- Octavo, 7-3/8 inches high by 4-7/8 inches wide. Reddish-brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed and heavily stained. The tail of the spine is chipped. 100 pages, with a full-page frontispiece and 4 textual illustrations by William Morton. The front hinge is cracked opposite the title page. A previous owner's name is penned on the verso of the frontispiece. The pages are soiled and stained along the margins. Good. First edition. Richard Wright Procter was a barber, poet, and author. This work consists of historical sketches of racing and sporting life in Manchester. RARE. First Edition.
Title: OUR TURF, OUR STAGE, AND OUR RING. By Richard Wright Procter, Author of 'The Barber's Shop,' and 'Literary Reminiscences.' With Illustrations by William Morton.
Location Published: Manchester: Dinham & Co. / London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1862.: 1862.
Book Condition: Fair
Categories: Sporting
Seller ID: 97455
Keywords: 19th century, 1st edition, and our ring, england., first edition, horse racing, illustrated, illustrations, manchester, nineteenth century, our stage, our turf, richard wright procter, sporting, sports, william morton