A tribute to Australia's greatest racing horse ever. Presented with archival photographs, the book is a record of Phar Lap's life and achievements, and a chronicle of his impact on the culture of Australia. Also included are stories from Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson, specially commissioned pieces by prominent racing figures, and contributions from staff at the Museum of Victoria - the final resting place of the champion. For decades, schoolchildren have visited the museum; this book is published to coincide with its ...
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A tribute to Australia's greatest racing horse ever. Presented with archival photographs, the book is a record of Phar Lap's life and achievements, and a chronicle of his impact on the culture of Australia. Also included are stories from Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson, specially commissioned pieces by prominent racing figures, and contributions from staff at the Museum of Victoria - the final resting place of the champion. For decades, schoolchildren have visited the museum; this book is published to coincide with its reopening, when Phar Lap - its most famous exhibit - will take pride of place.
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Add this copy of Phar Lap to cart. $14.94, fair condition, Sold by ZBK Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Park, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Allen & Unwin.
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Fair. Used book-May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
Add this copy of Phar Lap to cart. $20.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Allen & Unwin Australia.
Add this copy of Phar Lap to cart. $40.87, like new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Allen & Unwin.
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Like New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Light edge wear. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Add this copy of Phar Lap to cart. $48.00, like new condition, Sold by HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boston, VA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Allen & Unwin.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 4to-over 9.75"-12" tall; As new save for one tiny poke through frt gutter dust jacket paper that does break the paper covering the board, and has a barely perceptible indentation on frt cover panel, displays well in new mylar. First edition hardcover in original, un-clipped dust wrapper. 240pp. No names, tears or soil in the text. Profusely illustrated in color & B/W. The complete story.
Add this copy of Phar Lap to cart. $65.58, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Allen & Unwin.
Add this copy of Phar Lap to cart. $118.69, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Allen & Unwin.
I saw the movie version of this book and I loved the movie. The story is similiar to Seabiscuit and Secretariat race horses...I am looking forward to reading the book.
