Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Dick Francis. Flying Finish. Harper and Row, 1966.
Price: US$6.11 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex Library with stamps/labels, etc. 1st U.S edition. Light wear to boards with scuffing and a lean. Content is clean with some toning marks. Good DJ with some stains
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Dick Francis. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$8.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG-/VG+. Bright and attractive hardcover with dust jacket. B.O.M.C. Moderate bumping to corners with former owners stamp on free front endpaper. Very light darkening to spine and a small chip on head of spine. Very nice copy
Seller: Blue Moon Books, Stevens Point, WI, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, DICK. Flying Finish. Harper & Row 1966, 1966.
Price: US$9.09 + shipping
Description: FIRST US EDITION, ex-library- minimal external markings, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Francis, Dick. Flying Fish. Harper & Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small chip on bottom of front d-j. Boards bowed. Stain on top edge.
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper and Row, 1966.
Price: US$14.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover and dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, 1966.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description:
Seller: Once Upon A Crime, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row, NEW YORK, 1966.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Jacket has foxing on rear panel, some small closed tears; but intact and unchipped with striking artwork over a fine book.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish: A Harper Novel of Suspense. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1966.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. Book Club Edition. Gutter Code 36 I. The boards are a bright red with the lettering in black. The dust jacket has a little wear at the endis of the spine and is in new clear mylar. The spine has darkened a little bit. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: funyettabooks, Bloomington, MN, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row 1966, 1966.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in Fine dj, US Later Edition Hardcover Front Flap price clipped. Light wear at spine ends Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
Seller: Mystery Mike's, Carmel, IN, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1966.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket in brodart, price-clipped, red stain to bottom spine, rear spine corner.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, NY, 1966.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First (US) printing. Very good or better in like dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 166)
Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH. Harper, NY, 1966., 1966.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, hardcover, fine in red boards in good lightly edgeworn white pictorial dj. First Printing. 249 pp. The 4th Francis mystery published in the US. A very nice copy of one of the author's early novels.
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper and Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$18.99 + shipping
Description: Harper first edition. Union Jack Pegasus jacket cover. 8.25x5.75 inches. 249 pages. White, color illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. Pull tear on front endpaper. Tape remnants on cover and endpapers. Foredge soil, stains. Large dust jacket stain. Henry was tired of his old life so he went to Yardman Transport, Ltd. and applied for the job of traveling head groom. He got the job and with it came trouble. It began with a 19 year old stable boy until it took over everything, even his girl. An exciting story of horses and planes, of smuggling and dark, dire plotting.
Seller: Popeks Used and Rare Books, IOBA, Oneonta, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, NY, 1966.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A bright, tight first edition; not x-library. DJ is uncut; light soil from handling; mylar cover which has been taped to front boards. Text is firmly bound w/clean, unmarked pages throughout.
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Signed.. NY: Harper & Row (1966)., 1966.
Price: US$38.52 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition. Missing DJ.
Seller: GridFreed, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper Row. New York., 1966.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NF/NF. First American edition, first printing. 249 pp.
Seller: Limestone Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row, New York NY, 1966.
Price: US$48.75 + shipping
Description: Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ price clipped. Last page is pasted to back cover. ; 249 pages
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper and Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first American edition of the fourth mystery penned by Francis, a trace of edgewear and a bit of rubbing to the jacket. Published by Harper and Row in 1966.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very gently rubbed, spine ends rolled with a faint small 1/2" damp stain at the heel, not visible on jacket. Small sticker scuff on front free end paper, page ends a bit tanned and foxed. Jacket very lightly rubbed with two 1/8' tears, in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, New York NY, 1966.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1966 Harper & Row Stated FIRST American Edition of the 5th Francis "jockey" mystery. It has a ***SIGNED*** card (You can keep it separate or choose to have us glue it in on either the 1st or 2nd title page.) Though ex-library it has only tape ghosts on the outer boards and a scrape on the inside rear page. The unclipped DJ shows very minor spine end and edge wear. In V G/VG+ condition. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition mysteries and carries many early Francis mysteries.**
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper, New York, 1966.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, (1966). First Edition.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1966.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. Octavo. Original red cloth with blue paper covered boards. "Harper Novel" turquoise endpapers. Sixth novel by British steeplechase jockey and crime writer, whose novels center on horse racing in England. Very good, in very good dustjacket which is stained red on spine end and rear panel with bleed-through from cloth binding.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row, Publishers [1966], New York and Evanston, 1966.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth backed boards. Edgar award nominee. Gift inscription to half title page, ink name to verso of front free endpaper, a nearly fine copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket with a small discoloration spot to lower right front corner and tiny nick to spine panel. (14843)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, 1966.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Copy In Like Jacket Stated First Edition$4.95 On Flap. Gorgeous Fresh Copy Signed By The Author On Half-Title.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Francis , Dick.. Flying Finish.. Harper & Row NY, 1966.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. A near fine book in the original binding Clean with contents excellent. In a very good+ bright dust jacket with tiny closed tear at upper corner of the jacket. A very nice example of the book and jacket. Not price clipped.
