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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; Gift quality 2nd printing hardcover in black paper covered boards showing barely bumped spine ends and sharp tips. Author signed on title page (not penned to anyone in particular), 157pp text is crisp, tight and unmarked. Un-clipped, original photo illustrated dust wrapper shows some age-toning on flap ends and head of page block, else looks like new, is complete and displays well in new mylar. Born Lucky tells of John Francomes' rise from stable lad to Seven time champion jockey and international sports celeb. John learned to ride as a child and his natural talent became obvious representing Great Britain in the Junior Showjumping team and won a gold medal at the European Championships. At the young age of sixteen, he joined the legendary Fred Winter and it was for him that he rode Midnight Court to victory in the 1978 Cheltenham Gold Cup, along with taking the prestigious 1983 American Colonial Cup. John talks about his brushes with the racing authorities, the John Banks affair and the ups and downs of life as a top National Hunt Jockey.
Add this copy of Born Lucky: an Autobiography to cart. $56.95, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Pelham Books.
