Isbn: 9780498010613 - Nevele Pride Speed N Spirit (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. 230 pp; Previous owners library book plate on front end page. Nice book in dust jacket that is lightly toned & shows some edgewear including small (less than a 1/2 inch) missing chips at spine tips, less than a cm chips missing at corners, a few short edge tears. Still an attractive copy, binding tight, pages and text clean. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. B&W Illustrations; 7 x 10 1/4; 230 pages; Hard cover is tan cloth with red lettering on spine. Light rubbing, bumping to boards. DJ has sunning, scuffing, rubbing, some foxing, but is entire; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with b/w photographs. Nevele Pride (1965 -1993) was an American standardbred harness racehorse who set world records as fastest trotter on multiple occasions. Owned by Stanley Dancer, Nevele Pride won 57 of the 67 races he started and was honored as Harness Horse of the Year in three consecutive years. The horse earned more than $870,000 during his racing career. In 1994, Nevele Pride was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame. After retirement he stood at stud. Appendix; index.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gift quality hardcover in beige cloth covered boards showing sharp tips and bumped spine ends. No names, tears or soil in the 230pp text. Original unclipped dust wrapper yellowed in the cream background part, No chips or tears, displays well in new mylar. Book is slightly cocked with feint foxing on edge of page block. Author is one of the foremost harness writers of the day, here it all is, the pomp, circumstance, splash, excitement and glory that comprised the racing career of Nevele Pride. His irascible temper and penchant for biting, kicking and striking anyone within reach; his converse businesslike, no-fooling manner on the racetrack; his 16 world records; his 20 two-minute miles; his 57 victories; his $838,238 in earning, his selection as Harness Horse of the Year three years running and his eventual sale for 3 million.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 206 pp; Touch of soiling on the foredge, still a nice and attractive book ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.