Description: Classic Lines - A Gallery of the Great Thoroughbreds. by Richard Stone Reeves and Patrick Robinson. First Edition, published in 1975. Limited to 25,000 copies, this book being No. 14,504. A pasted label inside the front cover lists the book's heritage and is signed by Mr. Robinson. 16 by 12 inches. 179 pages. Contents: Hyperion / Nearco / Man O' War / Ribot / Native Dancer / Catalogue of Paintings / Classic Winners Since 1920. "Classic Lines is divided into five sections, each headed by one of the stallions the author believes has made an outstanding contribution to modern thoroughbred racing." - excerpt from the Introduction. "For more than 30 years Richard Stone Reeves has been considered the finest painter of the thoroughbred racehorse in the world...the task of this volume has been...to coordinate into a fine and intricate pattern the widely diverse years of the artist's career in North America, England, Ireland, and France; secondly, to trace and relate the Classic bloodlines which produced the champions he painted; and thirdly, to delve into the rich, enlightening histories of these champions and the men and women wo owned, trained, rode and cared for them." - also an excerpt from the Introduction. Thank you.
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Location: Temperance, Michigan
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Year Printed: 1975
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Horse Racing Thoroughbreds
Binding: Hardcover
Region: North America
Author: Richard S. Reeves & Patrick Robinson
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Oxmoor House, Birmingham, Alabama
Place of Publication: Birmingham, Alabama
Special Attributes: Signed by One Author, 1st Edition, Inscribed