BLEW, William C.A. (text); ALKEN, Henry (illustrations)

A History of Steeple-Chasing

London: John C. Nimmo, 1901. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (27cm); dark green cloth, with titling and pictorial elements stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover; burgundy endpapers; top edge gilt; [iv],v-xii,[2],3-334pp, with tissue-guarded frontispiece and 11 hand-colored plates and 16 head and tail pieces in black & white. Gentle sunning to spine, softening to spine ends, corners gently bumped (though still sharp); contents clean, but for an early phone number written in ink on verso of front endpaper ("From Brixton 1338"); hinges sound; Very Good+. 89236.

Price: $125.00

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