Thoroughbreds of the Crown

Price: £250

The History and Worldwide Influence of the Royal Studs in co-operation with The Royal Studs at Sandringham.

"The production of 'Thoroughbreds of the Crown' is impeccable. It is the most informative and comprehensive book ever written about the Royal Studs - and the most beautifully illustrated."
Sir Michael Oswald KCVO

A new leather-bound limited edition book beautifully illustrated with paintings from the Royal Collection. A unique publishing venture undertaken with the complete co-operation of the Royal Studs at Sandringham and unrestricted access to the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle, by kind permission of Her Majesty the Queen. Featuring many previously unseen paintings from Sandringham House, St James's Palace, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, the Jockey Club and Ascot.

Thanks to the invaluable assistance of the Royal Collection and the major Jockey Clubs of the world, Thoroughbreds of the Crown features a wealth of beautifully-reproduced paintings and photographs. Her Majesty the Queen has kindly given permission for paintings, prints and drawings from the Royal Collection to be reproduced, many never previously seen by the public or published. These have been specially photographed for this project from the walls of Sandringham House, St James's Palace, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. Further reproductions have been made from institutions such as the Jockey Club, France Galop, the Saratoga Racing Museum, the Baden-Baden Internationaler Club, Victoria Racing Club, the Argentine Jockey Club, Sotheby's and the Richard Green Gallery.

Artists whose work is featured include George Stubbs, John Nost Sartorious, John Frederick Herring Snr, James Barenger, Harry Hall, Emil Adam, James Pollard, Franklin B. Voss, James Lynwood Palmer, Sir Alfred Munnings, and more recently Adriana Zaeffirer and Richard Stone Reeves. The volume also features reproductions of documents from the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle, including letters from monarchs of the last two centuries.

This exquisitely printed book includes 120,000 words with full colour reproductions of more than 60 paintings, and a further 150 photographs, both colour and monochrome. The appeal of Thoroughbreds of the Crown is truly worldwide, listing the notable descendants of Royal broodmares in the UK, France, the United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, South America and elsewhere.

Each copy in the edition is master-printed in two and four colours throughout onto heavyweight acid-free archival paper.
Already acclaimed as the definitive history of this great race, The Arc is also a work of art; the supreme example of the print-maker and bookbinder's skill. Each copy is individually crafted in rich red quarter leather, with gilt tooling and gilded page edges, and is housed in a handsome slipcase.

LINKS National Sporting Library