Seabiscuit by Hillenbrand, Laura - 2001: An American Legend

New York: Random House, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Book with the slightest lean to spine and a tiny bump to the top corner edges. Jacket with two tiny tears to the top corner edges. Still a very handsome collectible copy of the first printing with the first state dust jacket. No mention of Audio Book on inside rear dj flap and reviews in correct order (Ambrose, Nack, Beyer, Rosenbaum) at rear panel. Ranked #1 on the New York Times’ bestseller lists for a total of 42 weeks, and won the Booksense Nonfiction Book of the Year award as well as the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award in Great Britain. The book was runner-up for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times book prize, and the Borders Original Voices prize. Basis for the 2003 film starring Jeff Bridges and Tobey Maguire which was nominated for seven Academy Awards.