Racing at Home and Abroad - Vol I and Vol II

Large Leather Bound volume I - Racing at Home and Abroad - Flat Racing and Breeding (Racecourses & the Evolution of the Racehorse) by Charles Richardson with a chapter on Training & Stable Management by The Hon George Lambton - 1923 - Limited Edition 422/600 - 77 plates

Large Leather Bound Volume II - Racing at Home and Abroad - British Steeplechasing and Racing in Ireland - 1927 - Limited Edition 544/700 - 69 plates

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Contents Volume I:
Etching of Newmarket High Street
Illustration - The Long Course, Newmarket
Illustration - The Watering Course, Newmarket
Illustration - The Round Course, Newmarket
Chapter - Historical Sketch of the Turf
Illustration - Racehorse "The Byerley Turk"
Illustration - Racehorse "The Darley Arabian"
Illustration - Racehorse "Flying Childers"
Illustration - Racehorse  "The Godolphin Barb"
Illustration - Racehorse "Marske"
Illustration - Racehorse "Sir Hercules"
Illustration - Racehorse "Voltaire"
Illustration - Racehorse "Orlando"
Chapter - The Evolution of the Racehorse
Illustration - Racehorse "The Baron"
Illustration - Racehorse "The Flying Scotsman"
Illustration - Racehorse "Newminster"
Illustration - Racehorse "Thormanby"
Illustration - Racehorse "Lord Clifden"
Chapter - Eclipse and his Descendants
Illustration - Racehorse "Eclipse"
Illustration - Racehorse "Pot OOOO OOOO"
Illustration - Racehorse "Irish Birdcatcher"
Illustration - Racehorse "Stockwell"
Illustration - Racehorse "Blair Athol"
Illustration - Racehorse "Lord Lyon"
Chapter - The Line of Camel
Illustration - Racehorse "Camel"
Illustration - Racehorse "Touchstone"
Chapter - The Line of Blacklock
Illustration - Racehorse "King Fergus"
Illustration - Racehorse "Hambletonian"
Illustration - Racehorse "Blacklock"
Illustration - Racehorse "Voltigeur"
Illustration - Racehorse "St Simon"
Illustration - Racehorse "Sunstar"
Chapter - The Line of Hagioscope
Illustration - Racehorse "Santoi"
Chapter - The Line of Herod
Illustration - Racehorse "King Herod"
Illustration - Racehorse "Highflyer"
Illustration - Racehorse "Roi Herode"
Chapter - The Line of Matchem (Godolphin Arabian)
Illustration - Racehorse "Matchem"
Illustration - Racehorse "Melbourne"
Illustration - Racehorse "Barcaldine"
Illustration - Racehorse "Hurry On"
Illustration - Racehorse "Captain Cuttle"
Chapter - Breeding: Brood Mares
Illustration - Racehorse "Blink Bonny"
Illustration - Racehorse "La Fleche"
Illustration - Racehorses - Queens of the Turf (Signorina and Sceptre)
Illustration - Racehorses - "Fifinella" and "Vahren" (The Dam of The Tetrarch)
Chapter - The National Stud
Illustration - Racehorse - "Minoru"
Chapter - Newmarket
Illustration - Tattersall's Sale Paddock, Newmarket
Illustration - Racehorse - "Hampton"
Illustration - Racehorse - "Bend Or"
Illustration - Racehorse - "Isinglass"
Illustration - Racehorse - "St Frusquin"
Illustration - Racehorse - "Polymelus"
Chapter - Epsom and the Derby
Illustration - "Persimmon's Derby"
Illustration - Racehorse "Flying Fox"
Illustration - Racehorse "Ard Patrick"
Illustration - Racehorse "Rock Sand"
Illustration - Racehorse "A Thunderstorm Derby, 1904"
Illustration - Racehorse "Spearmint"
Illustration - Racehorse "Pogrom"
Illustration - "The Derby, 1923"
Chapter - Ascot
Illustration - "The Hardwicke Stakes, 1887"
Illustration - Racehorse "Irish Elegance"
Illustration - Racehorse "The Tetrarch"
Illustration - Racehorse "Mumtaz Mahal"
Chapter - Racing in Yorkshire
Illustration - Racehorse "Bayardo"
Illustration - Racehorse "Prince Palatine"
Illustration - Racehorse "Tracery"
Illustration - Racehorse "Pommern"
Chapter - Goodwood, Brighton and Lewes
Illustration - Racehorse "Gay Crusader"
Illustration - Racehorse "Gainsborough"
Chapter - The Enclosed Meetings
Illustration - Racehorse "Cyllene"
Illustration - Racehorse "Pretty Polly"
Illustration - Racehorse "Buchan"
Illustration - Racehorse "Caller Ou"
Chapter - Trainers and Jockeys
Illustration - Racehorse "Ormonde"
Illustration - Racehorse "Gallinule"
Illustration - "The Old Style and the New"
Chapter - The Training of Racehorses
Illustration - Racehorse "Swynford in Training"

