A History of The English Turf. (3 volumes complete)

Theodore Andrea Cook. M.A.

Published by Virtue & Company., London., 1901

About this Item

Volume 1 has; XXVIII pages of preface + 224 pages text + 12 + photogravure tinted plates and 150 illustrations inc photographs. Volume 2 has; VIII pages of prelims + 139 pages + 12 tinted photogravures and 180 illustrations. Volume 3 has; Viii page of prelims + 275 pages + 12 tinted photogravures + 194 illustrations. The photos are of horses, breeds, trainers, dignitaries, jockeys, staff and associated people. The green cloth publishers art nouveau style bindings are all bright and gilt bright, but some wear and a small hole on volume 3 at spine edge, just wear, corners and spine edges similarly a little worn, some foxing to the gravure plates and tissue guards and some moderate foxing at frontispieces and prelims, all printed on heavy gloss art paper. A good to Very Good+ set. [Sometimes this is found in 6 divisions, this set was always the 3 volume set, but contains all the same text and images that the other format does]. There is a small armorial bookplate to each volume of Herbert Spencer Clay. He died in 1937 aged 62 and he served in the Worcester regiment in 1914-1922 2nd Lieut and finished as a Lt-Col. *The size is large quarto and weigh about 8.8 kilo+ so postage would need to be adjusted from rate set as standard for a single item under 2 kilo. I would post cheapest at time of ordering and quote a direct price to the buyer. Seller Inventory # 2886

Bibliographic Details

Title: A History of The English Turf. (3 volumes ...

Publisher: Virtue & Company., London.

Publication Date: 1901

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition