Book Widener Photo Collection Peter Pan Colin Hemment HC new First Edition

Description

The Best of the Widener Collection showcases never-before-published photography from racing's golden era, featuring rare and historic photographs from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. More than 200 "best-of" photos, many shot by H.C. Hemment, a prominent photographer of the era, are included. Included in the collection are scenes from the major New York tracks as well as images of the main stakes races; stars of the day. His subjects ranged from the great African-American jockey Isaac Murphy to racing stars Peter Pan, Colin and Sysonby and the famous - and infamous - celebrities of the sparking era in "The Sport of Kings.", Also included racing stars such as Domino, Henry of Navarre, Clifford, and Dan Patch; and the movers and shakers of the racing world jockeys, trainers, and owners. A beautiful book contains more than 200 "best-of" photos that have been culled from the more than 1,000 in the entire collection, bequeathed to The Blood-Horse magazine by Joseph E. Widener. It is American history that comes alive on each page.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eclipse Press (October 1, 2008)
Language : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 202; pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1581501943;
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581501940;
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.92 x 0.7 x 8.28 inches
First Edition 2008
New unread condition.