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Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.
Price: US$6.39 + shipping
Condition: Good
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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. FOR KICKS. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY, 1965.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Light green paper-wrapped binding with black print on spine. Early Francis reprint. tight, sound and unmarked. 214 pages. Dust jacket has wear at spine ends. In mylar No pricing on DJ.
Seller: Falls Bookstore, Readsboro, VT, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Description: 214 pages. Light spots on top edge of pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. For Kicks. Harper and Row 1965/55, 1965.
Price: US$14.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.7
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. For Kicks. Harper and Row 1965/55, 1965.
Price: US$14.09 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.7
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, NYC, 1965.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Successful horse breeder Daniel Roke takes a lowly stable hand job to help solve a rash of mysterious horse dopings. 214 pp. Slight edgewear to page ends; edgeworn dust jacket has tears at top front and bottom back edges, is now in protective mylar cover.
Seller: Moneyblows Books & Music, Lee, NH, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, 1965.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by author on tipped-in sticker; Book Club Edition with 214 clean, unmarked, tight pages; cover is clean and sturdy with a slight bump on upper front edge; dust jacket nicely wrapped in clear Brodart cover
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper and Row NY, 1965.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1965 Harper & Row Stated First US Edition of Francis' 4th mystery/thriller. An ex-library copy in VeryGood/Fair condition. The HB in Fair Condition has the usual library marks on the top and bottom edge. The text and outer boards are clean and tight. There is a library stamp and stain on the lower corner of the main title page and a partial library stamp on the upper half-title page. The1st state DJ is in Very Good Condition with the printed $3.95 price intact. An inexpensive but rare1st Edition!
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. DJ Good with marginal tears. First Edition.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.
Price: US$54.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Flat signed by Author on Title Page. Dust jacket has author's name in blue, a black and white image of three horses racing and boot title in black. DJ is price clipped at the front inside lower corner. DJ has toned along the edges. Light green boards. Book may be a Book Club edition, however not noted. Former owner's book plate is pasted to front of inside cover. Book pages are clean with no marks or page folds. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS6322 082018
Seller: Bookensteins, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, 1965.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First ed, stated. Jacket has minor dust wear, now in mylar. Pages/boards clean and vibrant, binding sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. For Kicks. Harper & Row, 1965.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book Club Edition. Nice copy. Free of any internal markings. One drop of liquid (coffee?) has stained the page edges.
Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. For Kicks. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Harper & Row, [1965]. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($3.95); [6],244pp. Very light wear and wrinkling to jacket, verso rather foxed, else a Very Good, straight and sound copy overall.
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Francis D. For Kicks. Harper & Row 1st US edition, 1965.
Price: US$121.68 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 256pp, a near fine copy in vg dustwrapper (price clipped)
Seller: NIGEL BIRD BOOKS, Tregaron, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, 1965.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FRANCIS, Dick [214] pp. Harper & Row Publishers 1965 Book Club Edition 8 1/2" x 5 3/4"
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, 1965.
Price: US$142.50 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: * Dust cover has some minor shelf wear. * NEW inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages w/No markings. (Email for more info./pics)
Seller: Cronus Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$149.27 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. PO bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise a VG+ copy in a G/VG dust jacket with the price of $3.95 and date code of 0365 intact on the front flap. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author on the half-title page.
Seller: AcornBooksNH, New Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper and Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First US edition. Black paper and orange-red cloth over boards with black title. Vg (minor stain on on top left corner of front board, spine ends and one corner bumped; age tanned with minute stains on top edge; slightly cocked) in vg dj (minute tear on bottom and wear to spine ends, in protective cover). 244pp.
Seller: Page 1 Books - Special Collection Room, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick.. For Kicks.. NY. Harper & Row. 1965., 1965.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition (Stated "First U.S. Edition" with "A-P" at bottom of copyright page). A Harper Novel of Suspense; his scarce fourth book. NF/NF clean and crisp in woven red cloth spine stamped brightly in black. In black paper-covered boards. In a clean, crisp, complete jacket which would be fine except for a faint purplish hue at the top and bottom edges from a previous jacket protector. A splendid, collectible copy in jacket with original price of "$3.95". First Edition (Stated "First U.S. Edition" with "A-P" at bottom of copyright page).
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks 1st Edition/1st Printing. Harper & Row, New York And Evanston, 1965.
Price: US$280.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A first edition in near fine condition with a dust-jacket of like condition The pages are clean and without blemishes. There is a small crease on the dust-jacket; The dust-jacket design is by Frederick Banbery; 8vo; 244 pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, DICK. For Kicks. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American Edition. Australian stud farmer goes undercover as stable boy in England to expose racehorse drugging scheme. Near fine, a nice clean and square copy with former owner name and erasure on half title, in near fine dustjacket with neatly repaired tear at top edge of spine panel, a few other short edgetears, light creases to corners of front flap, else a clean and bright copy, with none of the typical fading to dark pink portion of design on spine panel. Attractive copy of Francis's third novel.
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Mystery - Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper and Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition of the author's third crime novel set in the world of horse racing. A fine copy in price clipped dustwrapper, else fine and unfaded. Beautiful example of an early title.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row [1965], New York, 1965.
Price: US$302.50 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth-backed boards in white pictorial dust jacket by Frederick Banbery; [6],244pp. Tight, Near Fine copy in Very Good to Near Fine jacket, unclipped; just a trifle soiled on front panel and with mild edgewear to extremities; a trifle faded on spine, but better than usual with red portions retaining good color. The author's fourth book and third novel of suspense, set in the milieu of British horse-racing. Quite attractive copy of a book typically found well-worn. HUBIN, p. 155.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. For Kicks. Harper & Row, 1965.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Copy In Like Price Clipped Jacket First Edition Stated Signed by The Author on The Half-Title.Beautiful Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: (1965). Very Good+ in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards with an orange cloth backstrip. The spine is stamped in black. Octavo. Decorative 'Harper' endpapers. 244pps. Stated First Edition. There is dustspotting to the page-edges (only), otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a couple of slight and unobtrusive nicks; no chipping, fading, or tears of note; the original price (3.95) is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy, beautifully jacketed. The author's third mystery novel, following 'Dead Cert' (1962) and 'Nerve' (1964). "Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes -- and learns that men who would give drugs to horses are capable of doing much worse to human beings." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. For Kicks [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Harper & Row [1965], New York, 1965.
Price: US$385.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth-backed boards in white pictorial dust jacket by Frederick Banbery; [6],244pp. Light edge wear, some very brief spotting to upper jacket panel and along flap fold, else Near Fine. Bookplate signed by the author laid in. The author's fourth novel, of an Australian stud farmer gone undercover in England to break a racehorse-drugging scam. HUBIN, p. 155.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. For Kicks. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY DICK FRANCIS on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1965 stated 1st American edition of the author's second published mystery. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing at the panels. Octavo, 244 pgs. Signed by Author.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: For Kicks by Dick Francis (First Edition) Signed Firm square copy. Slightly tanned dust jacket with minor edge wear. Price-clipped. In clear protective cover. Stated first edition. Signed to Otto Penzler by author on half title page and inscribed "To Carolyn and Otto, Hi".
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. For Kicks. Harper and Row, New York, 1965.
Price: US$529.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 244 pages. First printing. Scarce, signed copy of author's third mystery. Great, collectible copy!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.