"History Of The British Turf: Volume II" 1840 WHYTE, James Christie Vests/ Waistcoats Brimming with anecdotes and observations

Brimming with anecdotes and observations as sharp as his suits--as well as nostalgia for a time when a man knew how to dress for an occasion--this is a book for those who appreciate the finer things in life

he also strove to improve the status and surroundings of the ordinary working cook

the latter of whom will immediately notice a marked improvement in his favorite beverages

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"History Of The British Turf: Volume II" 1840 WHYTE, James Christie Vests/ Waistcoats Brimming with anecdotes and observationsFrom The Earliest Period To The Present Day WHYTE, James Christie [646] pp. Henry Colburn, Publisher 1840 8 3 4" x 5 3 4" Signed: N. W. Kittson Norman Wolfred Kittson (March 6, 1814 May 10, 1888) was one of early Minnesota's most prominent citizens. He was a fur trader, then a steamboat line operator and finally a railway entrepreneur and owner of thoroughbred racehorses. He was part of the original syndicate that created the Canadian Pacific Railway.