THE RACING CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1948: RACES PAST, VOLUME ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX

PUBLISHED FOR THE JOCKEY CLUB BY WEATHERBY & SONS.

Published by WEATHERBY & SONS, 1948

About this Item

A stunning hardback book, bound nicely in a light brown calf-leather, with gilt titles on the spine, set within a red and black leather oblong shaped box edged with a fine gilt line. Edge of papers a nice green colour. A thick, small in height book, that's in really good, clean condition and as its a used book, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Its a fully immersive and informative book, that holds all horse racing reports and results for the 1948 season and the book is section off in four parts, plus additional pages on racing in Ireland and France. Part I: 259 pages Part II: 1379 pages, Part III: 250 pages, Part IV: 236 pages. All pages intact and nice tight binding. There is a staggering amount of information collated and compiled on so many aspects of the racing calendar for the year 1948. Its a gorgeous book that would grace any stylish library but also hold a fascinating amount of historical information on horse racing for that specific year. Size: 11" wide x 11" deep x 17" tall, weight unpacked: 1.5kg.

Seller Inventory # 1896

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE RACING CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1948: RACES PAST, VOLUME ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX
• Publisher: WEATHERBY & SONS
• Publication Date: 1948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 2 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • SPORT