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Published by George Allen and Unwin, London, 1957
Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London, George Allen and Unwin, 1957. Quarto, 146, [2] (colophon and advertisement) pages with 79 pages of plates plus 5 pages of plates (four in colour). Gilt-decorated red cloth; an excellent copy. Studies the changes which have turned the Arabian horse, 'the Swift Runner of the Eastern lands into the world famous swifter runner of Epsom Turf', as developed in England.
Published by George Ronald, Oxford, 1950
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First. Minor diagonal crease at top right corner of front panel of jacket about 1". 3/4" triangular tear on back panel of jacket. No paper missing on jacket. Jacket protected in mylar. "Copy 1" written in pencil on the first blank page. This book came from the estate of Wayne Van Vleet. The Van Vleets owned and operated the Lazy Double V ranch near Nederland Colorado starting in the 30's. The ranch is well known for their Arabian horses.
Published by Allen & U, 1962
ISBN 10: 0046360026ISBN 13: 9780046360023
Seller: Bookmans, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Book
hardcover. Condition: Good. . Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.
Published by Georg Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1957
Seller: Bookster, Baxter Springs, KS, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Full Title: "The Swift Runnder: Racing Speed Through the Ages: Including Standard of Points of Its Foundation Breed, The Marathon Runner." From the jacket flap: "Centuries before the racing horse made its appearance in Northern lands the Arabian horse was worshiped as the idol 'swift runner'. Lady Wentworth's . . . book deals with the swifter runner of to-day developed in England from the oriental prototype of speed, the Horses of the Wind, of which it was said that 'God let loose the swift runner and he went on his way neighing'. [This] is an authoritative standard for the racing prototype, unchanged, with 4,000 years of tested stamina behind it, but superseded by 300 years of specialisation for speed alone. It shows the Arabian at one end of the racing scale and the Thoroughbred at the other, with the Anglo-Arab halfway between the two." The book is tight and clean, though with lightly bumped corners. The dustjacket is price-clipped and substantially worn, with tears and chips; but it is in one piece. Still, a very collectible book.
Published by George Ronald, Oxford, 1950
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First. 1" closed tear at the bottom front panel of the dust jacket near the spine, invisible with mylar cover. A touch of wear on the corners of the jacket. "Copy 3" written in pencil on the first blank page. Price clipped. The jacket would be very close to fine without the price clip. This book came from the estate of Wayne Van Vleet. The Van Vleets owned and operated the Lazy Double V ranch near Nederland Colorado starting in the 30's. The ranch is well known for their Arabian horses.
Published by George Allen & Unwin LTD, London, 1957
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First. Red cloth binding with gold stamping. Some tape residue marks on the endpapers, o/w VG unmarked copy. nice white coated paper, color and B&W plates. In a mylar protected Red illustrated DJ. Small chip out of the top spine edge, and several small tears, still nice attractive DJ.
Published by Sporting Book Center New York, 1979
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
3rd Ed. 4to. [iv] + 352pp. 232 b/w. plates from photos., 25 colour plates, 12 photolitho. plates, 17 figures, folding map loosely at rear as called for. Good in lightly rubbed and sl. chipped d/w. sl. creased in part at lower edge. . Companion volume of "Thoroughbred Racing Stock". Additional postage may be necessary US$105.
Published by Sporting Book Center/Allen & Unwin, Canaan NY, 1979
ISBN 10: 0932748007ISBN 13: 9780932748003
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Book
As New. Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Third Edition. None; 213 plates in half-tone and 39 plates in colour, and many didagrams in the text; gatefold map of Arabia at rear, DJ in mylar sleeve; book In protective box. Shipping for this large and heavy book will be extra; please inquire. ; 9 x 11 3/4 "; 352 pages; An indispensable source of information for all breeders of horses. Also in this book is the life-work of Laady Anne Blunt.
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Published by SBC/George Allen & Unwin 1979, 1979
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, folding map to rear, 352pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light discolouration to board edges, light foxing to page edges, small light markings to pages sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light tanning to rear flap, light chafing, 25mm loss to front flap).
Published by George Allan & Unwin Ltd, London, England, 1957
Seller: Optical Insights, Murrieta, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. VG, in DJ with 1 in chip lower spine, 3 in closed tear top front; Includes Standard of Points of its Foundation Breed, The Marathon Runner; First; Red cloth; 4to; DJ.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1962, 1962
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
2nd edn. 4to. Original gilt decorated blue cloth, top edge blue (borads very lightly rubbed - VG), dustwrapper (chipped at head of spine - VG, in protective wrapper, npt price clipped). Pp. 388 (with previous owner's neat inscription), illus with b&w and coloured plates, photos and line drawings in text (previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown).
