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U. S. A.: Prentice Hall. Good/Poor to Fair. 1961. Second Printing. Hard Cover. The dust jacket has multiple pieces missing at the edges, but is not price-clipped. The DJ's inside flaps are complete. Pages are clean and tight. Prior owner's name is written on the inside of the front board. .

Prentice-Hall. 1963 7th Printing, G/G, DJ chipped, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, the inside story of Harrah,s Club, Reno, 336 pages

Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1961. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Minor edge soiling. Book front lower corner, small spot of white paint. Tight. DJ had been protected.. 1 336 p. 22 cm. 3 B&W photo sections. Black and red cloth covered boards; silver stamped spine and cover titles. More than an autobiography, but an account of the business and emotion in gambling, a history of Reno, Nevada, from the perspective of a teen apprentice on the midway, who acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of gambling and its personalities. He then parlayed a penny-ante bingo parlor into one of the world's largest gambling casinos Harold's Club.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1961. Hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 8vo.. 336 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2. Black and red cloth covered boards, stamped in silver on front and spine. Red dj, slightly scuffed. No interior damage or markings noted.

Englewood Cliffs N.J. : Prentice-Hall, January 1961. Hardcover. Good - Cash/Good. 1968 printing. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. DJ is price clipped and is in a mylar. Some soiling to the page edges. DJ has creasing and some tearing with chipping. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

U. S. A.: Prentice Hall. Very Good/Poor to Fair. 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. The dust jacket has multiple pieces missing at the edges, but is not price-clipped. The DJ's inside flaps are complete. Pages are clean and tight. .

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. The DJ has rubbing with some edge wear and some spots of chipping. .

Prentice-Hall. 1961 G+/G, DJ chipped with small peel on front, a Harold's Club inside story, 336 pages

Englewood Cliffs. Prentice-Hall. 1961., 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, gift note on endpaper else VG in VG dj. Harold Smith of Harolds Club, Tahoe. pictorial dj with Harold dealing blackjack on red and black dj. 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 indust ry 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 throu g h 60's. VG/fine. (Includes "Harolds Club" baseball hat).

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1961. Cloth. Collectible Good/fair. 8vo, pp. [12], 13-336, [8]. Red and black cloth-covered boards with silver accents. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf: "I'm with you, Harold S. Smith, Sr." Tenth printing, 1968. Firm binding; no loose pages. Lightly tanned pages and edges. Dust jacket with sunned spine, rubbing, chips and tears. Sticker damage on front cover; now encased in a clear, protective cover. Includes three 8 page inserts of black and white photographs.

Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice Hall Press, 1963. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Hardback with top half covered in red cloth, bottom in black cloth. Silver print on spine and front. Very minimal bumping to boards. Pages tight; clean/unmarked. 336 pages. Signed by author on ffep: "I'm with you Harold S. Smith Sr." Price and date in pencil on ffep. 7th printing, Dec. 1963. DJ not price clipped; in mylar jacket. DJ has some small closed tears; bumping to edges/corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1962. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Hardcover in red and black cloth stamped in silver. SIGNED on the front free endpaper. "I'm with you/ Harold S. Smith Sr.". Fine in bright, crisp dust jacket with shallow wear at the foot of the spine. Harold S. Smith, Sr. (1910-1985) was an early professional gambler and casino owner and operator who established Harold's Club in downtown Reno, Nevada in 1935. In his teens , Smith was an apprentice on the midways during which time he acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of games and the laws of chance. This book is more than an autobiography--it's an amazing account of a gigantic business, afabulos operation in hard cash and human emotions. It its height, Harold's Club employed 1100 people in round-the-clock shifts; it was the set for the 1955 movie "5 Against The House", a predecessor to "Ocean's Eleven

Englewood Cliffs N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1961. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Later printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DUST JACKET LAMINATED BY PREVIOUS OWNER. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Photographs. VG/G, used hc, 336pp. Half and half red and black colored cloth with silver text on upper and spine; slight edge wear; shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Color illustrated dust jacket with red, gold and white colored text on upper and yellow and white text on spine; chips, tears and 1"x1" piece missing at top of spine; encased in protective mylar cover; not price clipped. Signed by author on ffep. Interior leaves clean, unmarked. Binding is tight and straight.

Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1961. First edition. First Edition, seventh printing December, 1963. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Dust jacket and pages showing only slight wear; dust jacket covered in plastic./Excellent dedication by author: " I'm with you" Harold S. SmithSr.. 336 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author inscribed: "I'm With You Harold S. Smith Sr." Gilt lettering on red & black covers in a red pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 336pp. 7th. printing. Poor DJ in a protective mylar wrapper.

Englewood, New Jersey:: Prentice-Hall, 1962, 1962 Hardcvover. Two-color cloth; 8vo.,336pp.Signed Presentation copy. Nice D/j with a few short edgetears reinforced internally, else a Fine copy in V.Good D/j in jacket protector.

Prentice-Hall, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1.6000 8.3000 5.7000. Inscribed by the author. Wear and tear to the jacket.

Englewood Cliffs N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Fifth printing. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. AUTHOR'S SUGNATURE ON FIRST ENDPAPER, OTHERWISE CLEAN INTERIOR IN SOLID BINDING. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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.