DURACK, Mary

To Ride a Fine Horse

Melbourne: Macmillan. (1963). 2nd prtg. 1965. B/w illus. with rust accents by Elizabeth Durack. 8vo. vi,137p. Boards. #1 in the Great Stories of Australia Series. Sunned spine/margins, else near Fine in d/j lt.wear extremities, lt.faded spine. [11485]

Story of Irish lad migrating to NSW in 1850s, making a fortune in the gold fields and building a pasoral empire in the remote wilderness. He went on to be a horse breeder of renown and the book was written by his grand-daughter.

Price: $20.00