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THE CHACE, THE ROAD AND THE TURF

THE CHACE, THE ROAD AND THE TURF

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A classic and wide-ranging appreciation of the history of hunting, coaching and horse racing, illustrated throughout with reprodutions of paintings and prints by the great sporting artists of the 18th and 19th centuries.

8vo. 231pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards rubbed to corners and spine-ends. Good condition internally. With the Wilbraham family's Delamere House bookplate to inside cover.

Date
1927
Publisher
The Bodley Head Ltd
Author
NIMROD

£16.00 (Code: 95075)

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