The Secretariat Factor: The Story of a Multimillion-Dollar Breeding Industry Tapa dura - 1979

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dj has edgewear with several small tears along edges & light soiling. Dj spine is yellowed. Light wear. Light soiling.

NY: DOUBLEDAY & C0. VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1979.

New York, NY, U.S.A. : Doubleday, 1979. First Edition, 1979. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG in VG, lightly browned at edges, dj. 204 pp. Photo illustrated. Inside look at the horse racing and breeding industry, using Secretariat as a case study. Story of what happened after all the hoopla over the Triple-Crown-winning "Superhorse" died away and "the true value of Secretariat was put to the test. A syndicate made up of market breeders from the upper reaches of industry, real estate, insurance and banking had purchased shares of Secretariat, each share worth $190, 000--a total cash outlay of over $6 million. And each share now permitted its owner to breed one mare a year to the ' Superhorse, ' though without guarantee that he was actually a superstud. In fact, despite his unequaled track record, Secretariat's virility had been publicly slighted. According to one medical report, he was, in fact, a superdud.

Doubleday Books, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doubleday Books, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Remainder spray to bottom page edges. Slight browning to jacket. .

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979. 204 pp. Original black paper covered boards w/ gilt title on brown cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. DJ lightly soiled and foxed. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Doubleday, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!