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THE DAY THE BOOKIES TOOK A BATH
By Arthur P. Hagan
Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, (1971). First edition, First Printing. "First printing" statement to the copyright page. Hagan, a racing form writer, fifteen year director of public relations for a racing park association, and veteran sports writer, draws on his inside knowledge of racing for this horse racing crime adventure featuring Dan Devon, a manipulator, gambler, sports event promoter, and man with a big-score plan. Corner tips minutely bumped, else very nearly fine in textured green-blue boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, gray end-papers, green-and-white headband and tail-band; in a very nearly fine dust jacket with a hint of rubbing to the corner tips; original printed $5.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |