Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The American turf : an historical account of racing in the United States, with biographical sketches of turf celebrities.
Published / Created:
[New York] : The Historical Company New York, MDCCCXCVIII. [1898]
Physical Description:
[6], 7-482, [2] p. (last is blank) : ill., ports. ; 30 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Sporting 2449
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Preface signed: Lyman Horace Weeks.

"Nicoll & Roy Company Printers, New York"--T.p. verso.

Text printed in double columns.

Bound in green cloth with green morocco spine; gilt-stamped spine title and spine panels; all edges gilt.

Includes index.

Buckley, A.K. The Keenland Association Library, 164

National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints, 653, p. 215

BAC: British Art Center copy: Brownish-orange morocco, rebound; brown leather label with gold lettering on spine. Illustrations. Spine height: 12 inches.
Subject Terms:
Horse racing -- History -- United States. | Horse breeders -- United States. | Jockeys -- United States. | Horsemen and horsewomen -- United States.