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Special Item
SCRAPBOOK
Large with padded board covers and 94 pages. A fabulous
collection of color and b&w magazine covers and clippings
from the top sport and racing magazines of the 1950’s. From
Native Dancer and Tom Fool to Nashua and Swaps and then Bold
Ruler, Gallant Man and Round Table, 1950 – 1959. Wonderful
memories for anyone over the age of sixty but also a great
gift for anyone younger to pass from generation to
generation.
In excellent
condition. Contact me if you have any questions on this
item.
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$135.00 + shipping
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Artists
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AMERICAN RACETRACKS and
Contemporary Racing Art. John O. Humphreys. Copyright 1966,
FIRST EDITION. Many artists’ works in colour. Excellent condition
with dust jacket. Pages; 240. |
$25.00 + shipping
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STUBBS by William Gaunt with
48 colour plates. Phaidon Press Limited. First published in
1977. Sixteen pages details the life of George Stubbs.
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$50.00 + shipping
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Biographies
SHOEMAKER BY Bill Shoemaker
and Barney Nagler. First edition, Doubleday, NY. Copyright,
1988. Illustrated in B&W, Excellent condition, 270 pages,
Charts and statistics provided by the Daily Racing Form.
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$25.00 + shipping
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STEVE CAUTHEN by Derek Mitchell. Partridge Press, 1987. Large
with 110 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and B & W. Emphasis
on his years riding in Europe. Steve rode and won many of the
classics in Ireland and England. |
$25.00 + shipping
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THE SHOE Willie Shoemaker’s Illustrated Book of Racing by
Willie Shoemaker and Dan Smith. First printing, October, 1976. Large
with 208 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and B & W. Includes
list of all stakes races won by Shoemaker. |
$25.00 + shipping
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Breeding
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BLOODSTOCK
Breeding Winners in Europe and America by James Gill.
Arco Publishing Co., Inc. NY, 1977. Pages, 320. Profusely
illustrated in B&W and color. Major sires and stud farms in Kentucky
plus Sandringham, Newmarket, County Kildare and Normandy. |
$30.00 + shipping
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BRED TO RUN The Making of a Thoroughbred by Mike Helm. Henry
Holt & Co. Copyright, 1993, First Edition. 16 pages of B&W
illustrations of 32 great champions and sires. 242 pages. |
$22.00 + shipping
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BREEDING FOR RACING by John Hislop,
Secker & Warburg, London. Reprinted, 1980. Illustrated in B&W with
photos of Ribot, and 23 other European champions. Excellent
condition, dust jacket slightly worn. 192 pages. |
$25.00 + shipping
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INTERNATIONAL STALLIONS AND STUDS The Founders of Modern
World Racing. Michael Seth-Smith, The Dial Press, New York,
1974. Hard cover in excellent condition and includes color paintings
of the legends of racing. 160 pages. |
$20.00 + shipping
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THE SCIENCE of BLOODSTOCK BREEDING
by B. Vijay. Copyright, 1991 by the Russell Meerdink Co. Ltd. No
illustrations, excellent condition, 428 pages. Although this book
has a heavy emphasis on India’s stallions, it is a must for any
follower of breeding patterns. |
$25.00 + shipping
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International Racing
THE BRIGADIER
The Story of Brigadier Gerard by John Hislop, First
published in England 1973 by Martin Secker & Warburg
Limited. Illustrated with race records. Pages: 212.
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$30.00 + shipping
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THE IRISH
DERBY 1866 - 1979, Guy St. John Williams and Francis
P.M. Hyland
London, J.A.
Allen, 1980. Pages, 424. Excellent copy in
perfect dust jacket. B&W illustrations.
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$30.00 + shipping
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TWENTY GREAT HORSES by Roger Mortimer, Cassell & Company LTD.
First published 1967, London. Pages, 172, full page photos in B&W.
Champions of the United Kingdom from Sceptre (1899) to
Alcide (1955). In excellent condition. |
$25.00 + shipping
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VINCENT O’BRIEN’S GREAT HORSES by
Ivor Herbert and Jacqueline O’Brien. Reprinted in 1985 by Pelham
Books. Profusely illustrated in color and B&W, excellent condition
with 256 pages. |
$35.00 + shipping
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Miscellaneous
HOMESTRETCH A
celebration of North America's Greatest Tracks by Nancy
Stout. copyright 2000. Oversize with jacket and 224 pages.
Profusely illustrated with photos of Secretariat, Affirmed,
Seattle Slew, Seabiscuit, War Admiral and many other
champions.
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$25.00 + shipping
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HORSE RACING The Golden Age of The Track. Photographs by Bert
Morgan. Printed in Singapore, 2001. Over 200 pages with B & W photos
on every page. Bert Morgan captured the greatest thoroughbreds and
racetrack excitement like no other photographer. |
$20.00 + shipping
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THE RACING BREED Written by Helen
Ueltzen with illustrations by Peb. Copyright, 1984. An outstanding
introductory book with great photography. Excellent condition with
dust jacket. Pages; 236 |
$25.00 + shipping
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THE THOROUGHBRED by Peter Willett. First American
Edition, 1970. Printed in Denmark. Profusely illustrated
in colour and B&W. An outstanding photo and artist
recording of thoroughbred history packed into 288 pages.
Excellent condition.
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$40.00 + shipping
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THE HORSE and The
Blue Grass Country by Bradley Smith, 1955, 1960, oversize
with 160 pages and jacket. Profusely illustrated in color
and b&w. Photos of Whirlaway, Citation,
Nashua, Swaps and many others.
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$25.00 + shipping
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Racing,
Famous Horses
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SEATTLE SLEW by Steve Cady and Barton Silverman. 1977,
Penguin Books. Profusely illustrated in color and B & W. Soft cover
with 144 pages. |
$25.00 + shipping
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THE THOROUGHBRED Pictorial Highlights of Breeding and
Racing by Bert Clark Thayer. Copyright, 1964,
First Edition, Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Profusely
illustrated with section on Man ‘O War. Also,
Whirlaway, Discovery, Gallant Fox, Equipoise, Citation
to mention the most notable, 98 pages.
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$35.00 + shipping
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Triple Crown
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CHURCHILL DOWNS – 100th KENTUCKY DERBY.
1875 – 1974. Soft cover, Large size with
208 pages. Profusely illustrated in color
and B & W. Photos on every page and lots of
historical statistics. Cover showing some
aging else excellent condition. |
$30.00 + shipping
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KENTUCKY DERBY
Media guide for Saturday, May 2, 1992, 118th
running. Soft cover, spiral bound excellent
condition. Stories, charts, statistics and
photos in B&W. 344 pages.
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$20.00 + shipping
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KENTUCKY DERBY
STORY by Lamont Buchanan. Copyright
1953, First Edition. 140
illustrations in B&W. Very rare and
delightfully wonderful photos. Pages 121
thru 124 missing plus some pencil writing.
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$45.00 + shipping
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THE
DERBY by Bill Levy, First
edition, 1967 by The World
Publishing Company, Cleveland,
Ohio. Profusely illustrated in
B&W. Pages, 150. Covers all
aspects of the total Derby
experience and includes photos
of Whirlaway and
Citation.
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$20.00 + shipping
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THE MOST GLORIOUS CROWN
The Story of America’s Triple Crown
Thoroughbreds. From Sir Barton to
Secretariat. Marvin Drager, New York, 1975,
Illustrated in B & W with charts. Soft cover
and 216 pages. |
$20.00 + shipping
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