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(trotting) . YONKERS RACEWAY 1975 CHART BOOK 6 ISSUES
1975. Complete charts of all races. June-December 1975, 6 issues. 8vo., about 30pp per issues, wraps. VG, one issue stained on front. Set of 6 issues. (a46062)
$50.00 Burke, Philip J.; Clyde Hirt and Les Wagner (editors) . THE 2:00 MILES 1897 - 1969
Westbury 1969. Roosevelt Raceway. 8vo., 104pp., wraps. VG. (a46118a)
$26.00 Francis, Dick . BOLT
NY 1987 1st Putnam. 8vo., hardcover. VG, very light spotting on fore-edges, vertical wrinkle on spine, in Near Fine DJ. (a59367)
$15.00 Francis, Dick . DEAD CERT
NY 1962 First edition (stated) Holt Rinehart Winston. Author's first book in this genre. Octavo, 220pp., half grey half black boards. Near Fine, three miniscule spots of soiling in text, in Fairly Good DJ, one 3 inch closed tear, price tag removed taking some of top layer of color from front panel, some light rubbing overall and a couple of other small closed tears. (a70037)
$300.00 Francis, Dick . LONG SHOT
NY 1990 1st Putnam. 8vo., hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ, price clipped. (a59368)
$15.00 Francis, Dick . PROOF
NY 1985 1st Putnam. 8vo., hardcover. VG in VG DJ, price clipped. (a59366)
$15.00 Francis, Dick . RAT RACE
London 1970 1st Michael Joseph. 8vo., 206pp., hardcover. Good, cover unevenly faded and some soiling fore-edges, no DJ. (a28349)
$15.00 Francis, Dick . TRIAL RUN
NY 1978 1st (stated). Hardcover. Octavo, 246pp., cloth. Remainder star on bottom fore-edge. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ, very slight soiling. (a31464)
$20.00 Goldstein, Joe . THE 2:00 MILES 1897 - 1967
NY n.d. (1967?) Roosevelt Raceway. 4to., about 45pp., photo on cover and at end, blue plastic spiralbound. Good, light cover wear. (a46072)
$26.00 Harrison, James C. et al . CARE AND TRAINING OF THE TROTTER AND PACER
Columbus 1968. Large octavo, 1054pp., illustrations, index, hardcover. Copy of Jimmy Cruise, with his personal stamp on the front pastedown and on the front free blank (see p.559). VG in VG DJ. (a46061)
$35.00 Horse Racing . OFFICERS MEMBERS AND CONSTITUTION 1935 TURF AND FIELD CLUB
Belmont Park 1935 Long Island, New York. 12mo., 45pp., hardcover. VG. (a40574)
$39.00 Sarl, Arthur J. . HORSES, JOCKEYS AND CROOKS, REMINISCENCES OF THIRTY YEARS' RACING
NY 1936 1st (stated) Dutton. Foreword by Rt. Hon. Earl of Lonsdale, K. G. Hardcover. 4to., 288pp., 19 photo illustrations, cloth. VG plus in Fair DJ,split at flaps, spine browned and torn. Very scarce first edition. (a71000)
$55.00 Siciliano, Sam (director) . THE 98TH PREAKNESS IN 100 YEARS PIMLICO 1973
Baltimore 1973. Pimlico race track. 8vo., 116pp. plus charts (about 40pp.), wraps. Promotional slip laid in. Good plus, some exterior foxing, light soiling. History of racetrack, statistics, photo illus. (a42902)
$40.00