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books, St. James, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1966.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First U.S. edition. Edgar award nominee. Gift inscription on half title page, ink name on verso of front free endpaper, a nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket with a small spot of discoloration at lower right corner of front panel, tiny nick to spine panel, and clipped price. (#140424)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper and Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition; blue and red boards; bright gilt titles on spine, publisher's logo on front; stated First U. S. Edition with E-R code on copyright page; pencilled initial on half-title page; very good unclipped DJ has slight edge wear; red, white, and blue flying horse illustration on front of DJ; bookseller's label on rear of DJ; pencilled notation on front flap.
Seller: Indy Library Store, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH [SIGNED]. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1966.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo; 249 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine white with black text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$4.95", mild shelfwear to dust jacket, including scuffing, rubbing, and light creasing; textblock clean with fore edge deckled; signed flat by Francis on half-title; shelved under front counter. 1365744. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish -- Signed. Harper and Row, 1966.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Description: A fine copy--bright and clean inside and out--in a fine dust jacket with one small closed edge tear. SIGNED BY FRANCIS on the half-title page. A beautiful signed copy.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish.. NY: Harper & Row (1966)., 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing. 8vo. 249 pp. SIGNED by Francis on the title page. Bookplate front free endpaper else a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ.
Seller: Thomas Dorn, ABAA, Canton, GA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 249pp. Cloth backed boards. Barely a hint of fading to cloth edges. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with light rubbing. ; Octavo.
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick.. FLYING FINISH.. HARPER & ROW., NY, 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American Edition. About near fine in a Nf. dj. (Couple of corner tips lightly bumped. 2 small pen squibs at bottom edge. Not remainder marks. A few short nicks in dj.) Author's FOURTH mystery.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick.. Flying Finish.. NY. Harper & Row. 1966., 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition (Stated "First U.S. Edition" with "E-R" cod at the bottom of copyright page). A Harper Novel of Suspense; Francis' scarce fourth book. NF;/NF clean and crisp in woven red cloth spine stamped brightly in gold; in blue paper-covered boards. Clean, tight, unmarked, unread. In a clean, crisp, complete white jacket printed in blue and red on the front panel. With wear and rubbing to the corners and light rubbing to the spine ends. A splendid, collectible copy in jacket with the original price of "$4.95". First Edition (Stated "First U.S. Edition" with "E-R" cod at the bottom of copyright page).
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row, Publishers [1966], New York and Evanston, 1966.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth backed boards. Edgar award nominee. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, a superior example of this book. (7587)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row (1966), New York, 1966.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First U.S. edition. His fifth mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket with barest wear.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$274.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped, price remains.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. FLYING FINISH. Harper & Row, New York, 1966.
Price: US$299.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish 1st Edition/1st Printing. Harper & Row, New York And Evanston, 1966.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A first edition in near fine condition with a dust-jacke tin very good condition. The dust-jacket has several streaks of red on the back cover. The book is tightly bound and shows few signs of wear. Pages are deckled. The dust-jacket design is by Merle Peek; This book is about a young boy named Francis who has to learn how to fly in order to save his family. He starts out by learning how to fly a kite, and then moves on to learning how to fly a plane. Along the way, he meets other characters who help him learn more about flying and the importance of it. Ultimately, Francis is able to fly and save his family from a dangerous situation.; 8vo; 249 pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. Flying Finish. Harper and Row, New York; Evanston, 1966.
Price: US$318.51 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' novel. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' novel 'Flying Finish' was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1966. The novel follows Henry Grey, a pilot and reluctant heir to earldom, who gets a job ferrying horses abroad and quickly finds himself in hot water. 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 dustwrapper. An exciting tale of smuggling and dire plotting, Francis' 'Flying Finish' fulfils many adventuring desires with this work of horses, planes, and disappearances. In the publisher's original hardback binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart, with only some minor shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dustwrapper has some age-toning, some handling marks, and some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally bright and clean, with some age-toning. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$320.00 + shipping
Description: A first american edition first printing in fine plus condition, with foxing on the edges. Volume is housed in a dust-jacket with minimal aging on spine and edges, otherwise fine plus. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown ; "Much to his snobbish family's horror, Henry Grey takes on the dirty and demanding job of transporting racehorses by air. WHen he discovers that he is transporting something altogether different, he has to fight to land with his life intact" - Good Reads; Jacket Design; 8vo ; 249 pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Harper & Row, 1966.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (E-R) Slightly smaller book, red cloth spine and sides, dark blue boards, very slightly faded at spine top, gilt lettering bright on spine, with blue design very fine, dark blue inside covers and adjacent end papers with pattern of "Harper Novel of Suspense" in white letters, 249 heavy lightly browned pages. DJ price-clipped beneath mylar, glossy white background lightly soiled overall, illustration of flying horse with colors of British flag on front with gray sky in background, praise on back for "Odds Against" from New York Times Book Review, Buffalo Courier-Express, Chicago Daily News and others, white back very slightly soiled down middle. DJ has thin crease along top front edge, three microtears and micronick along spine top edge, two micronicks at top back edge near middle, microtear at top back tip. Near Very Good DJ/Near Very Fine book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.