THE HEATH & THE HORSE: A HISTORY OF RACING AND ART ON NEWMARKET HEATH
by David Oldrey; Timothy Cox; Richard Nash
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers. 1st. 2016
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. This comprehensive and authoritative book traces the history from its early beginnings to the present day and shows how and why the sport of horseracing developed on the Heath and spread globally from that base. All of the turf's greatest racehorses and the larger-than-life characters integral to the Heath's history are included, as well as the history of the Jockey Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. viii and 341 pages including index.
Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Pale browning to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and very slightly scuffed. Overall a very nice copy.
ISBN: 9781781300237
Stock no. 1828568
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- EAST ANGLIA
- SUFFOLK
- HORSE RACING
- ART
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
