Summary
This book was written by Australian author Allan Brennan, and published in Australia by Jackson and O'Sullivan Limited in around 1933.
It presents itself as the first published biography of the Australian jockey Jim Pike, most famous for his successes on the champion racehorse Phar Lap.
It belonged to lifetime Phar Lap fan and devotee Marie Davie.
Physical Description
Soft covered book consisting of 67 double sided printed pages and two glossy black and white photographic pagesbound along the spine. On the front is a thin glossy paper cover, with details of the book and the author printed on it. The back cover is missing. The owner's name and address are handwritten on the first page of the book.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Marie Davie, Marion Norrish - O'Brien and Galante Solicitors, 20 May 2000
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Jackson & O'Sullivan Limited, 276-282 Devonshire Street, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1932-1934
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User
Mrs Marie Davie, Niddrie, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1932-1990
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Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: The Life Story of/ JOCKEY/ JIM PIKE/ ALLAN BRENNAN
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