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Item Details
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| Author: |
Fairfax-Blakeborough, J. |
| Title: |
The Analysis of the Turf; or, The Duties and Difficulties of Racing Officials, Owners, Trainers, Jockeys, Bookmakers and Bettors, with Stories of Horses and Courses |
| Place: |
London |
| Publisher: |
Philip Allan & Co., Ltd. |
| Date: |
1927 |
| Item # : |
169983 |
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| Sale Number |
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331 |
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87 |
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| Hunting - Sporting - Angling - Natural History; with Books in All Fields |
| Sale Date |
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05/11/2006 |
| Price realized |
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$ 207 |
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| Description: |
| vii, [5], 321, [1] pp. Illustrated with 12 colored plates, with tissue guards; extra illustrated with 57 plates (engraved, lithographed, photogravure & other media), 13 of them in color. 10x6¼, ¾ mottled straight-grain morocco ruled in gilt, spine tooled in gilt, raised bands, top edges gilt; bound by Riviere. First Edition. |
| Marvelous assemblage of extra-illustrations including racing scenes, jockeys, owners, stables, etc. Small oval bookplate of Walter Blake. |
| Condition: |
| Spine a bit faded, near fine condition. |
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