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Softcover. xviii, 188 pp. Softcover. LCC: 9736015 Very good condition; a few notations in pencil; touches of wear to covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. See scans and description. Cedar Rapids, IA: Friends of The Torch Press, 1945. One of just 400 copies of the only edition. 'Where Did You Get That Hat ?', a collection of whimsical letters among Young E. Allison, Meredith Nicholson, and William Fortune, concerning an odd hat acquired by Allison. Edited with comments by J. Christian Bay. Slim octavo; green paper-covered boards impregnated with silver spangles; green cloth spine; frontis photograph of the subject hat; 46 pp. Very Good - in fact very near fine were it not for a stain at the title label (scan). Otherwise, just micro-touch wear at several points, and less than expected age-toning to the interior paper. See all scans. Americana - in fact, Mid-American Americana. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course. L202.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Thick octavo. 1,222pp. Ex-Long Island Historical Society with the usual treatment, spine ends and topedge worn, textblock edges faded and lightly soiled, very good. Aside from the few library markings, the interior is clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Condition of hardback book and dustjacket: Near Fine. A sturdy, clean copy with protective plastic cover. An influential treatise on racehorse breeding, delineating Lowe's figure system, based on the premise that every horse in the modern General Stud Book originated via the female family from one of forty-three 'root mares'. Lowe's system has been criticised for overgeneralising different aptitudes within different families. Written by C. Bruce Lowe. Edited by William Allison. Around 1895 an Australian, Bruce Lowe, wrote: Breeding Racehorses by the Figure System . He formulated a system of family numbers from the mares listed in the General Stud Book. Lowe believed that the three foundation sires of the Thoroughbred were successful largely due to the mares they were bred to, and so predicting race horse quality required identification and assessment of the mare lines.[5] Lowe stated, The figures are derived from a statistical compilation of the winners of the three great English classic races, Derby, Oaks and St. Leger. The family with the largest number of wins is No. 1, the next No. 2 and so on up to No. 43, and include families whose descendants have not won a classic race. 251pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 262pp. Illustrated throughout -numerous illus of celebrated horses from photos by Clarence Hailey, Newmarket. First edition. Interesting horse equine country horseracing reference literature. The book is in very good condition - clean and bright with a minimum of expected handling wear. It presents nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. a facsimile of the Second Edition, pp263, nice copy in dustjacket,

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 248 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 266 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. xiv, 262pp, index, folding pedigree chart (Godolphin Arabian and Byerly Turk), tables, bw ills. Maroon cloth titled in gilt. Minor spotting to cloth, page edges toned, small bookseller label on front pastedown, front hinge cracked but holding. Size: 4to.