Manifesto Delle Corse di Cavalli che avranno luogo nel Giovedi` 24 Febbraio 1848 a Tor di Quinto.Corsa Prima. Per i cavalli detti cavalcature appartenenti agli affittuarii delle tenute... Corsa Seconda. Handicap Per i Cavalli di ogni razza e qualità, equilibrati con pesi diversi... Corsa Terza. Steeple-chase ossia corsa al Campanile, per i Cavalli di ogni età, peso lib. 161 inglese, prezzo d’ammissione 15 Napoleoni d’oro... Corsa Quarta. Steeple chase ossia Corsa al Campanile, per i Cavalli Romani di ogni età, peso lib. 154 Inglese, prezzo d’ammissione Scudi 20, aggiunti ad un premio di Scudi 100.
[1848.]
Scarce letterpress. 330 x 228mm (13 x 9").
A programme for a horse-racing event held on 24th February 1848 in Rome, the day that marked the change in leadership in France during the revolution. The races include some racers such as George William Featherstonhaugh, a British geologist and geographer who initiated the Albany and Schenectady Railroad and was a surveyor of the Louisiana Purchase for the American Government; Conte Branticki; Prince Odescalchi, of the aristocratic Roman family; and Count Litchfield.
[Ref: 18381] £230.00
Scarce letterpress. 330 x 228mm (13 x 9").
A programme for a horse-racing event held on 24th February 1848 in Rome, the day that marked the change in leadership in France during the revolution. The races include some racers such as George William Featherstonhaugh, a British geologist and geographer who initiated the Albany and Schenectady Railroad and was a surveyor of the Louisiana Purchase for the American Government; Conte Branticki; Prince Odescalchi, of the aristocratic Roman family; and Count Litchfield.
[Ref: 18381] £230.00