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CHAMPION HORSES
by Bongianni, Maurizio
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517439336
- ISBN 13
- 9780517439333
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books, 1984. Brown hardcover boards binding clean, square and tight. Minimal water damage to upper corner of pages. Slight wrinkle to bottom front spine gutter. DJ clean and crisp. 256 pages with index and over 250 color illustrations. Book traces history of three different types of horse racing - flat (Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse), steeplechase, and trotting races. Each section follows the history of its champions featuring the most famous horses from every era. Each is accompanied by magnificent color illustrations and pedigree tables. Information on racing colors, the world's most important racecourses, and the championship records of the most prestigious races. Includes Secretariat, Exceller, Alydar, Man o'War, Oleander, Tourbillon, Hyperion, Round Table, Nearco, Native Dancer, Ribo, Sea Bird, Buckpasser, Royal Palace, Dahlia, Alleged, Phalaris, The Tetrarch, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, Dash For Cash, Messenger, Hambletonian, Greyhound, Bret Hanover, Niatross, Nevele Pride, Paheton, Bellino II, Permit, Tornese, and many others. A beautiful book with loads of info. Coffee table book size.. Illus. by Cozzaglio, Piero. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1st This Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07072
- Title
- CHAMPION HORSES
- Author
- Bongianni, Maurizio
- Illustrator
- Cozzaglio, Piero
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st This Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517439336
- ISBN 13
- 9780517439333
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Keywords
- HORSES HORSE RACING STEEPLECHASING TROTTING TROTTERS QUARTER THOROUGHBRED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses - Nonfiction, Children and Adult;
Terms of Sale
Deja Vu Books
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About the Seller
Deja Vu Books
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Poplar Grove, Illinois
About Deja Vu Books
NOT AN OPEN SHOP: please e-mail questions and leave phone number if you\'d like - I\'ll get back with you! Catalog sales specializing in children\'s horse dog, and animal books; adult horse fiction and non-fiction; some aviation; and childrens books to read or collect.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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