Rogers (Fairman) A Manual of Coaching
£150
Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1901.
First edition, second issue (title-page dated 1901). 8vo. Original pictorial cloth.
Fairman Rogers (1833-1900) was an American civil engineer, educator, and equestrian who taught civil engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He founded the Philadelphia Coaching Club and was the first person to drive a four-in-hand carriage in Philadelphia. The Rittenhouse bibliography calls it “one of the three or four finest books on coaches – a cornerstone for any collection of books on carriages.”
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