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1886rif. 238620Cairo 1886. Each 4 pp. Some rubbing. Each 4 pp. Gezira Sporting Club is the largest multi-sport facility in Egypt. It was founded in 1882 and was originally called Khedivial Sporting Club. Both of these programs are annotated in pencil by an unknown spectator - "all that didn't run have a heavy black mark. All that won have a light one and are marked 1 2 or 3 as the call may be." As stipulated on the rear of each program pari mutuel betting was the order of the day. unknown books
1863rif. 55284Providence: printed for the author 1863. First edition 8vo pp. 40; original printed salmon wrappers chipped and with moderate losses on both front and back and the top margins of the last 2 leaves also with loss; fragile but good. Details the atrocities of the Confederate Army. Sabin 33275. printed for the author unknown books
1946rif. 112984Encino CA.: Joe Droeger 1946. Hardcover red cloth color illustration pasted on front cover. . Light wear and fading to covers whited-out name to ffep otherwise very good no dust jacket. 4to. Joe Droeger hardcover books
1939rif. 011197New York: American Horse Show Association Inc. 1939. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 509 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate sunning/darkening of spine and minimal shelfwear. Contains several advertisements with photographs. American Horse Show Association, Inc. Hardcover books
2015rif. 26278United States of America: Not Published 2015. Color photograph by Staton Rabin a sharp clear horse race action image. Approx. 8" x 10" overall size; notation in pen on back and date-stamp. Slight wear one corner with shallow crease; in very good condition. . Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
1977rif. 277521Woodbury: Barron's 1977. hardcover. very good-. Several Illus. 112pp. 12mo pictorial orange boards boards lightly soiled. Woodbury NY: Barron's 1977. Barron's unknown books
1967rif. 1310130Lexington KY: The Blood-Horse 1967. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 1313; VG- hardcover; light brown spine with gilt text and blind-stamped tooling to banded spine; this volume only; full leather binding; boards have gilt borders and blind-stamped decorations; scroll turn in to board edges; light sunning to exterior; slight rubbing to edges; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; top edge gilt; light toning to some exterior edges; shadow toning to edges of endpapers; green marbled endpapers; interior clean Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's kept in Room X. 1310130. FP New Rockville Stock. The Blood-Horse hardcover books
rif. 50760Crimea 1855. Broadside 13 x 8 1/8 inches printed on blue paper. Folded; some soiling. Still very good. Apparently unrecorded and a rare survival possibly printed on a field press. Each of the ten races is named e.g. The Opening Stakes "Half-mile course"; The Winter Steeple Chase "for all horses that have been at the front before Sebastopol since 1st December 1854"; The Sebastopol Grand Military Steeple Chase "for all horses the property of Officers in the Allied Forces"; The Moke States "for all mules"; etc. and each entrant was charged a fee from five shillings to two pounds; second place would generally save his stake the balance to the winner. The second day was given over to the troops with a 25 pound purse for "Foot Races and other Sports for the men of the 3rd Division." Not located on OCLC RLIN or COPAC. unknown books
rif. 33205As recorded in a series of two manuscript documents and three partly printed documents completed in manuscript November 1850--4 April 1851. Comprising a bill of indictment against the accused John Carver an arrest warrant signed by the Switzerland County clerk of court two summonses for witnesses and a bond signed by Carver and the county sheriff guaranteeing Carver's appearance in court. 4to. and half-sheet 4to. Each 1-page 4 with docketing on verso. A very good lot. unknown books
1850rif. 027992London: J & D.A. Darling 1850. Octavo. viii 104 pages. The twelve illustrations are hand-colored including the cover which has fading the plate "If you won't go I won't go" has been moved from page 16 to serve as a frontispiece. While some saw the book as an attack on the administration of the Commander-in-chief's office under the Duke of Wellington the British Library see it as a satire. Bound in original color pictorial paper covered boards rebacked in brown morocco lettered and ruled in gilt wear to corners and edges previous owner's name. A very good copy housed within a cloth covered slipcase. Sadleir 1121; Wolff 3292. J & D.A. Darling unknown books
1996rif. 258119London: Millivres 1996. Magazine. 68p. includes covers 8.25x11.75 inches articles news reviews interviews opinion events photos illustrations ads services and resources slightly worn lesbian magazine in pictorial wraps with Solanas on the cover and import label affixed from cover. Only two holdings located in OCLC as of 10/2020 in Sweden and the Netherlands. Millivres unknown books
1926rif. 54027New York.: International Magazine Company. 07- 1926. Profusely illustrated fashion magazine; 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 148 pp. First publication of D. H. Lawrence’s "Rocking-Horse Winner" described in the Harper’s Bazar table of contents as "A Gripping Tale of a Little English Boy." Story illustrated by Smithson Broadhead. Magazine cover art by Erté Romain de Tirtoff. Two vertical creases to front cover. Light toning at top of front cover and at bottom free edge. Chip at bottom of spine. Contents in very good clean condition. An uncommon Lawrence first edition. The magazine's editors have inserted the following descriptive text beneath the short story’s title: "A Story About Young England that May Mystify You but Will be Sure to Grip You." The magazine contains numerous fashion pages various articles on the Paris Mid-Season Collections and advertisements for French Couture houses including Worth Agnès and Henri Vergne fiction by Anita Loos and up-market advertising pages which include include Rolls-Royce Stutz Willys-Knight and Lincoln automobiles. Also an illustrated article "Luggage of Unusual Imagination Designed by Erté." An engaging lavishly illustrated time capsule. . International Magazine Company. unknown books
