Summary
Hardcovered bookentitled 'Phar Lap', which was published by Lansdowne Press in 1983 to coincide with the release of the motion picture `Phar Lap'. It was written by Helen Townsend, and was based on the film script by David Williamson. The image on the front cover was the one designed for the film's poster, which was created by equine artist Brian Clinton.
Physical Description
Thick rectangular book with 180 paper pages printed with extensive black text, and 28 glossy pages printed with colour still from the Phar Lap motion picture. The book has hard covers; the front one is printed with painted images from the film (the same design as used on the film poster), whilst the back cover has a written summary of the book.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Michael Reason, 30 Nov 2005
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Author
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Designer
Mr Brian Clinton, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1983
Designer of the cover artwork, which was also used on the associated film poster, -
Publisher
Lansdowne Press, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1983
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Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: HELEN TOWNSEND/ PHAR LAP/ BASED ON THE FILM SCRIPT BY/ DAVID WILLIAMSON.
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Overall Dimensions
20.6 cm (Length), 14 cm (Width), 1.8 cm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
206 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 18 mm (Depth)
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Keywords
Horse Racing, Motion Picture Films, Making History - Phar Lap
