PORTRAITS IN ROSES 108 Yrs Kentucky Derby Winners MINT!

1984 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. GIFT QUALITY! Oversized hardcover with dustjacket. WELL-PRESERVED, UNREAD COPY. Bright, clean, well-bound pages and clean, glossy jacket. First Printing is indicated by the full number line on the copyright page. Very nice, collectible First Print copy! Big, beautiful book with lovely illustrations of all Kentucky Derby-winning horses from Aristides in 1875 to Sunny's Halo in 1983, by artist Beverly Bryant: "These legendary horses are depicted in training, in the paddock, in the thick of the race, or in the winner's circle." Text about each horse by Jean Williams: "Lively text provides important information on their owners, trainers, breeding, earnings, and racing records, along with delightful and entertaining anecdotes." Foreword by Eddie Arcaro, who rightly praises this great collectible book, a wonderful gift for all lovers of the Derby and its history.