cheval COURSE CONCOURT La France chevaline 345 cards

Description

Equine France.

Rare set of 345 cards, (12 × 16 cm), black‑and‑white illustrations glued and mounted on a cardboard backing, (some pale discolorations, some small defects on the cardboard supports, more rarely on the image): foals, mares and stallions… containing a number of indications (not exhaustive each time) such as the horse’s name, its stud, stud farm, stables, mare‑house, the name of the sire & dam, a short physical description of the animal, its breed, year of birth, sometimes the name of the rider or owner, trainer, driver, the prizes sometimes won… or its speed, its height.

-1 card for the year 1886
-16 cards for the year 1887 (numbering not followed)
-21 cards for the year 1888 (numbering not followed)
-24 cards for the year 1889 (numbering not followed)
-17 cards for the year 1890 (numbering not followed)
-24 cards for the year 1891 (numbering not followed)
-39 cards for the year 1892 (numbering not followed)
-24 cards for the year 1893 (numbering not followed)
-30 cards for the year 1894 (numbering not followed)
-33 cards for the year 1895 (numbering not followed)
-35 cards for the year 1896 (numbering not followed)
-35 cards for the year 1897 (numbering not followed)
-32 cards for the year 1898 (numbering not followed)
-14 cards for the year 1899 (numbering not followed)