Will H. Ogilvie — Scattered Scarlet

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1923. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of poetry from Scottish-Australian writer and horseman William Henry Ogilvie. First edition. Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece and seven tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A wonderful collection of poetry on hunting and equestrian activities, with titles including: The Right Sort, Between the Woods, The Music of the Chase, Skyline Tommy, and The Long Hack Home, 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 red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Lionel Edwards. Very Good .