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After over a quarter of a century in banking and on the threshold of climbing further up the administrative ladder with the National Bank, Bob Marchment, who died last week at the age of 62, threw it all away to follow loves of breeding and racing and also books into establishing a business in Sydney in the early 1980s which has been a big asset for all horse enthusiasts. Located first in the Randwick shopping centre and then moved to Anzac Parade, Kensington, it is the Horseman's Bookshop and Gallery and it is home for thousands of books, not only related to the thoroughbred but all breeds of horses. Bob had an encyclopedic memory when it came to what books were available and was continually buying new and old publications. His collections also included old Australian racebooks, sporting calendars, punting books, paintings and cigarette cards.
© Bloodstock Media Service Published 28/09/06
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