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TYRELL, JOHN: : RUNNING RACING: THE JOCKEY CLUB SINCE 1750

LONDON.QUILLER PRESS LTD.,1997.

ISBN 1899163069.

UK.slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,repetitive horizontal narrow bands of colour pictorial artwork, illustrated front panel with capitalised white lettering,cream spine/backstrip with impressed capitalised fluorescent red gilt lettered part title+author name and other flat printed capitalised remainder of title,rear panel of dw/dj with repeated colour illustration of front but with overlaid modern colour photograph of jockeys and Club(?) officials.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; conteents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,original pale cream cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate green endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,iv-viiipp+1-184pp [paginated] includes dedication+publishing details,contents list/table with b/w portrait photograph of "Stoker" Hartington to its reverse,the Marquess Hartington Foreword also with b/w illustration reproductions of three horses: The Byerley Turk, the Godolphin Arabian and the Darley Arabian to its revese,16 chapters with profuse b/w historical illustration reproductions and contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book, acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index. Plus [unpaginated] b/w vignette by F.G. Kitton, illustrated half-title with sports horseracing colour photographic frntis to its reverse,and the title page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. 'RUNNING RACING' is published at a time when racing is at a watershed.Athough the Club has been running the sport since the mid eighteenth century it is now a regulatory body with much of its power taken over by the recently formed British Horseracing Board. But like racing itself,its past is a splendidly eccentric and colourful history. Indeed the early days of the Jockey Club produced sometimes downright scandalous episodes involving its members - who to qualify were said to have to be a relation of God and a close one at that. These were interspersed with the stewardship of great reformers like Sir Charles Bunbury,Lord George Bentinck and the much feared Admiral Henry John Rous,all working against the backdrop of the royal patronage of the Turf from George IV to the present day (then Queen Elizabeth II). Many of these characters and the reputations surrounding them are mirrored by a wealth of amusing illustrations and John Tyrell spares no effort to move the reader on through the years right up with the pace.Finally much is made of the recent efforts and leadership of Lord 'Stoker' Harrington and the book ends with a well considered view of the opportunities already lost or within reach of those entrusted with the future prosperity and reputation of our sport of kings. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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