Kings Of The Turf: Memoirs And Anecdotes Of Distinguished Owners, Backers, Trainers, And Jockeys by Thormanby
1898. 2nd Edition. 378 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Rear free endpaper detached but still present. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavy tears and sweepstake ticket stuck to final page. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Creasing to spine. Dents to rear board edges.