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RACING - and - STEEPLE CHASING - The Badminton Library
by Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire; Craven, Mr W. G.; Coventry, Arthur; Watson, Alfred E. T. (dedication by His Grace The Duke of Beaufort K.G.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1886. Book. Illus. by John Sturgess;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. (xii) 419 pp. Burgundy leather decorated in gilt on the panels and spine; marbled endpapers; headband. Edge and corner wear with a previous owner's name in pencil inside; hinges tight, gutters intact. Both titles in a single volume: RACING by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, and Mr W. G. Craven: the Chapters are: History of Horse Racing; Horses of Ancient Britain; The Progress of the Sport; History of the Jockey Club; Racing Officials: Clerk of the Course; The Starter; The Judge; The Clerk of the Scales; The Handicapper; The Stakeholder; The Stewards; Newmarket; Racing in the Provinces; Racing Servants: Old Style and New; Breeding; Treatment of Yearlings; Early Trials; Three Year Olds; Over a Distance of Ground; Upon Trainers; Upon Jockeys; and Betting. STEEPLE-CHASING by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E. T. Watson: the Chapters are: The Origin and Development of Steeple Chasing; The Selection of the Chaser; Schooling; Fences and Fencing; Riding the Race; Hurdle Racing; Local Meetings; and Famous Chasers and Their Riders; followed by an appendix: Original Straing of Our Horses with Tabulated Pedigress; and an index. Illustrated with line drawings by John Sturgess..
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222901
- Title
- RACING - and - STEEPLE CHASING - The Badminton Library
- Author
- Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire; Craven, Mr W. G.; Coventry, Arthur; Watson, Alfred E. T. (dedication by His Grace The Duke of Beaufort K.G.)
- Illustrator
- John Sturgess;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- horses; horse racing; steeple chase; steeplechasing; badminton library; steeplechase; race; equine;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports - Horse Related;
Terms of Sale
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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