Brown Jack by Lyle (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. History of the Racehorse Brown Jack Contents fine cond Boards slightly lightened in parts ow vg cond. Lionel Edwards (illustrator).

Putnam. 1934. Third impression of first edition. Hardback no DW. Illustrated with b/w line drawings. Brown cloth with gilt text. Page edges browned and prelims foxed, withsome foxing to interior pages. Minor rubbing and wear to covers, spine and extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1934. Blrown cloth gilt VG. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Tissue guarded frontisplate. Illustrated. 219 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 3RD IMPRESSION. LIONEL EDWARDS (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 220 pages plus illustration coloured frontis.Limited edition35 of 250 signed by Author Illustrator and Owner of Brown Jack Bound in half vellum on brown cloth boards contents in fine condition spine. Contents in very fine condition Boards near fine just spine slightly darkened ow vg to near fine. Lionel Edwards (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 220 pages plus illustration coloured frontis.Limited edition11 of 250 signed by Author Illustrator and Owner of Brown Jack contents in fine condition spine very clean bound in half vellum the side panels of the spine darkened ow book in very fine condition. Lionel Edwards (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. LYLE, R.C. [219] pp. Putnam London 1934 Fourth Impression Black & White Library 8 3/4" x 5 1/4" Illustrated by Lionel Edwards *tape to head of jacket spine* Brown Jack (19241948) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that raced over hurdles and then on the flat. He was a "stayer" a horse specialising in longer races. He won the second Cheltenham Champion Hurdle in 1928, but his main claim to fame was winning the Queen Alexandra Stakes the longest race in the flat racing calendar for six years running, from 1929 to 1934. His repeated victories made him one of the most popular racehorses in the history of British racing. A bronze statue of Brown Jack, by the equestrian painter Sir Alfred Munnings, is to be seen at Ascot. Brown Jack was a brown gelding, foaled in Ireland by Jackdaw out of Querquidella. He was bought as a 3 year old by Sir Harold Wernher, Bt. and trained by Aubrey Hastings to race over hurdles. After Hastings' death in 1929, he was trained by former jockey Ivor Anthony (brother of Jack Anthony and Owen Anthony). In 1928, as a 4-year-old in his first season, he won seven races from ten starts, including the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in 1928 ridden by Bilbie Rees, but then switched to the more lucrative racing on the flat. He won the Ascot Stakes in 1928, and the 2.75-mile Queen Alexandra Stakes for six years running, from 1929 to 1934, each time ridden by veteran Champion Jockey Steve Donoghue. He won the Goodwood Cup and Doncaster Cup in 1930, and the Chester Cup in 1931, the Ebor Handicap in 1931 carrying 9 st 5 lb, and the Rosebery Memorial Plate. After winning the Goodwood Cup and Doncaster Cup in 1930, he was second in both races in 1931, losing to Salmon Leap and Singapore respectively. He was also second in the Goodwood Cup in 1932, behind Brulette. He won 18 races from 55 starts on the flat. He retired with winnings of over £12,000. Robert Charles Lyle published a biography of Brown Jack in 1934, detailing his races. London & North Eastern Railway A3 class locomotive 60043 was named after the horse. Built at Doncaster Works it entered service in December 1935.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Third impression Putnam 1934. No jacket. Book is Good plus/VG minus. Moderate wear, bumps, edge-foxing; gilt titles remain bright. Pages yellowed with occasional foxing, minor blemishes; spine a bit slanted, binding reasonably firm; 1935 gift inscription to front endpaper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. 1934. Limited Edition - this is copy no.243 of 250 copies signed by the author, the artist and the owner of Brown Jack. Quarto. 218pp. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards. Quarter vellum over green cloth. Some discolouration and soiling. Gilt title to spine. Top edge gilt. Bevelled edges. Binding square and tight. Contents generally clean and bright. A 'Good+' copy. Lionel Edwards (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Brown cloth bound, hardback book, with gorgeous gilt titles on both the front board and spine. Comes with worn and torn dust jacket, not price clipped. This wonderful book is in reasonably good condition and as its a used book, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. 219 pages, all intact and nice tight binding. Inscription on first blank page dated Xmas 1935, First Edition published 1934, Fourth Impression dated December 1934. A few brown spots on side edge of papers, all text, lovely illustrations by Lionel Edwards are in good, clean, readable order. Reviews: "Brown Jack" has become a saga which the author Mr Lyle tells with glowing enthusiasm and knowledge, while Mt. Lionel Edwards contributes a series of lovely drawings. J. Bulloch (Sunday Times) - The author takes us into Brown Jack's box, as it were, and makes us closely acquainted with him, with his idiosyncrasies, his character, his likes and dislikes, the very horse himself, lion-hearted on the racecourse and gentle as a lamb at home, Arthur B. Portman (Audax) - Observer. No vague eulogy of the most popular racehorse of modern times, a genuine biography containing all the known facts, Times Literary Supplement. …

Parchment Paper Spine. Condition: Good. Limited Numbered Edition. This is copy no. 213 of an edition limited to 250 copies signed by the author, the artist and the owner of Brown Jack. Quarter parchment-paper over green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Bevelled edges. Slight darkening to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally clean. Illustrations by Lionel Edwards. 4to. Edwards, Lionel (illustrator).…