Search Results: the sport of kings by nevill ralph

Methuen & Co, January 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Jacket. spine faded and first 3 inches next to front cover split; owner name on browned blank facing page; rear blank facing page also browned

Methuen & Co., 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1926. First Published. 247 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Notable marks to boards.

Methuen, London, 1926 VG. no dj. spine is rolled to both ends - but no cuts or loss. gilt titling to front cover appears as blind-stamped - but gilt to spine. no inscriptions. contents clean and bright save for the first few endpapers that show isolated foxing points. 1st edition.

London: Methuen, 1926. First Edition. Red Cloth. Fair Condition. With sixteen illustrations Size: Octavo. some tears to spine. Previous owner's signature in ink. rubbed and worn , marks to covers, some tears to back cover. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Britain/UK; 1920s; .

Methuen, 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1926. First Published. 247 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers, as well as rear most pages. Rear hinge is lightly cracked but boards remain firmly attached. Light cracking to gutters also but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has noticeable staining and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

THE SPORT OF KINGS, Methuen, 1926, first edition, age toning to the page edges, light scattered foxing to same, else a bright near fine copy in a vg/vg+ dust-wrapper with a bit of darkening to the spine. Illustrated. Horse racing of course.