BECKWITH B.K.. SIGNED. LONGDEN Johnny. SIGNED.: The Londen Legend. The biography of jockey Johnny Longden. , Hardback. Pub. USA. Barnes & Co. 1973. ISBN 0498012425.Johnny Longden's father Herb left the coal mines of Wakefield, England to work in the mines of Tabor in Canada. Five-year-old Johnny left England with his mother and her three other children after Herb had settled in. They arrived late in Liverpool and missed their ship. It was the Titanic. Johnny Longden became the richest and most successful jockey of all time in America. D/W - sunned and fitted with a protecive cover o/w Nr Fine. Book - SIGNED and inscribed by B K Beckwith and John Longden o/w Nr Fine. (Book ref. 1097) £75.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Bob Mallory Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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