First edition oversized hardcover in red cloth covered boards showing bumped tips and spine ends w/light color loss. No writing, no names, tears in the 148pp text. Very light soil on edge of page block and a smidgen at foot of rep. Foreword by His Grace the Duke of Norfolk and illustrations throughout by Lionel Edwards including 12 stunning color plates on glossy paper and many line drawings. Beautiful (and complete) facsimile dust wrapper shows light, even handling soil on tan background, red titles on cover and spine and color plate on frt panel. More than suitable for gift-giving. Measures 11.50"" tall x 9"" x 1"" and will incurr add'l postage for priority and/or international deliveries. B. W. R. Curling (""Hotspur"") has written a fascinating series of chapters on the histories of the courses and on the famous horses and people associated with them.