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FS: 1984 "The Plate: A Royal Tradition" Hardcover Commemorative Book
FS: 1984 "The Plate: A Royal Tradition" Hardcover Commemorative Book
I have for sale the out-of-print, 1st Edition Hardcover Book "The Plate: A Royal Tradition" by Louise E. Cauz (1984). The 1st edition hardcover contains 301 pages of text as well as full-color, and black and white photographs profiling the 125 Years of the running of the King's and Queen's Plates of Horse-Racing. Front Jacket Excerpt: "TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF A GREAT TRADITION" "This year marks the 125 anniversary of Canada's most prestious horse racing event and north America's oldest continuously run stakes race-the Queens' Plate. THE PLATE: A ROYAL TRADITION is an original work commissioned by The Ontario Jockey Club esspecially for the 125th anniversary of the race and written by Louis E. Cauz, veteran sports writer and commentator, author and horse racing authority. Years in the making, the book recounts the story of the great race itself, and the social history that surrounds it. Into the description of each year's event, Cauz has deftly woven a history of the great Canadian racing dynasties-and the people who participated in the growth of the Queen's Plate and staked fortune to win it." Included in the Edition are chapters: The Pioneering Years, Origins, The Seagram Years, An Epic to the Dancer, Plate Starters and Winners, Plate Winning Jockeys, Plate Winning Trainers, Leading Sires, Evolution of Plate Record Times, Ten Fastest Runnings of the Plate, Plate Attendance and Wagering Handles 1950-84, Plate Presentaions, Jockey Club Executives 1881-1984, and much, much more. The The Plate: A Royal Tradition" Hardcover Commemorative Book is in excellent condition. Price $35. US plus postage Please include your "postal mailing address" so I can calculate postage costs to your destination. Thank you |
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