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VALLEY OF THE RACEHORSE A Year in the Life of Lambourn
by ROBIN OAKLEY
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0747217831
- ISBN 13
- 9780747217831
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: HEADLINE, 2000 Blue Boards with gilt titles to spine, 240 x 160 mm approx, 270 pp. 16 pp of b/w photos and double page line map. First Edition 1st printing 2000, signed by the author in ink to the half title with no other name or insc. VG/VG (Book- light general shelf rubbing, no previous owner name or insc. Author signature to half title as above, Dust Jacket- mild shelf rubbing, no nicks or tears and non price clipped cover£18.99. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 127006
- Title
- VALLEY OF THE RACEHORSE A Year in the Life of Lambourn
- Author
- ROBIN OAKLEY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0747217831
- ISBN 13
- 9780747217831
- Publisher
- HEADLINE
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Valley of the Racehorse, Robin Oakley, Horse Racing, Flat Racing, Lambourn Berkshire, Mark Pitman, Marcus Tregoning, Brian Meehan, Cheltenham, Signed Books,
Terms of Sale
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- Price Clipped
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- Gilt
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- Half Title
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- Rubbing
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- VG/VG
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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