1927 The Analysis of the Turf or The Duties and Difficulties of Racing Officials, Owners, Trainers, Jockeys, Bookmakers and Bettors, with Stories of Horses and Courses

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

The first edition of this work. 

In the publisher's original green cloth binding. 

Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven monochrome plates. Collated, complete. 

A well-versed guide and exploration of horse racing, with observations made from twenty-five years of association. From English writer and folklorist, John Fairfax-Blakeborough. 

From childhood, he partook in racing and hunting, eventually becoming a racing judge at Sedgefield after the war and remained a licensed Turf official until shortly before his death. 

The work discusses a variety of components of the Turf, from trainers, jockeys and local stewards, to judging, race-course inspectors and bookmakers. 

From the library of Richard Green, an established gallery in London that specialises in Impressionist and modern British painting.