Tales of the Turf

Language: English

Published by Vantage Press, 1956

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Gift quality first edition hardcover in mint green cloth covered boards showing bumped spine ends and sharp tips. Light age-toning on endpapers, feint moisture mark at spine edge of title & dedication pages, rest of tight, crisp 206pp text is tight and bright w/occasional foxing or marginal thumbprint. Illustrated with several b/w photographs. Original, un-clipped green background dust wrapper has small repairs at spine ends and tips, displays very well in new mylar. 38 chapters are brief, some only a few pages. Titles include: The Wild Horse/ The Unlucky Star/ A Royal Flush/ The Unbeatables/ The Boy Plunger/ The Ugly Duckling/ Brother Act/ The Gypsy Horse/ The Trick Horse/ The Poison Handicap/ The Cheap Plater/ This Jockey Eats Anything/ The Sucker Punch/ The Camels are Coming/ The Candy Kid/ Rejected Stones/ Faith - and a Horse/ The Heathen Chinee/ The Heart of My Dandy/ Paths of Glory/ I Beat Man O'War/ Photo Finish/ A Woman's Hunch/ The Butcher Boys/ Hunches/ Losers Weepers/ A Way with a Horse/ Dwarfs and Giants/ False Courage/ Money Isn't Everything/ The Chicken Game/ Distance Lends Enchantment/ The Indestructible Jockey/ The Groceryman's Horse/ Dollar Grab/ The Great Bookmaker Swindle/ Salt Water Cure/ Pittsburgh Phil.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Tales of the Turf
Author
Wade, Horace Atkisson
Publisher
Vantage Press
Publication year
1956
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
First Edition.
Item weight
16 ounces
Dimensions
8vo - over 7.75" - 9.75" tall
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