The Master, A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings
by Carlyon, Les
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 174261051X
- ISBN 13
- 9781742610511
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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Sydney, NSW : Macmillan, 2011. First Edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Quarto. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Boards have some wear on bottom edge and some soft smudged marks on the endpapers In the world of horse racing, Bart Cummings is the master. His astonishing tally of twelve Melbourne Cup wins arguably makes him the greatest trainer in Australia's history and, by statistical measures, as freakish as Bradman. His laconic wit and indifference to the trappings of wealth and fame have seen him recognised as a national treasure in his own lifetime. He is one of Australia's great characters. As Les Carlyon writes, he simply isn't like anyone else. Cummings doesn't come into it: to everyone he's just Bart.
Carlyon is Australia's most revered observer of racing. For close to forty years he has known Bart and chronicled his remarkable career. Now, in The Master, Carlyon gives us a portrait of the man, his horses and his world away from the glamour of the big race days. It shows us a Bart few have seen before. Intimate, personal, informed and captivating – The Master is loaded with stories and characters that reveal much of the character and modus operandi of Bart.
Illustrated with more than 100 photographs and paintings, The Master is a sparkling piece of storytelling by one of Australia's most successful and acclaimed writers. B & W photos
Carlyon is Australia's most revered observer of racing. For close to forty years he has known Bart and chronicled his remarkable career. Now, in The Master, Carlyon gives us a portrait of the man, his horses and his world away from the glamour of the big race days. It shows us a Bart few have seen before. Intimate, personal, informed and captivating – The Master is loaded with stories and characters that reveal much of the character and modus operandi of Bart.
Illustrated with more than 100 photographs and paintings, The Master is a sparkling piece of storytelling by one of Australia's most successful and acclaimed writers. B & W photos
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55450
- Title
- The Master, A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings
- Author
- Carlyon, Les
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 174261051X
- ISBN 13
- 9781742610511
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, NSW
- Date Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 343
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Equestrian & Racing Bart Cummings, horse racing, Melbourne Cup
- X weight
- 1500 kg
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