Racing For Gold or, Incidents in the Life of a Turf Commissioner

Peddie, James

Published by London Messrs. Fores 1891, 1891

About this Item

First edition. 308 pages + 4 of ads. In yellowback format. Formerly the property of "The Racing Library" of Manchester, with a number of stamps indicating this, and also that the book was No. 564 in their holdings. The book is reasonably firmly bound in the original illustrated paper covered boards, which are somewhat grubby, chipped and rubbed, the extremities are bumped, "No. 564" is written in red ink to the front cover and there is a small label pasted to the bottom of the spine. The text block is slightly foxed, dusty and age toned, there are a few historic repairs with strips of white cloth tape and slight cracking at points, the book opens directly onto the title page but it is unclear whether there should have been another preceding it, and to the rear the first page of ads has been fairly neatly excised. A collection of short stories and sketches on the subject of gambling and related crimes, purporting to be straight from the horse's mouth, or at least heard from somebody who stopped for a smoke somewhere near the stable, and was convinced that the horse had something important to convey. It contains numerous full page illustrations by A. C. Havell. Seller Inventory # 5975

Bibliographic Details

Title: Racing For Gold or, Incidents in the Life of...

Publisher: London Messrs. Fores 1891

Publication Date: 1891

Edition: 1st Edition