Isbn: 9780670701575 - thirty tons a day: the rough-riding education of a neophyte racetrack operator (41 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Includes dust jacket. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

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Condizione: Good. Good condition. Like New dust jacket. 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: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. 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.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hard Cover - VG - No dust jacket if issued - Book is clean and tight with light wear - 296 pages.

Hard Back. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 296 pages. Dark green decorated boards with Yellow spine lettering. Lower cover and dust jacket edges have been ground off leaving these lower edges somewhat frayed. Otherwise VG or better book with no markings. A reading copy.

Condizione: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condizione: As New.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Green cloth boards have only light wear, sunned on spine. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. Slight browning at edges of book cover. Heavy foxing on top end of book. Dust jacket has some scratching and edge wear, with creases in inside flaps.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Viking Press, 1972. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with stamp on top page ends. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Jacket rubbed and tanning, edgewear. Boards have tanning edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. good condition with minor soiling; LIB2958000004; 296 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Gift quality 1st edition hardcover in dark green cloth covered boards with mustard colored spine title and neon green pair of galloping TB's on foot of frt board. Spine ends bumped, tips still sharp. No writing, names, soil or tears in the tight, crisp 296pp text. Original, un-clipped bright yellow background dust wrapper is complete with light soil and age-toning at periphery. Book displays well in new mylar. 'Being of sound mind and in reasonable possession of my faculties, I marshaled my forces, at the tender age of fifty-four, and marched upon the city of Boston, Massachusetts, like a latter-day Ben Franklin, to seek my fame and fortune as the operator of a racetrack. Two years later, fortune having taken one look at my weathered features and shaken its hoary locks, I retreated, smiling gamely.' -Bill Veeck- The title of this book has to do with what its author calls 'the end product of the romance of horseracing.' When Bill Veeck, the famous maverick from baseball, took up the challenge of managing Boston's semi-moribund Suffolk Downs racetrack in early 1969, he had yet to learn that the normal daily output of some sixteen hundred horses (including straw) would amount to so much, or be so hard to dispose of.In the tough-minded and tabasco-tongued prose that is his trademark, Bill Veeck lines out the battles he won and lost, the fun he had, what he discovered about horseracing at 'Sufferin' Downs,' and the friends and enemies he so open-handedly made. With wry elan he provides a wealth of track lore. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The Viking Press November 1972 Binding: Hardcover VG. in G dj. dj wprice clipped, sm tears, in mylar; owner's name 296. 1st edition. 8vo.

Hardcover. Condizione: N-Fine. N-Fine. 1st Edition. Veeck as in wreck in an another life when he ran Boston's Suffolks Downs. Except for an un-used bookplate tipped to the FFEP this is a very nice copy. The DW is PC and has been laminated,looking like a professional job. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Publisher: Viking Press, NYC.,1972. First Edition, First Printing. FINE- hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. Price-clipped. Tiny chip on dj's spine. NOT remainder marked. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First printing. Very good in a very good dustjacket with light edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. Interesting tale by the interesting Veeck -- as in Wreck. The title, by the way, refers to "the end product of the romance of horse racing". Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First printing. Very good in a very good dustjacket with light edgewear and a 1 1/2" closed tear to top of the rear panel. Not priceclipped. Previous owner name neatly written upper right of half title page, no other marks. Interesting tale from the interesting Veeck -- as in Wreck. The title, by the way, refers to "the end product of the romance of horce racing". Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. BRAND NEW! Wrapped in plastic but will include mylar cover. We ship daily from Oregon.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by The Viking Press, 1972. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to the page ends. Dust jacket is very good with some shelf wear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

NF/VG+. BOOK HAS A REMAINDER MARK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. D.J. HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEAR AT CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS. A NICE COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 296 pages; Description: viii, 296 p. 25 cm. Subjects: Horse racing. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 296 pages; Description: viii, 296 p. 25 cm. Subjects: Horse racing. 1 Kg.