Harness Horse Racing in the United States and Canada
by Wrensch, Frank A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., 1948. Large quarto hardcover, red cloth, no dust-jacket. 207pp., Index. Illustrated with photographs. Introduction by E. Roland Harriman. Stated first edition on copyright page. No previous owner's name or book-plate, no writing, marking or highlighting. A clean, sound, tight copy. Near very good.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005408
- Title
- Harness Horse Racing in the United States and Canada
- Author
- Wrensch, Frank A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Horses, Horse Racing, Harness Racing, Non-Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses and Riding;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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