Xenophon

1802 · 1802L — London: Printed and sold by J. Smeeton 1802. Leather bound. very good. London Printed and sold by J. Smeeton London 1802 Hardcover.<br /> <br /> 1st Edition in English very good<br /> <br /> Printed and sold by J. Smeeton 148 St. Martin's Lane Charing Cross. - Sold also by T. Egerton Military Library Whitehall and J. Hatchard Piccadilly 1802 3/4 leather over marbled boards 11 x 8.75" 53 pages VI II 53 IX. Only 4 copies in WORLDCAT 2 in the US 1 Canada 1 UK.<br /> <br /> The cover has some light shelf wear corners are slightly bumped The marbled paper on the front board has a small piece missing. The endpapers in front and back have remnants and shadows of tape. The pages show light foxing and light offsetting from the opposite pages. In all still very good<br /> <br /> From the Advertisement in the book:<br /> <br /> "The following translation of a small treatise of XENOPHON which does not appear to have been ever published in the English language is respectfully presented to the public as a work that may be interesting to those who delight in in horses and in riding; but more especially to Officers of Cavalry for whose instruction it appears to have been written by Xenophon . Printed and sold by J. Smeeton unknown