Horse Racing - I Ride to Win, Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral, Man o'War vs. John P. Grier, Little Miss Marker, The Rocking-Horse Winner, Stymie, Count Fleet, Discovery, Gallorette, Whirlaway, Native Dancer + 50 more

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.