An historical list of horse-matches run,. and of plates and prizes, run for in Great Britain and Ireland in 1747. Containing The Names of the Owners of the Horses which have Run as above, and the Names and Colours of the Horses also. With The Winner distinguished, of every Match, Plate, Prize, or Stakes. The Conditions of Running, as to Weight, Age, &c. and the Places in which the losing Horses have come in. With a List also of the principal Cock-Matches of the Year above, and who were the Winners and Losers of them, &c. /. By John Cheny.
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)
Category
Books
Date
1747
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3220496
Summary
Bibliographic description
xv,[1],152p. ; 12mo. Provenance: No ownership marks, but the name of Sir Henry Harpur appears in the list of subscribers [i.e. Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet, (1708-1748)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full brown calf, double gilt fillet forming a border, blind tooled on edges. Sewn on 2 cords (+ 3 false raised bands). Brown leather spine label, lettered in gilt "Horse racing". Text-block edges densely sprinkled red.
Makers and roles
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)