Post Paddock Red Leather Edition (1 results)
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Published by Vinton & Co 1912
- Hardcover
Seller: Westmoor Books, Bedale, United KingdomWestmoor Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Vinton & Co., Limited, London, 1912. Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). Third Edition. Red leather boards, 372 pg text tight and unmarked with occasional light foxing. Corners & Spine show wear but generally a tight copy.One of seven volumes in the "Druid Sporting Lib…rary". Reminiscences of horse racing and foxhunting in England. Chapters include: Turf History/ Trainers and Jockeys/ The Betting Ring/ Mr. Kirby and the Foreigners/ Newmarket in the Olden Time/ Sam Chifney/ George IV/ Lord Darlington and Mr. Thornhill/ Priam and Zinganer/ Cardsellers, Touts, and Augurs/ Blood Sires/ Blood Mares/ Breeding of Hunters/ Auld Lang Syne/ Dick Christian's Lecture.