1962rif. 016019London: British Horse Society 1962. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 95 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Illustrated with black & white photographs. The text is clean and unmarked. July 23-28 1962: White City Stadium London. First edition. British Horse Society Hardcover books
1881rif. 59189Lawrence Mass 1881. single sheet approx. 3 x 5 printed on recto only. Ephemeral notice by City Marshall H. R. Neal describing the horse Bay horse 11 years old weighs 875 pounds black mane and long black tail . the following property was in the Buggy: - 3 whole suits made by J. B. McAloon & Co one coat and pants made by J. M. Bradley of Andover and one pair of mixed pants. unknown books
1870rif. 27169New York: Harper's 1870. Pale pink printed wrappers. Overall VG spine paper worn. Pp 1 - 160 pp. Adverts at rear. Illustrated with cuts. 8vo. 10" x 6-1/2" "Wine in America and American Wine" pp 106 - 114 gives a 'state of the union' for the day. Issue also has a piece on the 'Mysteries of Thunderstorms' one on horse racing in the US "The Running Turf in America First Series" 6 pp. & General R. B. Marcy's "Border Reminiscences." Harper's unknown books
2011rif. 151569Hanover New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art / University Press of New England 2011. Softcover. VG. Autumn rust & color illus. wraps 196 pp. many color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2011-2012 exhibition of examples of Native American art found in the Dartmouth College collection. With five thematic and illustrated essays. The catalogue cites 165 items and it appears as if each one is pictured here in full color amongst the text. Approaches the subject geographically. Includes an exhibitions history selected chronology of the collection and a selected bibliography. Vivid and detailed illustrations. Hood Museum of Art / University Press of New England paperback books
2010rif. 128458Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 2010. Hardbound. VG. Light gray boards with BW pictorial DJ 216pp profuse color and BW photographs. Signed by the photographer. Exhibition catalog. From the jacket--Epitomizing the dramatic new developments in Japanese photography emerging in the 1990s Yuki Onodera is an internationally recognized photographer known for her mysterious and richly suggestive work. Based in Paris Onodera focuses on the act of photography itself and has demonstrated a creative process driven by highly original and often fantastic ideas. Eight works from her first nine series--including "Portrait of Second-hand Clothes"--were published in Cameramachine Suiseisha which won the 28th Kimura Ihei Memorial Award of Photography in 2003. In 2006 she was awarded France's most prestigious honor for work in photography the Prix Niepce. The present work includes 18 series and 211 prints from her earliest to her most recent series "12 Speed" offering a comprehensive look at two decades of the career of this remarkable artist. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography hardcover books
1904rif. 306793First edition so stated. Thick octavo. Frontispiece and 48 b/w halftone illustrations. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman t.e.g. others uncut the spine with gilt stamped horse head fish and sporting dog devices. Fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 369 pages. Number 20 of 100 copies on large paper. The American Sportsman Library. Printed by the Norwood Press Norwood Massachusetts. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
1896rif. 74936Lexington KY: Woodard & Shanklin. Very Good. 1896. Softcover. 9-3/4" X 5-3/4" This auction catalogue is soft-bound in pink wrappers with black printing to the covers. The covers are scuffed and soiled with wear and chipping to the edges and with the lower cover torn. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and generally clean but with a bit of light scattered soiling. Good for reading or reference. . Woodard & Shanklin paperback books
1994rif. 18587Chicago: Stone Axe Productions 1994. First edition. Record LP. Fine. 45 RPM record in original printed and decorated sleeve. Fine condition. A recording on one side of beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading Travels In America Deserta. B Side is music by The Pale Horse Riders. Recorded in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Stone Axe Productions unknown books
2001rif. WN42332New York: Random House 2001. Black cloth spine gilt over black paper covered boards. Book and unpriceclipped jacket are impeccable. A book for the ages for those interested in horse racing and the personalities involved both human and equine. First Edition. Cloth Backed Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Random House Hardcover books
2001rif. 33481NY:: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0375502912 . Made into the 2003 film. First printing. Near fine in a near fine first state dust jacket with correct issue points. . Random House, hardcover books
1995rif. 31881Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0815603509 . First printing. SIGNED by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Syracuse University Press hardcover books
2002rif. 29891NY: PublicAffairs. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1586481177 . First printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . PublicAffairs hardcover books
2002rif. 26259NY: PublicAffairs. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1586481177 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . PublicAffairs hardcover books