Pride of the Shires: Story of the Whitbread Horses
by Oaksey, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/VG+/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 0091362407
- ISBN 13
- 9780091362409
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "UNCOMMON FIRST EDITION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1979* Publisher: Hutchinson.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, silver title to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, some marks to face and spine. VG+* Jacket condition: Beautiful colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £3.95. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine. Top back edge creased and one small tear to rear top of spine. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Colour photo-illustrated end papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos throughout, many by Snowdon.* Pages: 60 pp. text.* Description: One of the most beautifully illustrated books that we have for sale. Written by jockey John Oaksey and illustrated by Snowdon, one could not have a better evocation of the story of the Whitbread Horses, Pride of The Shires.* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with minor shelf wear to the jacket reducing it to VG+*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2635
- Title
- Pride of the Shires: Story of the Whitbread Horses
- Author
- Oaksey, John
- Illustrator
- Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/VG+/VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0091362407
- ISBN 13
- 9780091362409
- Publisher
- Century Benham
- Place of Publication
- London UK 64
- Date Published
- 1979-03-05
- Keywords
- Horses & ponies, Shire horse - History, Pets / Horses / General, Pets, Pets & Equine
- Size
- 30 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm
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