256pp, black and white photographic frontispiece, some black and white illustrations. Burgundy boards with black lettering to front and spine. 12mo. Spine rubbed at ends, board corners rubbed and rounded. Fading and wear overall causing the lettering to became faint. Text block edges tanned. Marbled endpapers, front hinge cracked; binding loose. Some soiling to early pages and occasional markings from previous owner's use. The 1939 handbook, a unique collection of Turf lore, incorporating diary, racing fixtures and Cope's ready reckoner.
