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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First BCA Edition. Stories about horse racing have enjoyed a worldwide popularity for more than a hundred years, in particular those dealing with crime and mystery. In this word of high drama and higher stakes, the elements of intrigue, corruption and even murder lurk constantly beneath the surface. This collection, the first of its kind, brings together the best of these stories in a bumper volume spanning nearly 150 years and ranging over the world's major racing centres. Many of them have not previously appeared in an anthology and the opening story by Dick Francis, is published in book form for the first time. Together they will provide hours of entertainment for the million of readers captivated by this most charismatic of sports. Very slight foxing to back of D/J. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of of D/J.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Age toning to edges of pages. Light reading wear. 368 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Equestrian & Racing; Horses; Animals & Birds. ISBN: 1851522344. ISBN/EAN: 9781851522347. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51393. …