Eddie Arcaro (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large, slightly oblong quarto. Color illustrations. Condition: DJ price-clipped; else fine in near fine DJ. 146 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. first printing. Yellow cloth, 174 pages, 9-in tall. Story of a Kentucky Derby winner and the "Dean" of the Kentucky Derby, Roscoe Goose. Joe Petro illus (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. portraits of kerntucky derby winners, often racing for finish line, stretch duels, 1984. beverley (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Yellow hardcover shows only the very slightest edgewear. SIGNED BY EARLY RUBY ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER. DJ shows light rubbing with slight edgewear. This is the story of Roscoe Goose, the horse Donerail and the 1913 Kentucky Derby. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 174pp, illustrated, including photographs, yellow cloth with gilt titles, generally clean and bright, with insignificant damp stain at rear board, and occasional foxing at pastedowns, in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket with a bit of wear at edges, now housed in protective Brodart cover. Inscribed by author at front fly, "With best wishes / and admiration / Earl Ruby, 1974." Jockey Roscoe Goose, who rode 1913 Kentucky Derby winner Donerail. Joe Petro (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. as pictured a First English Edition stated a very good condition hardcover in a good condition dust jacket, nicks at folds, price present gently read clean, with line drawings, 174 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine/Very Good. Bright and attractive cloth hardcover. Dust jacket has moderate rubbing and edgewear. First edition. Very nice copy. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Covered in Mylar; B and w illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1963. 341 pages with index & appendix. First edition, first printing stated. Rare original DJ with price-clipped flap. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Book is tight and clean. Light soiling to top page edges. Two corner tips are gently bumped. Uncommon DJ with a couple of small edge chips. Light soiling to DJ rear. A treasury of all things horse racing, from horse profiles, to race contracts to Arcaro retelling the 1938 Derby, and many, many more. 100+ photographs, ilustations, paintings and cartoons. This book is loaded with a cultural history of horse racing from its beginning up until 1963. A solid and attractive copy in its original uncommon DJ.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Cloth. 273pp. Illus. Two pages in rear printing charts/info of Arcaro's four Kentucky Derby wins. One page of his riding record. Near fine in vg (couple of short tears/snags) price-clipped dj. The rare first printing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Greenberg. New York. 1951. 273 pages. Hardcover with DJ. First edition; 2nd printing stated. Book is SIGNED and inscribed by Eddie Arcaro on FFEP: To My Friend Bubbles Warren - Eddie Arcaro. Bubbles Warren Is Grover Cleveland Warren Jr; the son of well known jockey Bubbles Warren who died in a tragic fall while racing. Junior who also assumed the Bubbles nickname was the jockey room manager at Caliente Race Track; who died in 1962. Inscription is clean and nice from the hand of the greatest jockey who ever lived; who still holds the record for the only jockey to have won two Triple Crowns; Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in 1948. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Bright yellow attractive DJ has $2.95 price intact on flap. Minor shallow chipping at foot and crown of DJ spine. Rubbing along flap fold. Small open chip along base of DJ rear. Yellow cloth shows rubbing with gentle bumping on two corners; light shelf-wear. Manufacturing flaw left edges of pages 242-3 uncut and have since been separated leaving 2 open chips on edge of page 242 with the excess paper from those chips attached to page 243. Hardly of consequence; just needed to be disclosed. An incredibly rare piece of Horse Racing lore and a true plum for anyone who enjoys the sport of Kings. Signed by legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro. Signed by Author(s).…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 316. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1951 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 316.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Jacket worn, sun-faded, tears including 1 inch missing at base of spine. Book has some discoloration/staining to spine, textblock edges foxed (top heavily). Pages have some minor smudges and blemishes. First signature loosening, binding remains serviceable.