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Seabiscuit: an American Legend
by Hillenbrand, Laura
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375502912
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502910
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xiv + 401 pp, stated First Edition, Preface, 3 Parts / 23 Chapters with b&w photos, epilogue, acknowledgements, Notes, Index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, covers crisp with minor bumping at top and bottom spine esp. upper hinge forecorner (1/16" x 1/2" wrinkle along top edge). Unclipped illustrated DJ in protector. 6.5" x 9.6" black 1/4 cloth 3/4 black papered boards. .
Synopsis
Laura Hillenbrand has been writing about Thoroughbred racing since 1988 and has been a contributing writer/editor for Equus magazine since 1989. Her work has also appeared in American Heritage, ABC Sports Online, The Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, The Backstretch, Turf and Sport Digest and many other publications. Her 1998 American Heritage article on Seabiscuit won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing, the highest award for Thoroughbred racing. She is currently serving as a consultant on a Universal Studios movie based on this book. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Laura lives in Washington, D.C. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007361
- Title
- Seabiscuit: an American Legend
- Author
- Hillenbrand, Laura
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375502912
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502910
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- thoroughbred racing history - 1930's depression era Seabiscuit - Red Pollard - Tom Smith - Charles Howard
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY; SPORTS;
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- E.P.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Crisp
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