Secretariat (Signed Limited Edition)

New York: Newmarket Gallery, 1991. First edition, signed limited edition, one of 2,500 numbered copies signed by the author, this copy no. 439. Hardcover. Full leather binding with gilt spine lettering and gold marbled endpapers, housed in the publisher\u0092s matching full leather slipcase. Fine in a fine slipcase. Issued without dust jacket, as published. A tight, clean copy with no faults. Octavo, 210 pages. \"SECRETARIAT\" is Raymond G. Woolfe Jr.'s photographic and narrative study of the legendary Triple Crown winner, produced with direct access to Secretariat\u0092s owners, trainers, grooms, and jockey. The book combines narrative text with extensive archival and candid photography documenting Secretariat\u0092s life, training, and historic 1973 Triple Crown campaign, including the Belmont Stakes. Woolfe\u0092s close involvement with the horse\u0092s circle gives the volume an intimate, behind-the-scenes perspective not present in later popular accounts. This Newmarket Gallery issue was conceived strictly as a deluxe presentation volume for collectors and was not issued as a trade hardcover.