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LONG LIVE THE NATIONAL [The Grand National, Aintree],
by John Hughes and Peter Watson, with Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Packed book weighs 1¼kgs. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0718122313
- ISBN 13
- 9780718122317
- Seller
-
McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Michael Joseph Limited, London - first edition ISBN:0718122313 1983 Hardcover, 9" x 9¾", with dust jacket Packed book weighs 1¼kgs. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Dark-blue cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, photographic endpapers, 15 full-colour plates, 134 b&w photos, appendix ('Grand National winners 1839-1982'), and index. The Grand National - the supreme test for one man and his horse - has tugged at our emotions for nearly 150 years. Now some of the greatest modern names associated with the race have re-live their dramatic moments in a unique collection of stories. Here are jockeys, owners, trainers, broadcasters and even the Clerk of the Course recall their of memories of the great event, amazing stories, both triumphs and disasters (even Dick Francis's ride on Devon Lock (1956) which collapsed fifty yards before the winning post).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32884
- Title
- LONG LIVE THE NATIONAL [The Grand National, Aintree],
- Author
- John Hughes and Peter Watson, with Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 9" x 9¾", with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Packed book weighs 1¼kgs. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0718122313
- ISBN 13
- 9780718122317
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Limited, London - first edition ISBN:0718122313
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 208 pages
- Keywords
- Horses Horse Racing Steeplechase Aintree Grand National NOAMZCOM
Terms of Sale
Pegasus Book Orphanage
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Pegasus Book Orphanage
Biblio member since 2016
McCrae, Victoria
About Pegasus Book Orphanage
On-line bookstore operating for 20+ years.
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