Angela Rippon MARK PHILLIPS Signed First Edition
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Angela Rippon MARK PHILLIPS Signed First Edition
First UK edition, first print hardback of MARK PHILLIPS The Man and His Horses, by Angela Rippon and published by David & Charles Limited, London in 1982. Signed by the author on the title page.The book is in very good condition (Clean blue boards with gold lettering on spine) with only minor wear to the dust jacket, which is not price clipped (minor creasing to the edges & only minor rubbing to the corners, slight fading to the spine). Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears and no other inscriptions. There is slight tanning towards the page ends.
MARK PHILLIPS: The Man and His Horses is a biography of Prince Annes first husband, Mark Phillips by Angela Rippon - award winning journalist and one of the most recognisable and well-loved figures in broadcasting at the BBC. Written before their divorce.
"Mark Phillips has been catapulted into the spotlight and become a public figure.It is ironic that the man who admits to being shy and would enjoy living a relatively anonymous life in Gloucestershire has, through his own sporting ability and marriage, found himself in this position.
Captain Mark Phillips has rightly earned himself the accolade of being one of the world's leading three-day-event riders with a riding career that spans twenty years from his days with the Beaufort Pony Club to successes at Badminton, Burghley, the Olympic Games and indeed in every major international competition.
In this book he talks candidly about the high spots in his life - and the disappointments: the thrill of riding with the Union Jack under his saddle for the first time, the agony of watching the World Championship slip away in 1974 and not being selected for the Montreal Olympics team of 1976, of the horses like Rock On, Great Ovation, Columbus, Persian Holiday and Lincoln.
He speaks also of his love for Princess Anne, their children and their home at Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire; of adapting to his role as a member of the most public family in the land and - after the incident in The Mall in 1974 - of living with the ever-present, ever-necessary security that surrounds his wife and family.
A large section of the book is devoted to the 1981 Badminton Three-Day Event and follows in detail the programme of training for horses and rider. At the event itself, we are given an insight into the incredibly hard work put in by the grooms, the meticulous planning that goes into all stages of the competition - particularly the formidable cross-country course - and the euphoria in the Phillips' camp when Captain Mark Phillips wins riding Lincoln.
A final section on riding techniques is based on Mark Phillips' years of experience and his own schooling with experts.
It is clear from the conversation in this book that he is a man with a tremendous sense of humour, a sensitive nature allied to an iron -sometimes stubborn - will and the quite determination to succeed at whatever job he tackles."
320 pages. Illustrated with colour and black & white photographs throughout.
ISBN: 0 7153 8224 1
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