Published by George Allen and Unwin LTD, 1962
Seller: Rob the Book Man, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Large hardback in very good plus condition with a very good plus dust jacket. 1962 second edition. name plate on first blank page otherwise clean. Dust jacket is in a clear protective mylar sleeve. Slip case is in good condition. some wear to slip case.
Published by Allen & Unwin, London, 1960
Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Quarto in red cloth boards; illus. and maps; 556 p., [392] pages of plates; 28 cm. With additional chapters from the notes of the late Lady Anne Blunt (16th Baroness Wentworth) and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, on the arabian breed. Very Good copy. No dust jacket. Some soiling, dust and stains to boards; light foxing on fore edge; minor bumps to board corners; light soiling to bottom edge at corners of pages; else very nice copy; pages are bright and free of marks; binding is tight.
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1960
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Hardback. 2nd Edition Revised. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket in a Good slipcase. DJ spine a little faded and some rubbing t and marking to the solid slipcase. Illustrated with 368 black and white plates, 24 full colour plates and in-text diagrams. Fold-out map to rear. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. xxii, 556 pages. Subtitle - 'Many voices concerning the horses of the world with additional chapters from the notes of the late lady Anne Blunt (16th Baroness Wentworth) and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, on the Arabian breed, collected, edited, and enlarged with a history of the thoroughbred racehorse and the horses of the East and West. Foreword by Sir Theodore Cook and by HH Aga Khan.
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London., 1960
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Profusely illustrated with colour plates and black and white illustrations. (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Second revised edition, 1960. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white plates. Folding map at the end. Endpapers slightly foxed, else near fine copy in its pink dustwrapper which is slightly foxed and lightly marked, else near fine. Not chipped and not price clipped. All housed in the publishers red slipcase which is very slightly rubbed and frayed at the corners, else very good. Generally a lovely bright clean copy. 556 p. Book.
Publication Date: 1979
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
London 1979. 4to. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket. 352pp. Profusely illust. with numerous plates of which 25 are col. 12 full-page photolithographs text-figs and fold. map at end. Light old tape marks on endpapers otherwise fine copy in orig. slipcase.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London, 1945
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Publisher's oversized gilt-titled cloth. Corners bumped, rubbing and foxing/soil to cloth. Few minor spine breaks, mild scattered foxing. Numerous plates, 26 in color. Tipped-in errata. ; quarto.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1945
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Good/Fair. 388pp., blue cloth, gilt lettering, spine edges and slightly worn, covers slightly rubbed, light spotting on outer page edges, ex libris plate on f.f.e., of Constance M Wragg, some wear to bottom 4" of front joint from endpapers to title page, some foxing to prelims and last few pages, colour frontispiece, b&w and colour images within. Please note that due to the size of the book extra postage may be required for shipping outside of the UK. Size: 11.25" x 8.752. Equestrian Art.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1945. original blue cloth gilt. : No Dust Jacket. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. Size: Quarto. 265 plates in half-tone and 26 in colour, many diagrams in the text, 4to., top of spine worn, ed, pp369, inquire for postage outside U.K.
Published by Sporting Book Centre, New York, 1979
Seller: Coach Books, Hutton Roof, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 3rd Edition. Sporting Book Centre, New York; 1979 ; Lady Wentworth ( 6 February 1873 ? 8 August 1957 ) An AS NEW with Fine unclipped DW, FIRST Printing of the THIRD Edition ( 1945, 1962 and 1979.) Extremely fine, clean copy housed within cardboard slipcase. Bound in navy blue cloth, gilt titles; 213 plates throughout, 39 full coulour; many diagrams, with folding map of Arabia tucked between last endpaper and cover. Two tiny indentations on DW spine but spine cloth unaffected. Photos available on request. Very heavy book . Extra shipping requested at cost plus insurance if required. REF: L.
