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Just My Story
Stephen Donoghue
1923
Hutchinson & Co. : London
9" by 6.5"
287pp
SUMMARY
A first edition copy of this autobiographical work by Stephen Donoghue, a top-tier English flat-race jockey in the early twentieth century.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Presenting this fascinating memoir of Stephen Donoghue, a champion jockey in England during the early twentieth century. He was a champion many times over in the course of his racing career, winning ten times between 1914 and 1923. He was also the only jockey to win the English Triple Crown twice (in 1915 and 1917).
Containing thirty-six plates of illustrations, four of which are in colour. Collated, complete.
This copy came from the library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire, the previous home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). She was an English socialite and through her mother was the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, slightly bumping to the head and tail of spine and extremities. A small amount of rubbing to the joints and some minor shelf wear. A small amount of damage to the front free-endpaper due to a sticker being removed. Internally, hinges strained but firm. Binding is slightly tender in places, though still firm. Plates adjacent to pages 148 and 182 have detached but are present, and plate adjacent to page 160 is lifting at the head but is attached. A few instances of spotting, but generally pages are clean.
Overall Condition: 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.
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