1910 Warned Off A Romance of the Turf Sievier Very Scarce 1st

Description: Click here to see our other books! Warned Off; A Romance of the Turf Robert Standish Sievier 1910 The Winning Post : London 7.5" by 5" ii, 400pp SUMMARY A romance novel set within the world of racehorsing and gambling, by the racehorse owner Robert Sievier. First Edition,Leather Binding,Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION 'Warned Off' is a romance novel set in the world of racehorses, a world which the author, Robert Sievier, had great experience, owning many winning racehorses himself. Robert Sievier had a tumultuous life due to his involvement in gambling, which he started when he was seventeen, on route to fight in South Africa. By 1984 he had declared bankruptcy three times. He founded the newspaper 'The Winning Post' in 1904, but was accused of using it to blackmail people. CONDITION In the original full calf binding. Externally, smart. Light markings and rubbing to the boards causing a little discolouration. Rubbing to the raised bands, joints, and to the extremities. Evidence of lacking the front endpaper. Light offsetting to the recto of the front free endpaper, and to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and and clean throughout. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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