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Bosworth, Clarence C. (Eugene V. Connett III 1891-1969) Windsor Holden White was an American polo player and the Holden White Qualifying Matches at the Guards Polo Club are named in his honour. Moreover, the Holden White Cup at the Cowdray Park Polo Club at Cowdray Park, West Sussex is also named for him.

(Book #ID 90528)

Printed by Eugene V. Connett at The Derrydale Press, Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York First Edition 1939. 1939.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original white cloth spine and royal blue cloth covers, blue and gilt title and author lettering label to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains [x] 2, 245 printed pages of text with monochrome half-tones from photographs. Chapters include: Possibilities in amateur horse breeding; Breeding and care of mares before arrival of foal; Foaling and aftercare; Handling and training of colts during 1st, 2nd & 3rd year; Supplementary training; Breaking to saddle; Schooling jumpers, saddle horses; Problem horses; Higher education; Marketing, Sickness. Hand written number 19 of 1250 Limited Edition copies SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'To Windsor Holden White - Yours for ever more, and better horses Clarence C. Bosworth October 25th, 1939.' From the private library of Windsor Holden White with his polo bookplate to the front paste down. Spine slightly age darkened, small Booksellers ticket form 'The Crossroads of Sport, Inc. 15 East 54th Street, New York' inside, couple of small fox spots to the rear paste down and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Moubray, Jocelyn De

(Book #ID 90567)

Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., Penguin Books Ltd., 27 Wrights Lane, London First Edition 1987. 1987.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 222 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0241123798

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Simcocks, Julian (Editor)

(Book #ID 90530)

Published by The Sporting Life, 9 New Fetter Lane, London First Edition 1973. 1973.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 476 + [xxxv] printed pages of text with monochrome adverts. Light marks to the covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 12 other Ruff's Guide to the Turf and The Sporting Life Annuals. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hawkins, Christopher

(Book #ID 90624)

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1976. 1976.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original lime and blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, green dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 159 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Lower Spine end creased, foxing to the closed fore edges. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0047960469

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Milner, Mordaunt

(Book #ID 90626)

Published by J. A. Allen & Co. Ltd., 1 Lower Grosvenor Place, London First Edition 1987. 1987.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 208 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Light foxing to the end papers. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0851314309

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Webb, Arthur

(Book #ID 90627)

Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 182 High Holborn, London First Edition 1968. 1968.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grass green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 196 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Very light ghosting to the free end papers. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the upper edges, not price clipped 30/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 245591621

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[Foreword by Sir Humphrey de Trafford]

(Book #ID 90632)

Published by Copes Publications Ltd., London 1953. 1953.

Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 6½'' x 4½''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Mottling to the front cover, spine ends soft and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Griffith, Guy and Michael Oakeshott

(Book #ID 90634)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square London First Edition 1936. 1936.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original taupe cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 132 printed pages of text. Softened lower spine end, foxing to the free end papers and closed upper edge and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Russell, Campbell [Owner, Trainer and Rider]

(Book #ID 90638)

Published by John Long, Limited, 34, 35 & 36 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1930. 1930.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 222 printed pages of text with 7 of 8 monochrome photographic plates. Spine ends turned-in, corners rubbed, foxing to the page edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hayes, M. Horace

(Book #ID 90639)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London Sixth Edition 1935. 1935.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 245 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic frontispiece. Mottling to the front cover, ghosting to the free end papers, foxing to the closed edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Prior, F. M. [Compiled by]

(Book #ID 90640)

Published by The Sportsman Office, New Bridge Street, London 1921. 1921.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xxviii] 257 [xxix-xxxv] printed pages of text with lists and charts throughout. Spine ends creased, age tanning to the free end papers in Very Good condition, corners nice and sharp, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Chalmers, Patrick R.

(Book #ID 90641)

Published by B. T. Batsford Ltd., 15 North Audley Street, London First Edition 1939. 1939.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pink cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 146 printed pages of text with 91 colour and monochrome illustrated plates. Sun fading to the pink of the spine, mottling of the covers, front free end paper missing and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bird, T. H.

(Book #ID 90642)

Published by Putnam, 42 Great Russell Street, London First Edition 1939. 1939.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original indigo cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 331 printed pages of text with 31 monochrome illustrated plates. Sun fading to the spine and margins of the covers, foxing to some of the early pages and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Furlong Press

(Book #ID 90645)

Published by Furlong Press, Shoreham, West Sussex First Edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 384 printed pages of text. Light foxing to the closed page edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Kent, John [Edited by Hon. Francis Lawley] Lord George Cavendish Bentinck

(Book #ID 90646)

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London First Edition 1892. 1892.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 482 [24-page publisher's catalogue] printed pages of text with portrait frontispiece and 23 collotype plates. Spine ends turned-in with tiny rubs and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Allison, William

(Book #ID 90648)

Published by Grant Richards Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London Second Edition 1919. 1919.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original sea green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 352 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated plates throughout. Spine ends turned in, page edges age darkened, foxing to the free end papers and in near Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Gilbey, Sir Walter

(Book #ID 90649)

Published by Vinton & Co. Ltd., 9 New Bridge Street, Ludgate Circus, London Third Edition 1898. 1898.

