Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
FRANCIS, DICK.. Dead Cert. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962, 1962.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition of his first mystery. Bottom edge stained; good to very good in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Dead Cert (A Rinehart Suspense Novel). Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition ('first edition' stated). A very good copy in jacket. Barzun & Taylor #875 (inexplicably giving the publisher as 'Harper'): 'This English tale of horse racing shows how one should write to create suspense'. Few short tears, nicks, creases and rubbing to jacket; previous owner's ink signature and inscription on front free endpaper, with slight rubbing to same endpaper; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers; still a very serviceable copy of a scarce title - the authhor's first mystery novel, the beginning of a distinguished body of work in the genre. Reichl, Ernst (designer); 1 b/w Illustration (title page). 220 pages.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Dead Cert. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NY, 1962.
Price: US$349.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated first edition hardcover. Trace rubbing to cloth edges and a sticker removal mark to ffep else fine condition. The DJ in mylar is chipped, edgeworn, rubbed, with two edge tears and some creasing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Dead Cert. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition of author's first novel. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket. Signed card by Francis laid-in. Top corner lightly bumped, other minor edge-wear, else nearly fine in very good unclipped dust jacket with minor chipping to spine ends, corners and edges. A nice copy.
Seller: Book 'Em, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick.. DEAD CERT.. Holt, Rinehart & Winston,, 1962.
Price: US$599.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION (US) in dust jacket. Tape marks on boards & FFEP, probably from an earlier dj protector - otherwise fine. Dust jacket is fine. Rinehart Suspence Novel bookmark laid in. Franciss first novel.
Seller: Monroe Stahr Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Dead Cert. Holt Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1962.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Nice copy of first printing. First edition stated on copyright page. First book in a series which won author international acclaim. Clean, fresh copy. Faint twist to spine at base. Signed by author on title page. Endpapers have been professionally replaced. Textblock clean and supple. Price intact jacket is bright and fresh with only light wear. No chips, tears, soiling or creasing. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, DICK. DEAD CERT. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition. The author's first novel! A VERY GOOD book ( small stains to front and rear endpapers where previous jacket protector had been attached; previous owner's bookplate on ffep dated October 1964;binding tight and other pages clean). A NEAR FINEdust jacket retains the original price of $3.50. Some glue spots to verso where it had been attached to the previous protector and book. Slight fade to letters on spine. Bookplate SIGNED by Francis at one of his last public signings in the United States is laid in. NOT EX-LIB. The first mystery from the master of horse-racing fiction ! Preceded by non-fiction THE SPORT OF QUEENS. E-mail inquiries welcomed. More photos on request. Discount may be arranged for multiple Francis titles. More titles available in various conditions and prices.
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Francis, Dick. Dead Cert. Holt Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1080.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Very nice copy in its first printing. First edition stated on copyright page. First book in a series which won author international acclaim. Unmarked, tight and square. Textblock appears crisp and unread. Inscribed briefly and signed by author on title page. Price intact jacket is bright and fresh with only light wear at spine ends and faint rubbing. No chips, tears, soiling or creasing. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Dead Cert 1st Edition/1st Printing. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1510.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A signed first printing of the first american edition in near fine condition with an alike condition, unclipped dust-jacket. The dust-jacket shows a little wear around the edges. The red lettering of the title is still bold against solid black background. The book has faint signs of shelfwear, but the pages are clean with no marks from previous owners. Book signed by author Dick Francis; The dust-jacket design is by Ben Feder, Inc. This is author Francis Dick's first novel. ; 8vo; 220 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. Dead Cert. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1739.16 + shipping
Description: A first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' first novel. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' debut novel 'Dead Cert' follows amateur jockey Alan York as he investigates the death of his friend after a fellow jockey is sabotaged and dies during a race they should have won, becoming embroiled with a dangerous gang of racketeers. Dick Francis was a RAF pilot during WW2, a successful steeplechase jockey, and crime writer, whose works deal with crimes in the horse-racing world, producing more than 40 best-sellers. First US edition, with unclipped first state dustwrapper priced at $3.50. High in suspense and excitement, Francis' 'Dead Cert' is an incredible debut novel, and catapulted the author to crime fiction success. In the publisher's original hardback binding, with unclipped dustwrapper bearing $3.50 price. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the head and tail of spine. The dustwrapper is generally smart with several handling marks to the front and rear wraps. To the head of the rear wrap there is a light tidemark, visible internally. Tape repair to the tail of the spine internally to the wrapper. Small hole to the rear joint to the flyleaf and minor chip to the rear flyleaf at the bottom. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally bright and clean with some age-toning and handling marks throughout. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1795.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York. 1962. 220 pages. First Edition stated, first printing. Hand-signed by Dick Francis on an adhesive-backed bookplate loosely laid-in. Also laid-in is an original rare 1962 Rinehart Suspense Novel bookmark with the Running Man logo that lists Dick Francis' Dead Cert as a current title, with other titles as well as titles "coming in February." Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Endpapers are clean with faint toning spots. Small vintage bookseller sticker underneath flap on front pastedown. Minor soiling to page edges. Original DJ with $3.50 price intact on flap. DJ flaps show faint toning spots. DJ shows rubbing along edges. Thin closed tear line upper front edge. DJ rear shows light soiling with faint red marks at base of DJ. Dead Cert is Dick Francis's first novel, published in 1962. Considered by many to be one of the top 100 Must-Read Crime Novels of all time. Dick Francis burst out of the starting gate as Britain's answer to Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. First edition, first printing, of Dick Francis' first novel and mystery, signed on a loosely laid-in bookplate with rare original 1962 promo bookmark listing Dead Cert as a Rinehart Suspense Novel of Distinction; and how right they were. VG/VG-.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Dead Cert. Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1995.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 227 pages. AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, DICK. DEAD CERT.. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1962]., New York, 1962.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: First U.S. edition. Author's first mystery. Fine, bright copy in fine, bright dust jacket. An exceptional copy of the author's first mystery novel.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.