Racing and Steeple-Chasing by Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry C. H. Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire - 2018

London: Longmans, Green, 1893. Fourth edition thoroughly revised. Hard Cover. VERY GOOD+. CLEAN BROWN CLOTH PICTORIAL BOARDS AND SPINE WITH LIGHT WEAR AT SPINE ENDS. BINDING TIGHT. HINGES STRONG. TEXT FINE. VERY LIGHT OWNER NAME.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1893-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cloth cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1886. Book. Good. Half-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue 1/2 leather, light brown cloth, bordered and lettered in gilt, with front cover emblem and top text block edge in gilt. xii,419 pp., color frontis., many illus. in text. Leather shows several closed tears with minor loss along spine panel, which is somewhat discolored by age, with mild rubbing to front joint and corners. Firm binding, clean interior beyond light foxing to frontis. tissue guard and a few spots on the frontis. itself. Former owner's book plate mounted on front pastedown. Spine panel wear suggests Good only, otherwise solid VG or better..

London, Longmans, Green, , 1900.. FIFTH EDITION. 8vo. viii+440pp. Colour frontispiece and other Illustrations. A history of horse racing. A volume in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes.

London: Longmans Green and Co., 1886. Book. Illus. by John Sturgess;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. (xii) 419 pp. Burgundy leather decorated in gilt on the panels and spine; marbled endpapers; headband. Edge and corner wear with a previous owner's name in pencil inside; hinges tight, gutters intact. Both titles in a single volume: RACING by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, and Mr W. G. Craven: the Chapters are: History of Horse Racing; Horses of Ancient Britain; The Progress of the Sport; History of the Jockey Club; Racing Officials: Clerk of the Course; The Starter; The Judge; The Clerk of the Scales; The Handicapper; The Stakeholder; The Stewards; Newmarket; Racing in the Provinces; Racing Servants: Old Style and New; Breeding; Treatment of Yearlings; Early Trials; Three Year Olds; Over a Distance of Ground; Upon Trainers; Upon Jockeys; and Betting. STEEPLE-CHASING by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E. T. Watson: the Chapters are: The Origin and Development of Steeple Chasing;… Read More

Longmans, 1886. Hardcover. Good. Badminton Library. A bit marked and worn. The ffep is attached to the pastedown. Foxing and an ownership signature.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth edition. Contemporarily rebound in green morocco and marbled papercovered boards. Some modest and rubbing and wear at the extremities, a nice very good copy.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1889. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". J Sturgess . The third edition of this work concerning racing and steeple-chasing from the Badminton Library series, with illustrations by John Sturgess. The third edition of this work, a comprehensive guide to racing and steeplechasing. In the Badminton Library series, a sporting project aiming to cover all major sports and pastimes, edited by Henry Somerset. The racing part was written by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and W G Craven, while the steeple-chasing part was written by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E T Watson. With a general history and the development of the two sports, and chapters focused on rules, races, betting, and more. Illustrated in text throughout by John Sturgess. A special copy signed Charles Kemeys-Tynte April 1892, Eton College, and A C James. Tynte was a British aristocrat and Justice of the Peace, son of Halswell Milborne Kemeys-Tynte and 8th Baron Wharton JP. This volume is heavily inscribed to the… Read More

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1886 Racing by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, and Mr W.G.Craven. Steeple-Chasing by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E.T.Watson. xii, 419pp, colour frontis plate with numerous line illustrations throughout the text by J.Sturgess. Spine dull, ends lightly rubbed. Some light foxing fore and aft, otherwise very good.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1886. 5th edition. Hardcover. Library copy. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Some wear and tear to the spine. Scattered foxing throughout. Text remains clear. Physical description: xii, 419 p: incl. pl. col. front., ill. (incl. plan); 20 cm. Subject: Horse racing Great Britain. Other names: Craven, William George 1839-1906.Coventry, Arthur. Lawley, Francis Charles. Watson, Alfred Edward Thomas 1849-1922. Genre:Illustrated.