Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Mason, Finch
Title:
Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. / By Finch Mason, author of "Sporting nonsense rhymes," "Annals of the horseshoe club," "Flowers of the hunt," etc., etc. Containing: a complete account of every race from its foundation in 1839 to the present year, together with all information of interest in connection therewith.
Published / Created:
London: : The Biographical Press, 12, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C., 1907.
Physical Description:
xvi, 436, [2] p., [65] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Sporting 1458
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Publisher's advertisements on last [2] pages.

Includes index.

Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 295

BAC: British Art Center copy: Dark red quarter morocco, and pebble-grain pinkish-red cloth covers; tooled in gilt on spine, blind stamped on front and back covers, all edges gilt. Color frontispiece, title-page, 6 plates of color photolithographs, 59 plates of halftone-photoengravings, 24 halftone-photoengravings in text, 1 line-photoengraving in text. Drawings by the author. Spine height: 9 7/8 inches.
Subject Terms:
Horse racing -- Great Britain -- History. | Horse racing -- Awards -- Great Britain. | Race horses -- Great Britain -- Statistics. | Horsemen and horsewomen -- Great Britain.