Item #31248 Famous Horses of the American Turf, vols. 1-3 [complete]. Neil Newman, "Roamer"

Famous Horses of the American Turf, vols. 1-3 [complete]

New York: Derrydale Press, 1931-1933. Limited edition. Hardcover. 3 vols., totaling over 700p, many full-page photos. Each, one of 750 copies. Vols. 1 and 2 are without the jackets; the jacket on vol. 3 is worn, as shown. Introds. by Walter S. Vosburgh and Algernon Daingerfield. From the library of famed sporting collector and horseman Alfred Barmore Maclay, with his bookplate. He was president of the American Horse Shows Association, and in his honor the National Horse Show Maclay Cup is named. Very good (light overall spotting and scuffing to covers) / fair. Item #31248

This annual series was discontinued after 3 years, apparently for lack of sales (and the Depression?). But it was the foreunner of American Race Horses, which started up in 1936 and lasted for almost 30 years. Here are summaries of the performances of the top ca. 20 Thoroughbreds of the year, with photos and 5-generation pedigrees of most of them. Equipoise, Gallant Fox, Twenty Grand, Mate, Questionnaire, Top Flight, Faireno, Phar Lap (in a special section), and more. Lots of contemporary information here! Sold as a set; shipping/handling will be extra. Please keep this in mind when ordering.

Price: $300.00

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