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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but co-author SIGNED, signature without dedication,in blue ink,to title page.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge lightly dust-soiled with reciprocal,light,sporadic foxing/spotting towards front edges,fore- edges bright,clean and unaffected; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear creases to any page's corners - an unread copy? Unblemished,clean,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth bds with crisp,bright,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate unmarked,plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn, vii-viiipp+1-150pp [paginated] includes co-author (Sean Magee)preface,11 chapters, 16pp of contemporary colour photographs,in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp56/7 and pp88/9 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,contents list/table and 2 b/w charts to rear.
The battle between Richard Dunwoody and Adrian Maguire for the jockey's championship made the 1993-94 National Hunt season one of the most enthralling of recent years.Dunwoody was the previous season's champion,with Martin Pipe's all- conquering stable looking certain to provide him with a never-flagging supply of winners.Maguire was the young pretender,with the reputation of being the most talented young jockey since - Richard Dunwoody.
Maguire set the early pace and soon built up a substantial lead but,once the Pipe machine overcame a faltering start, Dunwoody closed the gap relentlessly.For month upon month their rivalry lit up the jumping scene.Then,a sensational barging match between the two in a minor race at Nottingham left the champion with a fourteen-day suspension which ruled him
out of the Cheltenham Festival and seemed to present the jockeys' title to his rival.
On his return from suspension Dunwoody immediately reduced the deficit,then dazzled the racing world with a masterful ride on Miinnehoma to win the Grand National.Three weeks before the end of the season he finally overtook his opponent, only for Maguire to fight back and force the issue to the very last day.
'Duel',Richard Dunwoody's own chronicle of a memorable season,is the tale of a famous battle between two great jockeys, and an insight into the dedication,courage and skill which have made Dunwoody a master of his craft.
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