When Diamonds Trumps by Reginald Herbert (44 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a captivating and humorous memoir by the author, who spent his life on both sporting and racing scenes at the heart of high society. Taking place in the 'roaring' sixties, the author gives an insight into a world that no longer exists. Painted with the vibrancy of yesterye…

Cream Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Published. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. (vi), 190pp, illustrated with 18 colour plates and black & white drawings in text, frontispiece is a colour portrait of the author tipped in on grey card, with tissue, title page is also illustrated in colour…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this w…

Condition: Sehr gut. Original cloth binding with mounted decoration, 187 pages, 18 colour plates including frontispiece (this with tissue guard, which is slightly creased), several illustrations in the text, private dedication on half title, occasionaly some foxing, sometimes quite heavy (but not to the plates), the delicate bin…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Original oatmeal coloured boards, 10.00 x 7.75 inches approx. , oval shaped centre piece to front board pasted with a coloured illustration of a horse and rider jumping over an obstacle, this oval shape would have been bordered in gold but some of this is worn, bevelled edges, gilt…

Cloth. Condition: Good. pp [5] + 187 + [2] with 18 full page colour plates , as called for. Textblock very good subject to tanning to the endpapers and foxing to the adjacent few leaves , one colour plate loose, business card pasted on inside front cover, signature on verso of fep. Binding a little strained but holding well. Cre…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of these tales of horse-racing, profusely illustrated with colour plates. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke and 12th Earl of Montg…

Walter Southwood & Co. London. No date, [1908]. Early Edition. Hardback in slipcase. No DW. Cream cloth, gilt with bevelled edges and tipped in colour illustration with gilt surround to front board. From the library of Capt the Hon. Ralph Legge Pomeroy. Portrait frontis, with tissue guard (partially detached) + Colour and b/w il…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 187 p., [17] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 27 cm. Notes; Frontispiece: coloured and signed p…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 187 p., [17] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), music, ports. ; 27 cm. Notes; Frontispiece: coloured and signed p…