No signatures. Spine faded. Narrow split to gutter between frontis and title page. Rear hinge broken with text block separated from rear board. A clean copy, but in need of binding repairs. No dust wrapper.; 146, [1] pages + [1] page advertisements + "Important Notice" slip facing page 52 + colour frontis + 3 colour plates + b&w plates + b&w in-text illustrations. Red cloth boards. Gilt border on front board. Page dimensions: 278 x 219mm. Contents: The Swift Runner; The Swifter Runner; Speed and Stamina; The Classic Arabian Foundation Breed; Anglo-Arabs and other Arab Crosses.; 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Swift Runner: Racing Speed Through the Ages Including Standard Points of its Foundation Breed, The Marathon Runner
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin (1957), London
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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We are located in Dunedin, in the south of the South Island of New Zealand. We are a generalist rare and out-of-print bookseller, selling books in most subject areas. Our stock of over 8,000 titles has particular strengths in the areas of New Zealand history and literature, Maori, Tibet and Central Asia, Travel, Military, and Antiquarian. We are a member of ANZAAB (Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers).

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Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
New Zealand

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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, 271 High St, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: info@renaissancebooks.co.nz. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.

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