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Original Dams of the English Thorough-bred manuscript translation

 Item — Ledger: 1
Identifier: MSS 16399

Scope and Contents

Hand copied translation by unknown translator of Die Stamm-Muetter des Englischen Vollblutpferdes, second edition (Hamburg, 1891) by Hermann Goos. English translation is bound with printed German copy, as well as three newspaper issues on the topic of horseracing. Two of these newspapers are issues of the Berlin publication Sport-Welt, dating from 22 December 1893 and 6 February 1896.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891 - 1896

Language of Materials

English and German.

Biographical Note

Hermann Goos was the author of Die Stamm-Muetter des Englischen Vollblutpferdes, which was first published in 1885. He issued a second edition of this book in 1891. The volume is one of the earliest scientific studies of breeding thoroughbred racehorse mares.

Source: Materials within collection.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (1 volume)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2017-0122 Purchased 7 June 2017. Marion duPont Scott Fund.

Title
Original Dams of the English Thorough-bred manuscript translation
Author
Tanner Greene
Date
5 March 2019
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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