Keeneland Library offers up some of its collection in first
ever book sale
For the first time since its establishment in 1939, the
Keeneland Library will sell duplicate books, journals and magazines from its
unique collections during a special event for the public on March 6-8.
Approximately 7,000 books, many of which are from the 19th and 20th centuries,
and journals dating from the 1930s to the present will be available for
purchase.
Proceeds from the sale will enhance the Library’s ability
to preserve its collections and to offer outreach and research services.
The sale will take place in the Keene Barn at Keeneland’s
Entertainment Center on March 6 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (EST) and on March 7-8 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
As the world’s largest repository of materials on the
Thoroughbred, the Keeneland Library serves fans and researchers who value and
enjoy Thoroughbred racing and its history. Most of the duplicate books are
currently out of print, and all but the rarest books will be priced to sell.
Material in the sale covers equine art, fiction, horse
care, breeding and pedigrees, history, the Kentucky Derby, Breeders’ Cup,
biographies, racetrack media guides and memorabilia. Titles include:
The American Turf (1898), First-Hand Bits of Stable Lore (1903), Catalogue
of Books on Sport & Natural History (1904) and Pretty Polly (1907).
Wallace’s Annual Register and Ruff’s Guide to the Turf & Sporting Life.
Weatherby’s Stallion Book, Chronique du Turf, Japan Stallion Statistical Record
and New Zealand Stud Book.
Thoroughbred Times, Palermo Blanca and Turf Elevage.
There will be no advance sales. All purchases must be made
in person. Most books are priced from $1 to $25, although some rare books will
be individually priced based on market value, condition and scarcity.
During the book sale, the Keeneland Gift Shop will also hold
its popular annual sale, featuring giveaways and special discounts at Keeneland’s Entertainment Center. The sale will run
March 5 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., March 6 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and March 8-9 from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
WBUL-FM’s DeAnn Stephens will be at the sale on March 6 from 5-7 p.m.
for giveaways. Special pricing discounts will be available to shoppers from 9-11 a.m.
March 8-9.
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