THOROUGHBRED OF CALIFORNIA -- 1948, 8 BOUND ISSUES

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Thoroughbred of California – 8 issues from 1948
Los Angeles: California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
Vol. 7, January-June and November-December.
Over 1000p, hundreds of ads and photos.
With index to the 1947 issues.
Start or complete your collection now of this excellent regional magazine, still going strong under the title California Thoroughbred. Coverage of industry issues, tracks, ranches, sales, personalities, veterinary care, plus many feature articles on racing history and important horses, bloodlines, horses in art, “Fun with Names,” “Heard along the Backstretch,” etc.
Includes a summary of the record-setting Louis B. Mayer sale, the establishment of California’s first veterinary school at UC Davis, and a multi-part article, “Thoroughbreds of Post-War Germany” by Hermann Friedlaender, who surveyed the German horse industry for the U.S. Army in 1945.
Other writers include Kent Cochran, John Hervey, B.K. Beckwith, and John M. LeNoir.
Some racing news and statistics, but the emphasis is on breeding.
Condition: bound in hardcover volume.
A little shaken due to the weight, but sturdy and will stand up to use.
Narrow strip of slight damp-rippling along some outer page edges.
Clean, complete.
Cover photo shows the great race mare Honeymoon.
Photo 2 includes Seabiscuit and *Kayak II.  Heavy.
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