William Day - Turf Celebrities I Have Known

London, F. V. White and Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work, containing the author's reminiscences of his meetings with notable horse racing figures. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with an illustrative gilt stamp. With a monochrome portrait frontispiece. With nine leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear.A charming series of anecdotes and recollections describing the author's experiences with notable racers and owners of horses, including Lord Anglesey, Sir William Codrington and Lord Rivers. From the library of Richard Green, an established gallery in London that specialises in Impressionist and modern British paintings. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart. With fading to the spine and and rubbing to the extremities. With parts of cloth coming away to the spine and marks to the boards. Hinges are tender. Bookplate of Richard Green to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light spotting to the endpapers. Owner's ink inscription to the half title. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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