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American Race Horses 1938: A Review of the Breeding and the Performance of the Outstanding Thoroughbreds of the Year Engaged in Racing Steeplechasing and Hunt Races
by Hervey, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Sagamore Press, 1938. Probable First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 258 pages plus index, illustrated with black and white photographs and charts. Seabiscuit is Horse of the Year. Brick brown cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover and spine, illustrated end papers. Heavy wear to cover with darkening, scuffs, corners and spine ends bumped, some spotting, "Tex" written in ink on bottom front free end paper, some tanning of interior pages, binding tight.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01665
- Title
- American Race Horses 1938
- Author
- Hervey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Probable First Edition
- Publisher
- The Sagamore Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- sports, horse racing, thoroughbreds, history,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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