Dismounting. 4. The Seat. 5. The Walk. 6. The Canter.
