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"The Thrill of Victory"; The Inside Story of ABC Sports
by Bert Randolph Sugar
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0801577179
- ISBN 13
- 9780801577178
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY : Hawthorn Books , 1978 Hawthorn Books, New York. 1978. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; dust soiling to textblock top; light foxing to textblock edges; smudge to cloth at head; light wear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($12.00); closed tear on top of rear panel; edgewear to top edge; light rubbing to panels. Brown vinyl boards with brown cloth overlay on the spine with dark brown lettering on the spine. Clean internals. 342 pp 8vo. Beginning in 1961 with ABCs' Wide World of Sports, the station has made a heavy presence in the field in ratings and acceptance. This book is the story of how a third-rate network rose to the top of the Nielsen ratings through sports broadcasting and a stellar lineup of announcers and color commentators. A clean presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010133
- Title
- "The Thrill of Victory"; The Inside Story of ABC Sports
- Author
- Bert Randolph Sugar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0801577179
- ISBN 13
- 9780801577178
- Publisher
- Hawthorn Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- ABC Network, American Broadcasting Company, sports broadcasting, Wide World of Sports, Monday Night Football, television, Olympics, Munich Olympics, Howard Cosell, Jim McKay, Keith Jackson, Don Meredith, Frank Gifford, Alex Karras, Roone Arledge,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television;
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
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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- Price Clipped
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- Tail
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- Rubbing
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