Published by Wolfhound Press in Ireland, and distributed by Dufour Editions, Inc., Byers Road, PO Box 449, Chester Springs, PA 19425-0449. Smith examines the relationship between horse and man in Ireland, incorporating legend, folklore, literature, archaeology, and history in his passionate study. A
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Published by Wolfhound Press in Ireland, and distributed by Dufour Editions, Inc., Byers Road, PO Box 449, Chester Springs, PA 19425-0449. Smith examines the relationship between horse and man in Ireland, incorporating legend, folklore, literature, archaeology, and history in his passionate study. A
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 4to-over 9.75"-12" tall; 1st Edition, gift quality, blue leatherette hardcover with a blind stamp of a horse on the front board. Spine has the slightest forward lean, with straight ends and sharp tips. Front cover sprung about a 1/2 inch. 336pp glossy text is tight, photos are bright. No markings, writing, or highlighting inside. Original Dj with no price present is unclipped and displays very well in new mylar. Since the beginning of civilization, Equus, Ech, the Horse, has had an intrinsic importance in every sector of Irish society. In this comprehensive chronicle, Brian Smith, examines in depth the enduring relationship between horse and human throughout Irish history. Horse Worship in the Earliest Times; The Horse in Irish Celtic Society; Christianity and Horse Ritual; Irish Horsemen and Their Mounts from Norman Times to End of the 17th Century, Violent and Heroic Horsemen; The Sporting Horse and Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries, The Treatment of Horses in Folklore and in Practice; The Development of Racing to the Present Day; Showjumping and Eventing; Notes, Bibliography and index.
