Will H. Ogilvie — A Handful of Leather

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of equine poems, illustrated with bright tipped in colour plates from Lionel Edwards. First edition. Illustrated with eight tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of forty horse themed poems, with titles including: A Wish, A Fox Out of Season, Underground, The Man on Foot, and Bridle Hand, amongst others. Written by William Henry Ogilvie, a Scottish-Australian narrative poet and horseman, jackaroo, and drover. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards, a British artist who specialised in painting horses and other aspects of British country life. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor wear and light fading to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Lionel Edwards. Very Good .