Hard back binding in publisher's original tan cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with gilt horses illustration, all edges gilt. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 33 printed pages of text with tissue-guarded monochrome frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Spine ends creased with tiny rubs and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Prior, C. M.

(Book #ID 90652)

Published by The Sporting Life, 27 St. Bride Street, London First Edition 1926. 1926.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue cloth covers with bevilled edges, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, red-flecked page edges. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 271 printed pages of text. Tiny rubs to the softened spine ends and corners and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Platt, Major James Edward

(Book #ID 90653)

Published by The Tavistock Press, Sports & Sportsmen, Ltd., 48 Russell Square, London First Edition 1927. 1927.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original denim cloth covers, red title and author lettering on paper onlay to the spine . 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with tissue-guarded monochrome photographic frontispiece. Tiny rubs to the spine ends, ghosting to the free end papers, foxing to the page edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Good, Meyrick

(Book #ID 90655)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London Second Edition 1949. 1949.

Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy and lime cloth covers, burgundy title block to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 222 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic plates. Ex library copy with remains of card holder to front paste down, small library stamps and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Felstead, S. Theodore [Major Eric R. Miville]

(Book #ID 90657)

Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 187 Piccadilly, London First Edition 1949. 1949.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, red dyed upper edges. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 288 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Lower spine end turned-in, upper corners soft and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Rickman, Eric [Introduction by The Earl of Derby]

(Book #ID 90659)

Published by George Routledge and Sons Ltd., Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, Ludgate Hill, London First Edition Second Impression 1937. 1937.

First edition, second impression hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 283 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic plates throughout. Spine ends turned-in with shallow rubs, pencil name to the front free end paper and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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McKay, W. J. Stewart

(Book #ID 90662)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London First Edition 1933. 1933.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original herb green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 318 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic plates throughout. Fraying of the cloth to the lower spine end, lower corners rubbed and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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De Brignac, François

(Book #ID 90663)

Published by Imprimerie Pailhe, 7 rue Darcet, 7 Paris, France 1942. 1942.

Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers with rounded corners, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 283 printed pages of French text. Spine ends softened and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Sale, G. C. and M. R. Ross

(Book #ID 90664)

Published by The British Bloodstock Agency, Limited, 26 Charing Cross Road, London 1956. 1956.

Hard back binding in publisher's original racing green rexine covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 10'' x 6¼''. Contains 316 printed pages of text. Ink name to the front free end paper and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Watson, Alfred E. T.

(Book #ID 90666)

Published by Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., 16 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First Edition 1898. 1898.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, edges uncut. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 272 printed pages of text with tissue-guarded frontispiece and monochrome illustrated plates throughout. Lower spine end turned-in with shallow rubs, corners turned-in, age darkened edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Marsh, Richard

(Book #ID 90668)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London First Edition 1925. 1925.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original kingfisher cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine with black to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 336 printed pages of text with 20 monochrome plates. Spine ends and corners turned-in with shallow rubs, foxing to the page edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Welch, Ned

(Book #ID 90673)

Published by Who's Who in Thoroughbred Racing, Inc., Washington D.C., USA Second Edition 1947. 1947.

Second US edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 4to 11'' x 8½''. Contains 336 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Sun fading to the blue of the spine and gutters, front and rear hinges loose and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Anderson, C. W.

(Book #ID 90674)

Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, USA First Edition 1945. 1945.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original duck egg blue paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. Landscape 9'' x 11½''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Damaged spine ends, lower corners rubbed, age tanning to the end papers and in Poor condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Pickering, Martin and Michael Ross

(Book #ID 90675)

Published by J. A. Allen & Co. Ltd., 1 Lower Grosvenor Place, Buckingham Palace Road, London First Edition 1981. 1981.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green rexine covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 4to 12'' x 8½''. Contains 198 printed pages of text. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0851313728

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Churchill, Peter

(Book #ID 100043)

Published by Blandford Press Ltd., Poole, Dorset First Edition 1981. 1981.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 169 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine tips and corners, page 29/30 badly creased by the binder. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0713710160

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Gilbey, Quintin

(Book #ID 100011)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 3 Fitzroy Square, London First Edition 1971. 1971.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6''. Contains 228 pages. ISBN 0091094704. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Spotting to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 10 mm closed tears to the spine tip, spine colours not faded, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091094704

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Roddy, Daniel

(Book #ID 93676)

Published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd., Goldenbridge, Dublin First Edition 1995. 1995.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 10'' x 8''. Contains 248 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0717121208

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Knight, Henrietta

(Book #ID 98318)

Published by Highdown, Raceform Ltd., Newbury, Berkshire First Edition 2003. 2003.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 231 printed pages of text with colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'To Ray, Best Wishes Henrietta Knight.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 190431743X

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