Author: Jack Fairfax-Blakeborough
Title: The Turf Who&Apos;S Who?
Description: London, The May Fair Press, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce 1932 guide to the who's who of horse racing. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Major John Fairfax-Blakeborough (1883-1976) was a racing judge at Sedgefield, wrote many books on the history of horse racing, and remained a licensed Turf official until shortly before his death. In this volume, he provides about 1,500 brief biographies of breeders, owners, trainers, jockeys, and others concerned in racing matters. This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history of horse racing. 20 pages of advertisements to the front of the volume and 4 pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a couple of faint marks to the front board and a little bumping to the extremities. Spine is slightly darkened but the boards remain bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Who's Who Horse racing Celebrities Horse racing Not Stated
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Title: The Turf Who&Apos;S Who?
Description: London, The May Fair Press, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce 1932 guide to the who's who of horse racing. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Major John Fairfax-Blakeborough (1883-1976) was a racing judge at Sedgefield, wrote many books on the history of horse racing, and remained a licensed Turf official until shortly before his death. In this volume, he provides about 1,500 brief biographies of breeders, owners, trainers, jockeys, and others concerned in racing matters. This is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history of horse racing. 20 pages of advertisements to the front of the volume and 4 pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a couple of faint marks to the front board and a little bumping to the extremities. Spine is slightly darkened but the boards remain bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Who's Who Horse racing Celebrities Horse racing Not Stated
Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 845M7
- Book number: 845M7
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