Dowst Robert Craig Jay (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A guide to racing and betting in the 1930s. 8vo. 183pp. Original cloth, lightly worn, generally very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Later printing, hardcover, has a slight lean to the binding, bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and light toning to the edges of the textblock. Overall, this is a solid, Very Good copy in a Good+, price-clipped dust jacket which has rubbing with scuffs and smudges to the covers, wear with peels and shallow losses to the edges, spine ends, and corners, short but jagged chips to the head and tail of the flaps, sun fading to the spine, and some staining to the back cover near the tail. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.…

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback bound in brown cloth-covered boards with black titles. Book has light edge wear more severe at top of spine. Dust jacket has edge wear and several missing chips in archival jacket. In the mid-1930s a new group of horse racing devotees was created. This book, from leading turf experts details what must be learned to avoid losses in wagering. 183 pages including a Glossary of terms. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

vii, 183 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in a jacket with one tiny chip and some light edgewear and soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. DOWST, Robert S. and CRAIG, Jay [183] pp. Dodd, Mead 1934 Third Edition 7 5/8" x 5 1/2" Jacket design by Paul Brown w/ Decorations by Edwin Megargee In the mid-1930s a new group of horse racing devotees was created. This book, from leading turf experts details what must be learned to avoid losses in wagering. 183 pages including a Glossary of terms.…