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Thoroughbred Racing Stock and Its Ancestors: The Authentic Origin Of Pure Blood
by Wentworth
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
-
Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1962 hardcover as pictured. One of 300 copies of the limited American Edition. A comprehensive history of thoroughbreds and racing. Binding is firm. Red cloth boards with gold stamping show light shelf wear. Spine is soiled. Lower corner of front board and most of text block has been water stained. Edge of text block lightly soiled. Text appears unmarked. As noted above, lower corner of text block has been water stained. The pages are rippled with many adherent at the lower edge. The damage does not extend into the text or illustrations. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small viullage library. s
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2174
- Title
- Thoroughbred Racing Stock and Its Ancestors
- Author
- Wentworth
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited American Edition of 300
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 556
- Size
- 8.5x11
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Thoroughbred Racing, Horses
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horse Breeding; Horses;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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