Victor reid (91 risultati)

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Victor Chandler, the most recognisable face in bookmaking, tells his remarkable life story in 'Put Your Life On It: Staying At The Top in the Cut-throat World of Gambling.'In this new authorised biography written by Jamie Reid, Chandler will reveal how gambling was in his blood from birth. Discover how his grandfather dealt with Darby Sabini's Italian mob, Alfie Solomons and the real Peaky Blinders. How his father, Victor senior, built up the firm only for illness to force 'Young Victor' into the fray at the age of 23 - the start of a high life and fast times.To begin with, he found the going tough. He almost accepted an offer to sell up from Playboy Bookmakers. But fortunately he stuck with it just in time to enjoy his first profitable Royal Ascot and from then on there was no going back.In the face of the UK recession in the 1990s he went out to the Far East and began duelling audaciously with colossal Asian punters while dodging the attentions of the Triads in Hong Kong and Macau. Then at the end of the decade he sparked a revolution by moving his entire business offshore to Gibraltar; he is often credited with being the first to take gambling online.Victor shares his often hilarious memories of 40 years of a high-octane racing and bookmaking life, populated by a huge cast of colourful characters including the artist Lucian Freud, who painted 'VC' as well as betting with him.…

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Victor Chandler, the most recognisable face in bookmaking, tells his remarkable life story in 'Put Your Life On It: Staying At The Top in the Cut-throat World of Gambling.'In this new authorised biography written by Jamie Reid, Chandler will reveal how gambling was in his blood from birth. Discover how his grandfather dealt with Darby Sabini's Italian mob, Alfie Solomons and the real Peaky Blinders. How his father, Victor senior, built up the firm only for illness to force 'Young Victor' into the fray at the age of 23 - the start of a high life and fast times.To begin with, he found the going tough. He almost accepted an offer to sell up from Playboy Bookmakers. But fortunately he stuck with it just in time to enjoy his first profitable Royal Ascot and from then on there was no going back.In the face of the UK recession in the 1990s he went out to the Far East and began duelling audaciously with colossal Asian punters while dodging the attentions of the Triads in Hong Kong and Macau. Then at the end of the decade he sparked a revolution by moving his entire business offshore to Gibraltar; he is often credited with being the first to take gambling online.Victor shares his often hilarious memories of 40 years of a high-octane racing and bookmaking life, populated by a huge cast of colourful characters including the artist Lucian Freud, who painted 'VC' as well as betting with him.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In 1735, five Maroon boys are ready to be initiated as warriors. They have prepared long and hard for this day, and must now pass a sequence of tests. How the boys approach this, the most important day of their lives, says much about how they will respond to the challenges ahead. When they encounter a Redcoat troop in the forest near their village, the defence of the village and surrounding Maroon communities will depend on these boys, their training, courage, and intelligence. On this occasion, their community depends on them for its survival, but their initiation as warriors also teaches them lifelong lessons about loyalty, responsibility, trustworthiness and friendship.…

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. New York 1958; minimal wear to book covers, edges & spine; also minimal wear to book jacket edges; jacket bound in mylar sleeve which is in good condition; Interior clean and unmarked; first edition; 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; 159 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Decorative Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Copyright 1953. 103 pp. Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slight damage to spine. Spine reinforced by tape. No dust jacket. E.W. Fenton (Drawings by) (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Smaller hardback with an unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket has moderate edgewear with a small missing chip on front-bottom, but is now protected in a new archival-quality, Mylar plastic cover. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 352 pages. 7.76x5.12x1.14 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: New. In 1735, five Maroon boys are ready to be initiated as warriors. They have prepared long and hard for this day, and must now pass a sequence of tests. How the boys approach this, the most important day of their lives, says much about how they will respond to the challenges ahead. When they encounter a Redcoat troop in the forest near their village, the defence of the village and surrounding Maroon communities will depend on these boys, their training, courage, and intelligence. On this occasion, their community depends on them for its survival, but their initiation as warriors also teaches them lifelong lessons about loyalty, responsibility, trustworthiness and friendship.…

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In 1735, five Maroon boys are ready to be initiated as warriors. They have prepared long and hard for this day, and must now pass a sequence of tests. How the boys approach this, the most important day of their lives, says much about how they will respond to the challenges ahead. When they encounter a Redcoat troop in the forest near their village, the defence of the village and surrounding Maroon communities will depend on these boys, their training, courage, and intelligence. On this occasion, their community depends on them for its survival, but their initiation as warriors also teaches them lifelong lessons about loyalty, responsibility, trustworthiness and friendship. There have been many great and enduring works of literature by Caribbean authors over the last century. The Caribbean Contemporary Classics collection celebrates these deep and vibrant stories, overflowing with life and acute observations about society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 157 pages. Uncreased cover, firm binding and clean text.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st British edition; dj w/lite wear, unclipped price, in mylar; navy c w/gilt spine titles; 185 clean, unmarked pages; lite toning of end papers. Ralph Thompson dust cover art (illustratore).

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 6 X 1 X 8.5 inches; 256 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. anv upd edition. 302 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

First Collier Books edition. Introduction by Gregory Rigsby. Small paperback. Condition: very good (spine slightly sunned). -- "A haunting tale of a Mau Mau's pursuit of his white victim as he is himself hunted by a leopard." -- Author (1913-87) was Jamaican novelist, short-story writer.

paperback. Condizione: New.

paperback. Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 157pp. Pictorial soft cover with title and title on spine. First Collier Edition. A haunting tale of a Mau-Mau's pursuit of his white victim as he is himself hunted by a leopard.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. (fiction, jamaica) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. About fine in v.g. d.j. a Jamaican writer.vv1/2back.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. ffirst edition, cloth, dust jacket, VG+/VG+.

Condizione: New.