Containing an account of the Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes, Run For In The Year 1793; An Alphabetical list of the Winning Horses, With their Pedigrees, And A Complete Index. Likewise The Cock-Matches Fought In 1793, A List of Stallions For 1794, And A Guide To Young Sportsmen, showing how they may Lay their money to Advantage on any field; Also An Account Of the Sweepstakes and Matches, made to be run at Newmarket, York, Ascot-Heath, Newcastle, Richmond, Doncaster, & c. To which are added, The Races At Newmarket, in the Second Spring Meeting, 1766, to the first spring meeting 1770, continued from the volume for 1792, and to be continued in the Volume for 1794. Vol. VIII. Pages un-trimmed. Bound in the original boards with cloth re-back and tape repair. Boards are a little rubbed and worn. Front board detached but held on by the tape repair. pp. 254. Ex-Libris label to the front paste down, pencil annotation to the front free end-paper, minor foxing throughout otherwise the contents are generally clean and in remarkable condition given its age. Minor ink underlining and annotation to page 205. Page 55/ 56 refers to racing at Stamford Lincolnshire. A remarkable book.
Book Condition: Good/Fair
Author: W. Pick
Binding: Hardback
Ref: 079854
Price £150.00
