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Triple Crown Winner: The Earl Sande Saga: Tragedy to Triumph
by Richard J. Maturi (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0960729852
- ISBN 13
- 9780960729852
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Cheyenne, WY: 21st Century Publishers , 2005 21st Century Publishers, Cheyenne, WY. 2005. Hardcover. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Inscribed and signed by author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping to head; small oil stain on the rear upper tip area. Black leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 356 pp 8vo. This is the story of a skinny, too-tall, young kid who learned his craft on the leaky-roof circuit and rose to the top of American jockeys. During the golden era of thoroughbred racing in the 1920s and 30s, Sande was a top rider and aboard Gallant Fox, he won the Triple Crown. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012422
- Title
- Triple Crown Winner: The Earl Sande Saga: Tragedy to Triumph
- Author
- Richard J. Maturi (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0960729852
- ISBN 13
- 9780960729852
- Publisher
- 21st Century Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Cheyenne, WY
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- horses, horse racing, thoroughbred horses, Triple Crown Winner, Earl Sande; betting, horse betting, leaky-roof circuit, American jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Saratoga, Belmont Stakes.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies; Animal Stories;
Terms of Sale
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
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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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