The Heath and the Horse: A History of Newmarket Heath Tapa dura - 2015

London: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 2016. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 11 1/4" x 9 3/8", x, 342 pages, 196 illustration, mainly in colour, map of Newmarket, race courses and heath, 1787 to endpapers, useful appendices. Newmarket has a unique historic position as the acknowledged home of horseracing. Yet until now no book has provided a definitive history of Newmarket Heath, the key figures who contributed to its transformation from untamed heath land to the world's finest racing ground, and the origins and development of the Jockey Club. This comprehensive and authoritative book is the first to trace this history from its early beginnings to the present day and to show how and why the sport of horseracing developed on the heath and spread globally from that base. All of the turf's greatest racehorses and the larger-than-life characters integral to the heath's history are included. The first part provides a broad chronological history… Leer más

London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2016. Oversized full colour hardcover, signed by all three authors, with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Light scuffing and scoring to the jacket, with creasing and nicks to the edges. Boards are slightly worn and rubbed. The boards, pages, plates and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Signed by Authors. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

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