Arcaro Eddie (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Free of markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large, slightly oblong quarto. Color illustrations. Condition: DJ price-clipped; else fine in near fine DJ. 146 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Joe Petro illus (illustrator). first printing. Yellow cloth, 174 pages, 9-in tall. Story of a Kentucky Derby winner and the "Dean" of the Kentucky Derby, Roscoe Goose.

Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 256 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Joe Petro (illustrator). 1st Edition. 174pp, illustrated, including photographs, yellow cloth with gilt titles, generally clean and bright, with insignificant damp stain at rear board, and occasional foxing at pastedowns, in lightly worn and soiled dust jacket with a bit of wear at edges, now housed in protective Brodart cover. Inscribed by author at front fly, "With best wishes / and admiration / Earl Ruby, 1974." Jockey Roscoe Goose, who rode 1913 Kentucky Derby winner Donerail. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Yellow hardcover shows only the very slightest edgewear. SIGNED BY EARLY RUBY ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER. DJ shows light rubbing with slight edgewear. This is the story of Roscoe Goose, the horse Donerail and the 1913 Kentucky Derby. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. as pictured a First English Edition stated a very good condition hardcover in a good condition dust jacket, nicks at folds, price present gently read clean, with line drawings, 174 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. Near fine/Very Good. Bright and attractive cloth hardcover. Dust jacket has moderate rubbing and edgewear. First edition. Very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Covered in Mylar; B and w illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 316. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1951 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 316.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Second printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Scuffing to cover boards. Clean and unmarked pages. Moderate loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Second Printing. 273+pp.; HB yellow w/red-pic.cover; slight rub; red pencil in margin,pg.265, otherwise clean,tight pgs. DJ yellow w/red&blk.-photocover; slight rub w/wear on edges&corners; corner-cut. " .not merely the story of Arcaro's great record. It is a behind-the-scenes account of what goes on in the stables, the jockey room, the paddock, the starting gate, and the big stakes races themselves." b/w photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1963. 341 pages with index & appendix. First edition, first printing stated. Rare original DJ with price-clipped flap. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Book is tight and clean. Light soiling to top page edges. Two corner tips are gently bumped. Uncommon DJ with a couple of small edge chips. Light soiling to DJ rear. A treasury of all things horse racing, from horse profiles, to race contracts to Arcaro retelling the 1938 Derby, and many, many more. 100+ photographs, ilustations, paintings and cartoons. This book is loaded with a cultural history of horse racing from its beginning up until 1963. A solid and attractive copy in its original uncommon DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Cloth. 273pp. Illus. Two pages in rear printing charts/info of Arcaro's four Kentucky Derby wins. One page of his riding record. Near fine in vg (couple of short tears/snags) price-clipped dj. The rare first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Greenberg. New York. 1951. 273 pages. Hardcover with DJ. First edition; 2nd printing stated. Book is SIGNED and inscribed by Eddie Arcaro on FFEP: To My Friend Bubbles Warren - Eddie Arcaro. Bubbles Warren Is Grover Cleveland Warren Jr; the son of well known jockey Bubbles Warren who died in a tragic fall while racing. Junior who also assumed the Bubbles nickname was the jockey room manager at Caliente Race Track; who died in 1962. Inscription is clean and nice from the hand of the greatest jockey who ever lived; who still holds the record for the only jockey to have won two Triple Crowns; Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in 1948. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Bright yellow attractive DJ has $2.95 price intact on flap. Minor shallow chipping at foot and crown of DJ spine. Rubbing along flap fold. Small open chip along base of DJ rear. Yellow cloth shows rubbing with gentle bumping on two corners; light shelf-wear. Manufacturing flaw left edges of pages 242-3 uncut and have since been separated leaving 2 open chips on edge of page 242 with the excess paper from those chips attached to page 243. Hardly of consequence; just needed to be disclosed. An incredibly rare piece of Horse Racing lore and a true plum for anyone who enjoys the sport of Kings. Signed by legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro. Signed by Author(s).