Elusive 1865 AMERICAN HORSE RACING Antique Equestrian Folio TURF FIELD…

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Elusive 1865 AMERICAN HORSE RACING Antique Equestrian Folio TURF FIELD & FARM : Sportsman's Oracle and Country Gentleman's Newspaper. The First 56 Bound Issues of this Iconic 19th Century American Horse Racing Periodical. From August 5, 1865 To August 25, 1866. First and only editions.

1865 AMERICAN HORSE RACING - TURF FIELD & FARM Sportsman's Oracle and Country Gentleman's Newspaper.

The First 56 Bound Issues of this Iconic 19th Century American Horse Racing Periodical. From August 5, 1865 To August 25, 1866. Published by S.D. & B.G. Bruce, Editors and Proprietors. New York. First and only editions.

Volume I, No. 1, Saturday, August 5, 1865 through Volume I, No. 22, Saturday, December 30, 1865. Paginated 1-352. Volume II, No. 1, Saturday, January 6, 1866 through Volume ii, No. 26, Saturday, June 30, 1866. Paginated 1-416. Volume iii, No. 1, Saturday, July 7, 1866 through Volume III, No. 8, Saturday, August 25, 1866. Paginated 1-128.

Large folio hardbound in 3/4 leather over marbled paper covered boards, gilt title on spine, 16.5" x 11.5", 56 issues, 896 total pages, each issue has an engraved title page, occasional in-text engravings and illustrated advertisements.

The first four issues of Volume I have the engraved banner title TURF, FIELD, FARM, the remaining issues of Volume I and II have the engraved banner title TURF, FIELD, AND FARM and header title Sportsman's Oracle and Country Gentleman's Newspaper. Starting with Volume III, the engraved banner title remains TURF, FIELD, AND FARM, but the header title changes to The Turf, Field And Farm, dropping the Sportsman's Oracle &c.

Contents heavily weighted towards Horse Racing and Trotting, with extensive details on Thoroughbreds, Stud Book, Pedigrees, Jockeys, Races, Tracks, and Owners. Contains articles on Outdoor Sports and Pastimes including Base Ball, Foot Ball, Cricket, Angling, Racing, Shooting, Hunting, Big-Game Hunting, Dog and Horse Breeding and Pedigrees, Fox Hunting, Livestock, Billiards, Wagering, Boating, Games, Chess, Checkers, Veterinary Matters, Gentlemen Farming, Weird Science, Diseases, Pedestrianism, Theatre, the Stage, and several pages of ads per issue, some illustrated.

Of note, this volume predates the first appearance of the Bruce brothers compendium of thoroughbred foals, The American Stud Book, first published in 1868.

CONDITION: complete as issued, front board disbound but present, wear to the boards and spine covering, internally, some light foxing here and there throughout, small edge wear, closed tears, small chips, one leaf has a horizontal tear from edge to gutter which remains bound in and legible, a few issues are more toned than others, overall a respectable volume of these elusive horse racing journals published just months after the end of the Civil War.

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