If not for a horse, would Alexander have been "the Great"? Would William have been "the Conqueror" or Richard, "the Lionhearted"? If not for a horse, would Paul Revere have spread the word? Would the West have been won? These are questions Clutton-Brock answers in this blend of natural and social history which recounts the horse's story as it has figured in with our own. 22 color illustrations; 91 halftones; 48 line drawings.
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If not for a horse, would Alexander have been "the Great"? Would William have been "the Conqueror" or Richard, "the Lionhearted"? If not for a horse, would Paul Revere have spread the word? Would the West have been won? These are questions Clutton-Brock answers in this blend of natural and social history which recounts the horse's story as it has figured in with our own. 22 color illustrations; 91 halftones; 48 line drawings.
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Add this copy of Horse Power: a History of the Horse and Donkey in Human to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Montana Book Company rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fond du Lac, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harvard University Press.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 192 pp. Tightly bound. Just the very tips of the lower corners are bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Jacket not price clipped. First Edition / First Printing. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
Add this copy of Horse Power: a History of the Horse and Donkey in Human to cart. $11.25, very good condition, Sold by Small World Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harvard University Press.
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Illustrated. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Unmarked, clean and solid; about 1 inch discoloration on top, rear edge of dust jacket.
Add this copy of Horse Power a History of the Horse and the Donkey in to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boston, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harvard University Press.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; Stunning copy with lightly bumped spine ends, else as new. 192pp of history and lore written by a senior scientist at the Natural History Museum, London. Profusely illustrated, comprehensive volume covering: The Family Equidae, Wild horses and asses in historic times, Hybrids and the breeding of mules, The earliest domestication of the horse and the ass, The first wheeled transport, horse-riding, the stirrup and nose-slitting, Equids in ancient Egypt and western Asia, and the enigma of the onager, The horses of Scythia and the Orient, Equids in the classical world, Equids in the Middle Ages, Conquest of the Americas, Equids in agriculture, transport, exploration, and warfare, A history of horse-racing.
Add this copy of Horse Power to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Dave Wilhelm Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Evanston, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harvard.
Add this copy of Horse Power: A History of the Horse and Donkey in Human to cart. $22.94, new condition, Sold by I Love Books Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kingsport, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harvard University Press.
Add this copy of Horse Power a History of the Horse and Donkey in Human to cart. $45.70, very good condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harvard University Press.
Add this copy of Horse Power: a History of the Horse and Donkey in Human to cart. $96.75, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harvard University Press.