Contents - Volume II
Illustration - The Water-Jump, Aintree
Chapter - The Rise and Progress of Steeplechasing
Illustration - Extraordinary Steeplechase (Clasher-Clinker Match)
Chapter - Early Steeplechase Meetings
Illustration - St Albans Steeplechase, 1837 x 4 full page plates
Chapter - The Liverpool Grand National
Illustration - The Liverpool Great National Steeplechase, 1839 x 4 full page plates
Illustration - Racehorse "Lottery"
Illustration - Steeplechase Cracks
Illustration - Racehorse "Abd-El-Kader"
Illustration - Racehorse "Peter Simple"
Illustration - Racehorse "Emblem"
Illustration - Racehorse "The Lamb"
Illustration - Racehorse "The Colonel"
Illustration - Racehorse "Gamecock"
Illustration - Racehorse "Cloister"
Illustration - Grand National, 1896
Illustration - Racehorse "Manifesto"
Illustration - Racehorse "Ambush II"
Illustration - The Grand National, 1901x 2 full page plates
Illustration - Racehorse "Drumcree"
Illustration - Grand National, 1904
Illustration - Racehorse "Lutteur III"
Illustration - Grand National, 1910
Illustration - Grand National, 1911
Illustration - Grand National, 1912
Chapter - Cross-Country Sport at the Present Day
Illustration - Racehorse "Jerry M"
Illustration - Racehorse "Poethlyn"
Illustration - Racehorse "Shaun Spadah"
Illustration - Racehorse "Sergeant Murphy"
Illustration - Racehorse "Master Robert"
Chapter - The National Hunt Steeplechase
Illustration - The Liverpool Grand National - 1925 x 3 full page plates
Illustration - The Grand National, 1926 x 2 full page plates
Chapter - Military Races
The Liverpool Grand National, 1927
Illustration - Racehorse "Mount Prospects Fortune
Chapter - Steeplechase Jockeys
Illustration - Racehorse "Ruddyglow"
Illustration - Racehorse "Foxtrot"
Chapter - The Training of Jumpers
Illustration - Grand Military Gold Cup, 1927
Chapter - Racing in Ireland - Historical
Illustration - The Dublin - 1856
Illustration - Racehorse "Zionist"
Illustration - Racehorse "Flying Dinah"
Illustration - Racehorse "Alletts"
Illustration - Racehorse "Clonespoe"
Illustration - Racehorse "Tut Tut"
Chapter - Irish Flat Racing and Steeplechasing
Illustration - Racehorse "Dog Fox"
Chapter - A Memorable Year in Irish Racing
Illustration - Racehorse "Orby"
Chapter - The Racecourses of Ireland
Illustration - Punchestown, 1914
Illustration - Racecourse "Bachelor's Tonic"
Illustration - Racehorse "Ixia"
Chapter - Breeding in Ireland
Illustration - Racehorse "Tredennis"
Illustration - Racehorse - "Manna"
Illustration - Racehorse "Tetratema"
Illustration - Racehorse "Soldennis"
Illustration - Racehorse "Desmond"
Illustration - Racehorse "Bachelor's Double"
Illustration - Racehorse "Prince Galahad"
Chapter - Irish Trainers and Jockeys
Illustration - Racehorse "Prince Hermes
Illustration - Racehorse "Snow Maiden"
Illustration - Racehorser "Waffles"