SPORTS & RECREATION / Horse Racing from Lawrence Jones

Brisbane: Standard Press, 1924. 307pp + ads, bw ills. Pictorial card covers overbound in black cloth. Later cloth binding retaining original card covers. Light narrow tide mark to lower margin otherwise very nice. Includes several loosely inserted related clippings. The early history of the turf in Brisbane.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

London: Horace Cox, 1895. xiv, 262pp, index, folding pedigree chart (Godolphin Arabian and Byerly Turk), tables, bw ills. Maroon cloth titled in gilt. Minor spotting to cloth, page edges toned, small bookseller label on front pastedown, front hinge cracked but holding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Brisbane: The Author, 2003. BOOK TWO ONLY. 618pp, num bw ills. Or card. Minor edge wear to covers, a little foxing to page edges/prelims. SIGNED (Ray L) with personalised inscription by author on title page. The second volume in a pictorial history of trotting in Queensland.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Remington & Co, 1889. VOLUME 1 ONLY (of 2). viii, 337pp, index. Green cloth titled in gilt to spine. Both hinges crackedoccasional light toning/foxing. The leisure pursuits of hundreds of 'great men' of the day. Sections include games, recreations, card-playing, field sports, the turf, gambling, horsemanship, angling, walking, musical taste, gardening and agriculture, and hobbies.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. xxiv, 408pp, bw ills, appendices, bibliography, glossary, index, notes. Cloth backed boards in jacket. Light even toning to page edges. Beryl Markham grew up in Kenya and while still in her teens was left in Africa when her father left. She became Africa's first thoroughbred trainer and first female bush pilot. Best known… Ler mais sobre este item

Melbourne: Mitty's of Queen Street., 1991. 386pp. Red textured boards. Near new.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. Small 4to.

Lexington, KY: The Author, 1965. 150pp, index, addenda, bw ills. Or red cloth. Near new. The man who for three decades was known as the Wizard of the Turf.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Mordialloc, Vic.: The Author, 2017. 224pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or pictorial card. Bump/crease at to corner, otherwise excellent. For more than thirty years Eric Connolly made a comfortable living from gambling and was, in real terms, the largest punter in the history of Australian horse racing. His punting skills deserted him after a health scare in 1929. While few… Ler mais sobre este item

Parramatta: Vetsearch International, 1998. x261pp, index, reading list, tables, diagrams. Or pictorial card. Minor edge wear to cober, small bump to bottom rear corner. A practical guideline on the nutritional requirements, feeds and diets for all types of horses. Growing, breeding, performance and pleasure horses.. Third Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Melbourne: Slattery Media Group, 2008. 903pp, index, statistics, bw ills. Or card. Minor edge wear to covers. Features the inaugural directory of Australian racing and inlcudes Melbourne Cup weights and commentary.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Malaysia: Penang Turf Club, 2004. vii, 135pp, bibliography, winners of major races, bw & col ills. Or pictorial glossy boards in jacket with slipcase. As new. A beautifully presented volume of the history and current status of the Penang Turf Club and horse racing. Includes horses, trainers, jockeys etc. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Melbourne: Slattery Media Group, 2010. 240pp, index, statistics, bw & col ills. Or card. Very light edge wear to covers. Facts, figures and history of thoroughbred racing in Queensland up to Feb, 2010.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Oxenford, Qld.: Velvet Visions Press, 2010. viii, 129pp, bibliography, glossary, index, col photographs, diagrams. Or pictorial card. Unfortunately the last third of the book is damp stained an drippled but still a valuable resource for the large animal owner and veterinarian.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. Small 4to.

Melbourne: News Custom Publishing, 2005. HEAVY. 272pp, num bw & col ills, statistics. Or boards in jacket. Final page creased otherwise excellent. The giants of the Australian turf- 66 horses, jockeys, trainers and associates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong 4to.

Darwin: Northern Territory Government Printer, 1993. 84pp, bw ills, statistics. Or card. Some rubbing and crease to lower rear corner. 120 years of horse racing in the Northern Territory.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.

Sydney: William Brooks, 1911. xv, 112pp, appendix, tables. Or bevelled brown cloth boards with title and vignette of horse in gilt. Approx 1cm cloth at bottom of spine torn and hanging by rear edge, minor rubbing to edges of boards, 4 digit number written at top of front free endpaper. No date but c1911.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Gill & Macmillan, 1982. 223pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some wrinkling of jacket laminate, small scuff at bottom right front corner of jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.

Sydney: Willaim Brooks & Co, 1920. xvi, 156pp, bw ills, ads. Older rebinding in cloth. Cloth badly insect damaged on spine-less so on boards. Some moderate toning, small ookseller label on front pastedown. Originally published in wraps. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo.

Adelaide: SAVVAS Publishing., 1984. 168pp, col plates. Or black cloth in jacket. 5 line gift note on front free endpaper, old sticker remnant to front of jacket, light edge wear to jacket. Superb full-page colour portraits of Australian racehorses with accompanying text and statistics.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Krieg, Helen.. Folio.

Brisbane: The Author, 2003. BOOK ONE ONLY. 386pp, num bw ills. Or card. Minor edge wear to covers. SIGNED (Ray) with personalised inscription (to Val etc) by author on title page. The first volume in a pictorial history of trotting in Queensland.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Large 8vo.