Isbn: 9780853620778 - blaydon races (1 Ergebnisse)

Stapled Paper. Zustand: Very Good ++. First Edition. Nominally, this 56 page booklet is about the Blaydon Races, made famous in the George Ridley song published in 1862, but it turns out to cover everything from favoured pubs to foxhunting. The original occassion for heats of horse racing at Blaydon was the fair-like atmosphere at something known as a hopping. LEARN more about : starting-bell, Keelman's Purse, Colonel John Anthony Cowen, Clerk of the Course, Jockey Club Rules, One Eyed Scotty, Big Jack Palmer the minder, and Anxious Moments. Text assisted by b/w plates. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with black lettering. Front cover (photo)graphic (wraps around) is a sepia-tone of the Winlaton Brass Band. Staples tight, colours bright, lightly soiled. No names, marks, creases nor tears - light gen. wear. Soft corners. Quote (p. 49) : " ._._._. was sacked at once. Another time, I saw a horse given a full bottle of whiskey in a corner of the paddock. They just poured it down the horse's neck, and it won the race, though I dare not tell you ._._._. ." Size: 12mo. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…