Ainslie's Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing
New York: Trident Press, 1968. 493 pages. Thick 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, chipped d.w. New York: Trident Press, (1968). First edition. Near fine in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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Very Willing Griffin
New York: Norton, 1974. Lightly illustrated with b/w photos. 237 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Norton, (1974). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn with small chip to lower corner. More
Queen's Jockey
London: Stanley Paul, 1966. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. and fore-edge of pages lightly soiled. London: Stanley Paul, (1966). More
Jeux, Sports et Divertissements des Rois de France
Paris: Gallimard, 1937. Illustrated in black and white. 282 pages. Small 4to, blue cloth-backed decorative boards, tattered d.w. Paris: Gallimard, (1937). Binding toned with some wear -- still internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper. Forty-eight inserts from the engravings of Cabinet des Estampes de la Bibliotheque Nationale. More
Dick Seaman: Racing Motorist
London: Foulis, 1948. Illustrated. 189 pages, 8vo, black cloth (front panel faded to brown); minor foxing to endpapers, dust wrapper chipped and somewhat sunned. London: G. T. Foulis & Co., 1948. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
A History of the English Turf.
London: Virtue, 1901. Frontispiece, numerous engraved plates protected with tissue, and numerous black & white in-text illustrations. 3 volumes. 741 pages with continuous pagination. Small folio, light green gilt-stramped pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, light rubbing at extremes and some neat repairs at spine ends. London: H. Virtue and Co., 1901. Very good(+). More
Steeplechasing In America: Twenty-first edition
Philadelphia: Triangle Publications, 1968. Illustrated in black and white. 173, 127 pages. 8vo, red and blue cloth. Philadelphia: Triangle Publications, 1968. Toned spine and text block, internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy. A reference book on steeplechasing and hunt racing, containing official charts, word and picture portraits of the sport's leaders, a ringside review of the year's important races, along with other comprehensive and historical matter pertaining to steeplechasing. More
Monte Carlo Or Bust!; Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies
London: Dennis Dobson, 1969. Illustrated (color). Thin oblong 4to., brown cloth, lightly edge-worn wrapper. London: Dennis Dobson, (1969). A very good copy. More
American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise
New York: Hachette, 2016. Illustrated. x + 292 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. New York: Hachette Books, (2016). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author on title page. More
Speed on Salt: A History of Boonneville Salt Flats, Utah, U.S.A.
New York: Scribner, 1936. 28 b/w photographic illustrations. 84 pages. Short slim 4to, blue cloth-backed blue boards; small strip of fading at bottom edge). d.w. largely intact but chipped on rear panel and somewhat stained. New York: Scribner's, 1936. First Edition. A very good(+) in very good(-) dust wrapper. Previous owner's name on fly-leaf. More
Piloti, Che Gente...
Enzo Ferrari, 1983. Hundreds of illustrations (photographs, drawings, paintings, etc). 359pp., 4to, pictorial cloth; corners bumped. N.P.: Enzo Ferrari, (1983). Internally fine, a very good (+) copy. One of 2500 copies. More
Backward Glances: Reminiscences of an Old New-Yorker
New York: Privately Printed, 1914. Frontispiece portrait and many other illustrations, some with lettered tissue guards , facsimile letters and documents. 275 pp., tall 8vo, grey cloth (lightly rubbed). New York: Privately Printed, 1914. First Edition. Scarce. A personal memoir of the horse racing and trotting sport as it evolved in New York through the 19th century. The author's family and he owned and raced thoroughbreds, and trotting horses, and were key members in the Union Course, Long Island. Of..... More
A Gift to the State: The National Stud.
London: Fothergill, 1916. A Memorial of It. Compiled, edited and decorated by Fothergill. Tipped-in color frontis., 17 tipped-in color plates by Lynwood, Palmer and the editor. 235pp., tall 4to, gilt-pictorial blue cloth cover; (stained & corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed). N.p. [London]: George A. Fothergill, 1916. Good (+). Limited Edition, one of 300 copies. More
The Great Racing Cars & Drivers
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1972. Profusely illustrated with b/w and color photos. 252 pages. Narrow 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1972). A very good(+) copy with minor foxing to outer edges; in a lightly scuffed very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Magic Of Sport; Mainly Autobiographical.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (scattered foxing, cloth soiled, corners bumped). London: John Long, (1909). More
Horses and Courses; A Pictorial History of Racing
New York: Viking, 1972. Many Illus., some in color. 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Viking, (1972). Very good. More
Seabiscuit
New York: Random House, 2001. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2001). First Edition. The author's first book and basis for a 2003 film. In a first issue dust wrapper, without mention of the audio book. More
Seabiscuit; An American Legend
New York: Random House, 2001. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (2001). Very good. More
Seabiscuit; An American Legend
New York: Random House, 2003. Nearly 150 photo Illus. 4to, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., front and back boards warped. New York: Random House, (2003). Special Illustrated Collector's Edition. More
In the Winner's Circle; The Jones Boys of Calumet Farm
New York: Mason & Lipscomb, 1974. Illus. xii, 172pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, several pages creased in margin of upper right corner, pencil annotations in margins of some pages, a few pages with pencil underlining to text. New York: Mason & Lipscomb, (1974). First Edition. Biography of horse trainers, Ben and Jimmy Jones. More
Far From a Gentleman
London: Michael Joseph, 1960. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. rubbed and lightly soiled, foxing to end-papers. London: Michael Joseph, (1960). Presentation copy. More
Steeplechasing.
London: Hutchinson, 1954. Color and b/w Illus. 8vo, green cloth, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. London: Hutchinson, (1954). More
Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914; A Social and Economic History
London: Frank Cass, 2000. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w., corners of cloth bumped, otherwise very good. London: Frank Cass, (2000). More
Das Konigreich des Pferdes
Luzern: C. J. Bucher, 1969. Many Illus., some in color. 4to, brown cloth. Luzern: C. J. Bucher, (1970). Very good. More
British Blood Lines
London: J. A. Allen, 1955. 8vo, tan cloth, cloth lightly soiled, folding blood lines chart has several small tears on left margin. London: J. A. Allen, (1955). Very good. More