Limited, numbered first Derrydale edition. #278 of 950 copies. Moderate soil on rear board, corners square and lightly brushed, internally crisp, bright and unmarked save for lengthy dedication by author to: Jack and Mary Hamilton, Dear friends and outstanding horsemen. May these verses recall to you a bit of horsemanship, a bit of sportsmanship and much of my friendship for you both. Tad Shepperd Abington, PA October 6, 1939. Small split on frt hinge, endpps foxed, occasional soil smudge in margins, no text obscured. 144 pp of poems of the fox chase and horse race with a multitude of belting Paul Brown illustrations.