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THE BYERLEY TURK: The Incredible Story of the World's First Thoroughbred.
Edition: First US printing.
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - Slightly revised from the first edition published in England. Photographs, appendices, endnotes, bibliography. xviii, 347 pp. Map endpapers showing the journey from Istanbul to Ireland between 1678-1803. ISBN: 0-811701557.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 69577More details Price: $35.00 -
ONE FOR THE MONEY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - Candy Kane is back again, in California, and Barton is on his way home from the war in the Pacific. He finds Candy absorbed with a horse, 'Mister Smith,' who has a promising race career. The owner cannot afford to have the horse trained, so Candy takes it on - and even gets him entered at Santa Anita. 188 pp.
Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (previous owner's name dated 1946, some sunning and fading and overall edgewear to the dj).
Book ID: 76254More details Price: $21.50 -
I'M GETTING KILLED RIGHT HERE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Shifty Lou Anderson and the world of horse racing and betting. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-385-421176.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. ( price-clipped.)
Book ID: 36757More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MARQUIS DE FRAUD.
Edition: First printing.
Long Beach and San Mateo, CA: Epic Press, (2001). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third thriller, based on a true story of a stolen thoroughbred race horse, a charming con man and an international chase. As well as being a novel of betrayal, this is an accurate portrait of the backside of the track. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 335 pp. ISBN: 0-970872208.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 85013More details Price: $30.00 -
STALKING HORSE.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Fawcett Columbine, (1994.) dj. Hardcover - First novel, set in the world of racing he knows so well, by this record-breaking jockey. Ghost written by Dick Lochte. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-449-905950.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32596More details Price: $12.50
