Fred Archer Complete Study by John Welcome (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Expanded edition, with colour illustrations, & foreword by Lester Piggott. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover in black paper covered boards with sharp tips and lightly bumped spine ends. No names, tears or soil in the tight, crisp 176pp text. 15 glossy color plate reproductions of Vanity Fair portraits of Archer's contemporaries throughout, a forward by Lester Piggott and a 4pp appendix of Archer's racing accomplishments in the rear. Original, un-clipped color illustrated dust wrapper has some repaired scratches but is complete and displays well in new mylar. Fred Archer reigned over the English Turf from 1874, when he was seventeen until his death in 1886. In his day only two others are comparable to him, Sir Gordon Richards and Lester Piggott. However, he also had powerful and deadly enemies - there were accusations of professional misconduct which cost him rides, friends and peace of mind. John Welcome brilliantly vindicates Archer and brings him and the Victorian racing scene triumphantly to life. Many people regard the earlier edition of this book as the greatest biography of a jockey ever written. An enormous amount of work went into the first edition and over the last twenty years John Welcome has continued to update and correct his magnum opus.

Condition: Good. 1990. First Edition. 176 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Flat signed by author to title page. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket, nicks to the edges. Light wear & bumps to the board edges & corners. Faint marks to the edges of the textblock. Content is in very good, clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: A couple of light crease to dustjacket, otherwise excellent and clean. Internal Condition: Small mark from previous owners address label on first endpaper, otherwise clean and bright. Author/Editor: Welcome, John. ISBN: 1872708021. Publisher: Lambourn. Year: 1990. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, colour. Language: English. Page Count: 176. Keywords: Horse Racing, Fred Archer, Jockey, Flat Racing. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near-fine hardback copy in Near-fine jacket. LISTING PHOTO DOESN'T NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. WELCOME, John Foreword by Lester Piggott [176] pp. Lambourn 1990 10 1/4" x 7" Illustrated w/ 15 colour plates from Vanity Fair Frederick James Archer (11 January 1857 8 November 1886), also known by the nickname The Tin Man, was an English flat race jockey of the Victorian era, described as "the best all-round jockey that the turf has ever seen". He was Champion Jockey for 13 consecutive years until 1886, riding 2,748 winners from 8,084 starts, in so doing setting records for the number of Champion Jockey titles (13), number of wins in a season (246) and number of race wins (2748) which remained unthreatened until the arrival of Steve Donoghue and Sir Gordon Richards well into the 20th century.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Unread copy - no price clip or owner inscriptions. First Printing.