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HISTORY OF THE BRITISH TURF: FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT DAY
by WHYTE, JAMES CHRISTIE
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Poor
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
$203.42$162.73
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn, Great Marlborough Street, 1840. 1st Edition . Fine/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [vii]viii - xxvi [1]2-576; [iii]iv - viii [1] 2 - 646. TWO-VOLUME FIRST EDITION. Two volumes uniformly bound in blue leather covered boards. Both volumes have gilt lettering within black title pieces on the spine. All edges of both volumes are marbled. Both volumes have marbled endpapers. Volume I has a generic bookplate on the front paste down. Other than overall light wear and soiling, the title page of volume II is loose, and last page of volume II has some tape repair to the edge. The text blocks of both volumes are clean and free of foxing.
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- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005988
- Title
- HISTORY OF THE BRITISH TURF: FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT DAY
- Author
- WHYTE, JAMES CHRISTIE
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn, Great Marlborough Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 4.19 lbs
- Keywords
- Horse Racing, Horses, British Horses, Newmarket,
- Bookseller catalogs
- REFERENCE;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
Biblio member since 2004
Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
I'm an sole proprietor of Maple Ridge Books. I've been selling books for some 22 years. Although my stock is small in numbers, I am very careful to offer books in the best condition possible. I try to keep shipping costs reasonable, which is not easy these days. I am more than willing to send additional photos of books, or provide more details.
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