WESTERMAN, FRANK
Brother Mendel's Perfect Horse Man and Beast in an Age of Human Warfare
London: Harvill Secker, 2012. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 1846550882. 8.58 X 5.43 X 1.26 inches; vii, 310 pages; Hard cover is white with gold lettering. DJ. Pages are clean and tight, this is a NEW book. Translated from Dutch by Sam Garrett. When you touch a Lipizzaner, the author was told as a child, you are touching history. This title explores the history of these creatures, an extraordinary troop of pedigree horses first bred as personal mounts for the Emperor of Austria-Hungary. " The most famous breed of baroque horses in the world, and one of the few that do the famous 'airs above the ground'.. New in New dust jacket .
Boeknummer: 9765
USD 12.75 [Appr.: EURO 12]
Trefwoorden: 1846550882 Horses; Horse Breeds; Spanish Riding School; Classical Dressage; European History; Royalty; Genetic Engineering; Social History; Stallions; Cultural History Animals Science European History Geography Horses: : Nonfiction Reference Government/Ec