London: Richard Bentley and Son. Bound in magnificently decorated blue and red cloth, with gilt horse and rider on front board, and red and light blue strips horizontally placed at top and bottom of front board and spine: lettering in gilt to spine. XV/351pp with index and bookplate to verso of FFEP. Plum coloured endpapers with horse and rider motif.History of Horse racing with details of individual races and meeting from Charles 2nd to Victoria. Splendid condition, see photo. . Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 1893.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001194
Title: Horse Racing in England
Author: Black, Robert
Format/Binding: Decorative Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Richard Bentley and Son
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: HORSE RACING IN ENGLAND, ROBERT BLACK, HISTORY OF RACING, CLOCKING RACES, NEWMARKET, RACE MEETINGS
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.

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