A History of the English Turf; With Illustrations; Vol. I.; Division I.

1901. (4to) Very good plus, no dust jacket. 124pp. Green cloth with black and blue decoration and gilt lettering. All edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrations, and plates with tissue guards. The bottom of the spine and the bottom corners are lightly frayed where they are worn and the front free endpaper has a small abrasion where a sticker has been removed. "To the memory of His Grace the First Duke of Westminster, owner of the finest stud of thoroughbreds ever seen in England who won the triple crown of guineas, derby and st. Leger twice and has now, to the lasting regret of all who valued honesty, courage, and the truest sportsmanship joined the great company of his predecessors, those noble patrons of the English Turf now settling in the Elysian Fields the problem we must still debate whether Eclipse or Ormonde was the faster horse" - from the Dedication. Book about English Turf. Vol. 1. Locale: England. (Sports, Equestrian Sports, Horse Breeding, Horse Racing, Sportsmen). …