Black Caviar; The Horse of a Lifetime

ABC Books, Sydney, 2012. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. A Word from the Owners, A Word from the Trainer – Peter Moody, race statistics, notes and acknowledgements and index. Illustrated endpapers – being a reproduction of the silks that the Jockey war when riding Black Caviar – salmon coloured background with black dots. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of black Caviar. Black-and-white photographs throughout and between pages 198 and 199 there are 16 pages of colour photography. Salmon coloured boards with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black coloured place marker with frayed ends. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white and salmon coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. When thoroughbred racing horse Black Caviar retired she had an enviable winning streak – 22 races for 22 wins – including the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. How a hulking, injury prone filly became the fastest horse on earth – this is her story. A little rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners with uniform age toning of the text block edges and pages. A hint of rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - VIII, [2] 390 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Horse Racing; Australia; Modern; ISBN: 073333136X. ISBN/EAN: 9780733331367. Inventory No: 0125370. . 9780733331367