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Daytona; From the Birth of Speed to the Death of the Man in Black
by Ed Hinton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0446526770
- ISBN 13
- 9780446526777
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Warner Books, 2001 Warner Books, New York. 2001. Hardcover. First Printing as stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bumping to heel. DJ: Near Fine; bumping to head and heal of DJ. Tan boards with black overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 380 pp 8vo. The author takes the reader on a full-throttle history of Daytona from the days when well-heeled dare-devils and tycoons held speed contests on the beach to Daytona's eventual overthrow of the Indy 500 as America's premier racing event. A story about people; fathers and sons; teammates and competitors. This book does for racing what The Boys of Summer did for baseball. A clean pristine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002028
- Title
- Daytona; From the Birth of Speed to the Death of the Man in Black
- Author
- Ed Hinton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0446526770
- ISBN 13
- 9780446526777
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- DAYTONA, DAYTONA 500, MOTOR SPEEDWAY, JEFF GORDON, DALE EARNHARDT, WILLIE VANDERBILT, FIREBALL ROBERTS, BIG BILL FRANCE, INDY JUNIOR JOHNSON, RICHARD PETTY, NASCAR, ALLISON FAMILY, SPEED RACING, STOCK CAR RACING.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.