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Dick Francis
"Blood Sport" "Whip Hand" "Flying Finish" "Dead Cert" [BOX SET] (FOUR CLASSIC NOVELS OF SUSPENSE)
Imprint: FAWCETT CREST, 1991
Box set of 4 unread paperbacks. Book Condition: Fine, Bright and New. Binding: Paperback
Stock number: 091127029. ISBN: B000BP77DW
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: Sagebrush Valley Book Shoppe
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Dick Francis
Whip Hand
Imprint: Michael Joseph, 1980
Edition: Book Club Edition
Binding: Cloth Hard Cover, Good
1980 BCA Edition. DJ; slight bumping to edges. BOOK; black cloth hardcovers very good. PAGES; flat & tightly bound. Synopsis; Whip Hand is a departure for DickFrancis in that for the first time hehas given new life to the chiefcharacter of one of his former books.Sid Halley, who first appeared inOdds Against, is back in explosiveaction; working as before as aprivate investigator in the racingworld. The author explains that hisinterest in Sid Halley was resurrectedwhile he watched The Racing Game,a series based on the character,being made by Yorkshire Television.This present book. Whip Hand, isNOT a novelisation of the stories inthe series, but is an entirely newseparate work. It may be read aloneor as a sequel to Odds Against - butthere are no plans for a continuingsaga.Whip Hand finds ex-jockey SidHalley a victim of his own success -overworked and stretched to do allthe jobs he is offered, even with thehelp of his Black Belt friend ChicoBarnes. Villains, too, have learnedto beware of him. The word has goneround - and Sid finds himselfhunting an enemy who believes thebest defence is brutal attack., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Good
Stock number: 1147. ISBN: 0718118456
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: bookstuffshop
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Dick Francis
Whip Hand
Imprint: Harper & Row, 1979
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover, Fine
SJ in archival cover owner name. Stated first US edition., Near Fine
Stock number: 009055. ISBN: 0060113847
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: J Mercurio, Books, Maps and Prints
$US 85.00 |
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Francis, Dick
Whip Hand
Imprint: London : Book Club Associates, 1980
Binding: Hardcover
Hardback reprint in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG. 19219., Very Good
Stock number: 63783.
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: Gravity Books
£ 2.42 (approx. $US 3.15 ) |
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Francis, Dick
Whip Hand
Imprint: Pocket Books, Pocket Books, 1981
B013612; 315 pp paperback, good contents, good wraps
Stock number: 13612.
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: Hammonds Books
$US 7.50 |
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FRANCIS, Dick
Whip Hand
Imprint: Michael Joseph 1979
Edition: First Edition
1st ed, fine in fine d/w.
Stock number: 3650.
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: Collectors Treasury
$US 35.00 |
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FRANCIS**, DICK:
Whip Hand. **
Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1979.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/VG+. No owner
inscrptn,diagonal clip to bottom,front,inner flap where price was(?).Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap,author's b/w portrait photographic rear wrap.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,but some bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and some creasing to bottom edge of front wrap with an approx 1.5" vertical,closed tear just beside front flap's inner fold.Top edge lightly aged and dust-soiled with sporadic spotting; fore-edge though lightly aged,brighter and
cleaner with no spotting; contents bright,
tight and clean.Publisher's sharp-cornered, bright,clean,original black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,7-252pp [paginated] includes prologue and 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear.
Ex jockey Sid Hadlley from 'Odds Against' is back in explosive action; working as before as a private investigator in the racing world.Sid is a victim of his own success - overworked and stretched to do all the jobs he is offered,even with the help of his Black Belt friend Chico Barnes.Villains,too,have learned to beware
of him.The word has gone round - and Sid finds himself hunting an enemy who believes the best defense is brutal attack.
Book is an EDGAR and GOLD DAGGER Award Winner. Marking the first time Dick Francis has returned to a previous character - Sid Halley,from 'ODDS AGAINST'.The dw/dj's colour photograph features Mike Gwilym,star of Yorkshire Television's televised 'THE RACING GAME' screened in the autumn of 1979.
Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
Stock number: rja376710. ISBN: 0718118456.
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY
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Francis, Dick
Whip Hand
Imprint: Michael Joseph, 1979
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
The jacket is shelf rubbed.Internally clean and tightly bound.EK.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good
Stock number: tc55. ISBN: 0718118456
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: Chapter1
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Francis, Dick
Whip Hand, Rat Race, Forfeit, High Stakes, Twice Shy
Imprint: London : Book Club Associates, 1984
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
1st in this edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG. Slight weakening to the front inner hinge. 0.0, Very Good
Stock number: 63784.
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: Gravity Books
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FRANCIS**, DICK:
Whip Hand. **
Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1979.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding:
Hardback
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With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. Black ink initials to top central edge of front pastedown, but no clip to dw/dj - no publisher's price present.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated upper wrap, author's b/w portrait photographic rear wrap.
Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,but some bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and some creasing to both top+bottom edges of dw/dj.Top edge very lightly aged and minimally dust-soiled,fore-edge though lightly aged,brighter and cleaner with no spotting; contents bright,tight and clean with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright,clean, original black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-252pp [paginated] includes prologue and 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear.The book has a very,very slight lean/roll.
Ex-jockey Sid Hadlley from 'Odds Against'
is back in explosive action; working as before as a private investigator in the racing world. Sid is a victim of his own success - overworked and stretched to do all the jobs he is offered, even with the help of his Black Belt friend Chico Barnes.
Villains,too,have learned to beware of him.The word has gone round - and Sid finds himself hunting an enemy who believes the best defense is brutal attack.
Book is an EDGAR and GOLD DAGGER Award
Winner.Marking the first time Dick Francis has returned to a previous character - Sid Halley, from 'ODDS AGAINST'.The dw/dj's colour photograph features Mike Gwilym,star of Yorkshire Television's televised 'THE RACING GAME' screened in the autumn of 1979.
Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
Stock number: rja413012. ISBN: 0718118456.
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY
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FRANCIS**, DICK:
WHIP HAND.**
Imprint: LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1979.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding:
Hardback
,
With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. VG+/VG+. No owner inscrptn,a white paper adhesive strip obscuring the publisher's price to front inner flap of dw/dj,where price originally is.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper panel,author's b/w portrait photographic rear panel.Negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges and corners,but some bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top edge slightly aged,darkened and with slight dust-soiling with sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edge though much more lightly aged,but with some sporadic stains/marks; content's body of text is generally bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners either.Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright,clean,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers.The rear free endpaper has 2 diagonal creases to it's top corner.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-252pp [paginated] includes prologue+20 chapters; plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear.
Ex-jockey Sid Hadlley from 'Odds Against' is back in explosive action; working as before as a private investigator in the racing world.Sid is a victim of his own success - overworked and stretched to do all the jobs he is offered,even with the help of his Black Belt friend Chico Barnes.Villains,too,have learned to beware of him.The word has gone round - and Sid finds himself hunting an enemy who believes the defense is brutal attack.
Book is an EDGAR and GOLD DAGGER Award Winner. Marking the first time Dick Francis has returned to a previous character - Sid Halley,from 'ODDS AGAINST'.The dw/dj's colour photograph features Mike Gwilym,star of Yorkshire Television's televised 'THE RACING GAME' screened in the autumn of 1979.
Want more Dick FFRANCIS** titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues.
Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to thses destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
Stock number: rja593316. ISBN: 0718118456.
Bookseller's details and sales conditions: R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY
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