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1. Thoroughbred racing stock and its ancestors : the authentic origin of pure blood : many voices concerning the horses of the world, with additional chapters from the notes of the late Lady Anne Blunt (15th Baroness Wentworth) and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, on the Arabian breed, collected, edited, and enlarged, with a history of the thoroughbred racehorse and the horses of the east and west / by Lady Wentworth.

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Creator:
Wentworth, Lady, 1873–
Date:
1938
Physical Description:
475, [1] p., [394] p. of plates, [26] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (some col.), charts, map, ports. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The British thoroughbred : reproducing sixteen original paintings by the masters of horse portraiture, with detailed biographical commentaries on the horses / by Vincent Orchard.

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Creator:
Orchard, Vincent
Date:
1966
Physical Description:
9, [1] p., xvi leaves, [16] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 42 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The history and delineation of the horse, in all his varieties : comprehending the appropriate uses, management, and progressive improvement of each : with a particular investigation of the character of the race-horse, and the business of the turf : illustrated by anecdotes and biographical notices of distinguished sportsmen : the engravings from original paintings : with instructions for breeding, breaking, training, and the general management of the horse, both in a state of health and of disease / by John Lawrence, author of "A philosophical and practical treatise on horses," &c. &c.

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Creator:
Lawrence, John, 1753–1839
Date:
1809
Physical Description:
iv, [1], 6-288, [4] pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts