Timeform flat annuals from the 60s on

J A Allen, the Horseman's Bookshop.

Here is an article:-
https://www.lrgaf.org/articles/bookshop.htm

I bought a few books from there. Victoria Station, cross the road, and there memory fails me.

Ram

They had a lot of old racing books.

Excellent reading, especially in the 60s when Phil Bull would not mince his words. The lesser horses were descibed in such terms as "of little/no account", "a thorough jade" or if they were totally devoid of ability as "useless"

ive picked up a few of the PTP mackenzie & selby annuals from the 90s . some of their comments on courses, riders and horses are priceless . well worth digging out for a bit of humour and nostalgia as PTP is fading away in the uk .

seaside -- Yes, and they sold many of their old racing books to me. Too many. They had a lot of non-racing equestrian books too, come to think of it.

I can visualise the shop but not the short walk from the station.

The woman behind the desk once confided in me that Dick Francis books were written by his wife, before everyone knew. There was another woman who popped in on her way to doing paddock descriptions for Raceform. Jumpers for goalposts.

Ram it was a great shop but like every thing else times change I am just pleased I got to visit there when I did.