I Want to Quit Winners
by Smith, Harold S., Sr. With John Wesley Noble
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs. Prentice-Hall. 1961., 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author and founder of Harold's Club,, Harold Smith, on endpaper. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG red pictorial dj showing Harold dealing blackjack. 336 pp. including index. An autobiography about a man who parlayed a penny-ante bingo parlor into the world's largest gambling casino at that time, who lived on the edge. Gives account of the gambling industry and the inside story of Harold's Club in Reno. In the 60's Harold Smith used to come around, match your bet, and give you all the money; he was a character and leader in Old Reno of the 30's through 60's.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2301
- Title
- I Want to Quit Winners
- Author
- Smith, Harold S., Sr. With John Wesley Noble
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Englewood Cliffs. Prentice-Hall. 1961.
- Date Published
- 1968
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