1914 Sam Darling's Reminiscences

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

The first edition. 

In the publisher's original blue cloth. 

Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, seven photogravures and forty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. 

Sam Darling (1852-1921) was a British racehorse trainer at Beckhampton, Wiltshire who trained two Derby winners, Galtee More and Ard Patrick. 

This autobiography delves into his early days, the beginning of his career at Beckhampton, recollections of jockeys he worked with and anecdotes from training his Derby winners. 

From the library of Richard Green, an established gallery in London.