Published by London; George Allen & Unwin Ltd.; 1945., 1945
First Edition; Thick Demy 4to; pp. [viii], 388; coloured frontispiece, text with a further 25 full page coloured plates, 265 plates in half-tone, many text diagrams, list of the world's highest prices for horses and the stakes they won, index, tipped-in Errata slip, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration to upper board, good copy.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1938
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. An extensive and richly illustrated history of the horse, in its first edition with colour plates. A first edition copy of this comprehensive volume on horseracing stock.This volume explores the authentic origin of pure blood thoroughbred racing stock. The history of the horse is scattered amongst various documents and records and is a complex ground of geography, history, and science. This volume is a monumental attempt to collect all the true facts of the history of the thoroughbred horse.Lady Wentworth was a British peer, Arabian horse breeder and real tennis player.Extensively illustrated with twenty one plates in colour and a further 388 plate in half tone and many diagrams in the text and a folding map of Arabia to the rear.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally excellent with some fading to the spine and light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With a bookplate and previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper for Renee S. Olivier, dated 1942. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. With 26 plates in colour and 265 in half-tone, pp. 388.good copy in chipped dustjacket, lacks back endpaper.
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, sans date (1945), grand in 4 de 388 pp., rel. d'éditeur, pleine toile bleue ornée d'un blason doré sur le 1er plat, bien complet de la jaquette impr. et illustrée en couleurs, petit manque au coin de la planche 190 sans perte dans l'illustration, sinon bon ex. Éd. orig. de cet ouvrage peu courant et l'un des meilleurs sur le cheval arabe et ses origines. Ouvrage illustré de très nombreuses figures sur 265 planches hors-texte et de 25 planches en couleurs hors-texte.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. WENTWORTH, Lady Judith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth, (1873 1957) also known as Lady Wentworth, was a British peer, Arabian horse breeder and real tennis player. As the owner of the Crabbet Arabian Stud from 1917 to 1957, her influence on Arabian horse breeding was profound, with over 90 percent of all Arabian horses in the world today carrying lines to Crabbet bloodstock in their pedigrees [475] pp. 388 plates in half-tone & 21 plates in colour & many diagrams in the text Charles Scribner's Sons 1938 11 1/4" x 9 1/4" Many voices concerning the horses of the world, with additional chapters from the notes of the late Lady Anne Blunt (15th Baroness Wentworth) and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, on the Arabian breed, collected, edited, and enlarged, with a history of the thoroughbred racehorse and the horses of the east and west / by Lady Wentworth.
Published by 1882, 1882
Seller: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books (ILAB), Stockholm, Sweden
First Edition
Tall 8vo. Pp. (iv), lxviii, 447. With one map and 60 wood-engraved illustrations drawn by G. Vuillier after water colours by the author. Contemporary half calf, spine with four raised bands and title, g.e., lightly rubbed. First French edition translated from the English (1879) by L. Derome. Anne Blunt and her husband poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt travelled extensively in Arabia and the Middle East between 1877 and 1897. They bought Arabian horses from Bedouin tribesmen and the Egyptian Pasha Sherif. Lady Anne became fluent in Arabic and gained insights into the people's life and customs. Her journals give a comprehensive view of desert life. Robinson p. 6.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, London, 1945
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of this comprehensive work on the horses of Arabia by Lady Wentworth, a greatly influential Arabian horse breeder The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twenty-four colour plates, as well as numerous black-and-white photographs and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873-1957), also known as Lady Wentworth, was a British peer and a profoundly influential Arabian horse breeder. Over 90 per cent of all Arabian horses in the world today carry lines to the bloodstock of the Crabbet Arabian Stud - owned by Lady Wentworth between 1917 and 1957 - in their pedigrees. This is her guide to the authentic Arabian horse, published as a companion volume to her work Thoroughbred Racing Stock, in which she imparts her encyclopedic knowledge as well as the life work of Lady Anne Blunt. This work is illustrated throughout with hitherto unpublished paintings of famous horses. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very smart though faded to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is somewhat sunned and chipped, particularly to the head and tail of the spine and to the folds of the flyleaves, but remains generally smart. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1938
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Lady Wentworth's detailed history of thoroughbred racing blood, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the very scarce publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped.This volume explores the authentic origin of pure blood thoroughbred racing stock. This volume attempts to collect all the true facts of the history of the thoroughbred horse, gathering information from documents, records, and works of geography, history, and science.Lady Wentworth was a British peer, Arabian horse breeder and tennis player.Extensively illustrated with twenty one plates in colour and a further three-hundred and eighty-eight half tone plates, and many diagrams in the text, and with a large folding map of Arabia to the rear.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, with boards exceptionally bright. Minor fading to back strip. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip, with significant chipping to back strip head, and further loss and chipping to back strip tail. Significant closed tear to tail of rear wrap. Perimeter of pictorial onlay of front wrap detaching slightly towards the back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Near Fine. book.