Kling Dwayne (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. hardcover. Text block, pages, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper is like new. Mild sunning along spine, otherwise like new. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. PAPERBACK.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. First Printing of the First Edition. Reno & Las Vegas: University of Nevada Press, 2000. New and unread with just a bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Lavishly illustrated with historic photographs. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: "During the first half-century after the establishment of legal gambling in Nevada, the economy, skyline, and lifestyle of 'the Biggest Little City in the World' were shaped by the city's casinos and the people who created and operated them. THE RISE OF THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY traces the history of Reno's casinos from the backroom (and often illegal) dives of the industry s beginnings to elegant casino-hotels. Here are the stories [of] over 300 gaming establishments and of hundreds of men and women who shaped the industry. Reno was a true pioneer of the gambling industry. It was here that big-name entertainment was first offered in a casino setting; elegant hotel rooms and fine dining were first offered as amenities of the casino experience ethnic minorities first owned and operated casinos, and first integrated them. THE RISE OF THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY will engage readers with ots authoritative account of the rise of modern Reno and of the colorful history that lies behind today's neon and glitz.". First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. New. xxiv, 226pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. Softcover. 226 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos. Fine condition. (N3).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 10.20x8.40x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 256.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 256 pages, 76 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 581. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 256 pages, 76 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 581. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Condition: new.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. pp. 256.

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Black cloth, red titles. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Dwayne King on the ffep. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.3 lb. Fine in a fine dust jacket. 28.5x21.5 cm. 454 pp.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: NearFine dj/protected in Myla. First Edition (NAP). A fine bright copy with no wear or markings in a near fine jacket that looks a little better in the new mylar protective covering.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Faint finger smudge to lower corners else a very clean tight copy. Dust jacket in great shape.

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 226 pps.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The history of Reno during the first half century is to a great degree the history of Reno's gaming industry. Between 1931 and 1981, the economy, skyline, and lifestyle of "the Biggest Little City in the World" were strongly influenced by the city's casinos and the people who created and operated them. In 'The Rise of the Biggest Little City', longtime Reno gaming executive Dwayne Kling records the fruits of his fourteen years of research into the history of Reno's casinos, from the backroom (and often illegal) dives of the industry's beginnings to the elegant casino-hotels of today. Arranged in encyclopedic form with historic photographs (many never before published), the book offers the stories of such famous establishments as Harolds Club, the Cal-Neva, the Sands, and Harrah's, as well as defunct clubs like the Cedars, the Silver Spur, and the Bank Club. We also find the stories of the men and women who created Reno's gaming industrysuch as James McKay and Bill Graham, who came from the rough-and-tumble saloons of boom-town Tonopah and developed a chain of illegal gambling clubs and brothels into Reno's first major casino, the Bank Club; the Smith familyRaymond I. "Pappy," Harold Sr., Raymond A., and Harold Jr.whose Harolds Club was a prime downtown attraction for over fifty years and brought Reno national fame as a destination for fun and gambling; Bill Bailey, an African-American whose Harlem Clubone of the first integrated casinos in Renoattracted such show-business luminaries as Louis Armstrong and Pearl Bailey (his cousin) for late-night jam sessions; William Harrah, who parleyed a string of small bingo parlours into a major gaming empire; and Jack Douglass, a slot-route operator in the early days of legal gaming who became a major figure in Reno's modern casino industry. There are more. Kling records the stories of hundreds of gaming establishments, most of them long forgotten, stretching geographically from the Mount Rose Highway to the north end of town, from Verdi to Sparks; and of dozens of men and women who shaped the industry, for better and for worse. We learn from that Reno was the true pioneer of the gambling industry. It was here that big-name entertainment was first offered in a casino setting; that elegant hotel rooms and fine dining were first offered as amenities of the casino experience; that a casino corporation first traded its stock on the New York Stock Exchange; that ethnic minorities first owned and operated casinos, and first integrated them. 'The Rise of the Biggest Little City' will engage readers with its authoritative account of the rise of modern Reno and of the colourful history that lies beneath today's neon and glitz.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnRecords the fruits of fourteen years of research into the history of Reno s casinos, from the backroom (and often illegal) dives of the industry s beginnings to the elegant casino-hotels of today. Arranged in encyclopaedic form wi.

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hardcover. Condition: Like New. Inscribed and signed by the editor ~ New Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).