Book Details
| Book Reference: | 9687 |
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| Author: | Brinley ( Francis ) |
| Title: | Life of William T. Porter |
| Price: | £125 |
| Year: | 1860 |
| Description: | D. Appleton and Co, New York, 1860. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 273 pp. B/w frontis portrait. rebound in modern half brown morocco. Porter founded the "Spirit of the Times," a sporting periodical, and edited it for almost 20 years. He also edited or reported in other horse racing periodicals. Although not a rider himself, his influence was wide. Personally, his interest was in angling, and this book by his brother-in-law covers that facet of Porter's life |
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