Author: The Sportsman" [William Scarth Dixon] (ed.)
Title: British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing
Description: London, British Sports and Sportsmen, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing limited edition copy of this fascinating study of racing, coursing and steeplechasing by William Scarth Dixon; bound in the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to the front board and spine. Within this work Dixon provides a fascinating account of notable events in racing; examining the sport from classical times to the date of the works publication. This work is complete in two volumes. This edition is limited to one thousand copies, of which this set is No. 254. This work is from the monumental 'British Sports and Sportsmen series&apos. The other works in this series covered such topic as Cricket and Football, Yachting and Rowing, Shooting and Deerstalking, Athletics and ball games to name a few. Containing a loosely inserted slip to volume I: 'With the Compliments of the Manager of British Sports and Sportsmen. 41 and 42, King Street, Convent Garden, London, W.C.' In the publisher's original quarter green cloth binding with brown cloth over boards. Externally generally smart, with slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine, with marking and slight rubbing to boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with just the odd light spot, heavier to first and last few pages. Numbered in ink to the limited edition colophon. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

Keywords: Limited Edition Dixon Racing Steeplechase Dixon Horse British Sports and Sportsmen Various


See more books from our catalog: Field Sports & Equestrian