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RACING - and - STEEPLE CHASING (Steeplechasing) - 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.) - 1886

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.)

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RACING - and - STEEPLE CHASING (Steeplechasing) - 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.) - 1886

RACING - and - STEEPLE CHASING (Steeplechasing) - 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.)

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London: Longmans Green and Co., 1886. (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.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by John Sturgess;. 12mo. Book.
  • Bookseller W. Fraser Sandercombe CA (CA)
  • Illustrator John Sturgess;
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Longmans Green and Co.
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1886
  • Keywords horses; horse racing; steeple chase; steeple chasing; badminton library; steeplechase; race races; equine;
  • Size 12mo

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RACING - and - STEEPLE CHASING - The Badminton Library

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.)

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
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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;… Read More
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