Published by Impact Press, Edgecliff, NSW., 2018
ISBN 10: 1925384357 ISBN 13: 9781925384352
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 206 pages. Illustrated, small remainder strip at bottom edge.
Published by Impact Press, Edgecliff, NSW, 2016
ISBN 10: 1925384047 ISBN 13: 9781925384048
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition Signed
Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Floridly SIGNED & briefly inscribed by the author in black ink on title page: "Best wishes - Jacqueline". Historical fiction by the Australian author. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Front cover blurb: "Granny McDonald - The Winner Who Thrived in a Man's World". From rear cover (in full): "Racing the Boys is a fictional interpretation of the true journey of Hedwick 'Granny' McDonald, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary passion for training thoroughbreds in her own spirited way during an era when racing was almost totally male dominated. By 1924, Granny was a leading showjumper and the first woman in New Zealand to be granted a professional training licence. Over the following decade and a half, she became one of the Dominion's leading trainers of thoroughbreds, sprinters, stayers and jumpers. Her career reached its climax with Catalogue, a little-known eight-year-old gelding, winning the 1938 Melbourne Cup. However Granny would not become a household name in Australia or New Zealand, as the Victoria Racing Club refused to credit her with training the equal oldest horse to win the prestigious two-mile handicap. A riveting tale to be enjoyed by followers of horse racing, history and female pioneers". With author bio at rear. Printed in Australia. A very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 275pp. Uncommon title, scarce signed copy. RARE. SB-36. Signed by Author(s).