The romance of the Derby : into which are woven the facts and figures a sportsman requires if he would be familiar with the leading incidents associated with the long series of contests for the greatest prize that can be won by votaries of the turf / by Edward Moorhouse ; illustrated with pictures and portraits of winning owners, horses, jockeys, etc. ; and containing an appendix in which there is a complete list of the competitors in the Derby from 1780 to 1907, together with full betting returns ...

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Moorhouse, Edward, The romance of the Derby , 1908

Creator:: Moorhouse, Edward
Title(s):: The romance of the Derby : into which are woven the facts and figures a sportsman requires if he would be familiar with the leading incidents associated with the long series of contests for the greatest prize that can be won by votaries of the turf / by Edward Moorhouse ; illustrated with pictures and portraits of winning owners, horses, jockeys, etc. ; and containing an appendix in which there is a complete list of the competitors in the Derby from 1780 to 1907, together with full betting returns ...
Published/Created:: London : Biographical Press, 1908.
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Sporting 1521
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9789541
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Second ed. published under title: History and romance of the Derby.
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 298
BAC: British Art Center copy: 2 volumes. Red quarter morocco, and pebble-grain pinkish-red cloth covers; tooled in gilt on spines, blind stamped on front and back covers, all edges gilt. Frontispieces, title-pages, illustrations.
Subject Terms:: Epson Derby.
Horse racing -- Great Britain.
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