Highdown Compton (9 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 2004). (2003) 2004 paperback edition. 8vo paperback (130 x 198mm). Pp240. B/w photograph plates. Slight use and browning else good second-hand paperback. Mick the Miller's story amounts to nothing less than a fairy tale. Bred by a gambling-mad priest, Mick emerged from the backwoods of Ireland to sweep all before him. As a youngster he survived a killer disease to win Derbies and break records; as a veteran he fought back from injury to bow out before 40,000 adoring fans with victory in the 1931 St. Leger over a distance considered inappropriate for an ageing greyhound. Mick was a freak of nature. He won by cunning and brainpower more than raw speed. In retirement he capitalised on this intelligence and became a role model for Red Rum and Desert Orchid by earning a living on the celebrity circuit, even meeting the King and Queen. But he went one better, starring in his own feature film, Wild Boy (1934) - which he steals from the real actors." .…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 304 pages, 16 pages of chiefly colour plates ; 25 cm. Subjects; Duffield, George (1946-). Jockeys Great Britain Biography. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 304 pages, 16 pages of chiefly colour plates ; 25 cm. Subjects; Duffield, George (1946-). Jockeys Great Britain Biography. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. ### AS NEW book is clean, crisp, unclipped and unmarked. Dust jacket is As New with some light shelf wear. No marks in or on book. NOT A REMAINDER. Not ex library. Not book club. 303 pages. Dust jacket protected in a crystal clear MYLAR cover. Bubble wrapped and custom boxed for standard shipping. Unopened, unused, brand new. As New.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. SIGNED inscription by author. Near-fine hardback copy in Near-fine jacket. A look at the history of shady practices in horse racing, mainly 1920's through to 1980's. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. 240 x 165mm. pp. 272. English text. A philosophical and humerous take on life by Alan Brazil. Signed to title page. Original black boards with silver lettering to spine. Housed in pictorial dust jacket. Book and dust jacket very clean and tight. Signed by Author.…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 269 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition colour photographic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1905156243 SPORT [Football].…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains 299 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'Marcus Armytage.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1905156138 SPORT [Horse Racing].…