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Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965.

Price: US$24.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition Stated. Library copy with 2 ink stamps and pocket removed. Dust jacket in brodart.

Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.

Dick Francis. Odds Against. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY, 1965.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A BCE of a mid 1960s Francis mystery. Light edge wear to the DJ. The internals are clean and crisp. A very good copy.

Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Dick Francis. Odds Against. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$25.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Harper & Row, New York, 1965, Hardcover, later printing of the First American Edition. Author's fourth book. Book condition: some faint water spots on the top of the text block, a touch of very mild soiling on the bottom text block, mild bump to the spine base, otherwise a tight clean Very Good plus or better copy. Dust jacket condition, very faint surface scratch down the front of the jacket, tiny bit of wear at the bottom front flap - negligible, not price clipped, original price of $4.95 intact. Very Good Plus or better jacket. Much better than it sounds, really a lovely copy - comes in an archival brodart mylar sleeve.

Seller: Anthony Clark, Wolfville, NS, Canada

Francis, Dick. Against All Odds: a Harper Novel of Suspense. Harper & Row, 1965.

Price: US$41.21 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: slight bend on first blank page inside of book. * Dust cover has some minor shelf wear. * BOOK: NEW inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages w/No markings. (Email for more info./pics)

Seller: Cronus Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.

Dick Francis. Odds Against (First American Edition). Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First printing of the first American edition. A fine copy in a near fine jacket (a couple tiny tears at head of jacket spine, as pictured). Clean text, without any marks. Price ($4.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: a blue marker note (just ".25") on half-title. Francis' 3rd novel. Nominated for an Edgar Award. F300A.

Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: [vi], 280pp [just mild edge wear to book and dust jacket] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$55.80 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Red cloth at spine ends is faded. Textblock is tight and square. No markings. Price intact jacket has faint dampstain on inside bottom where some of the red from spine has bled through a bit at both spine ends. It is not obvious, though, as jacket has pink and red stamping onfront panel and spine. Light soiling and wear to rear panel. Overall, a solid copy. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

FRANCIS, DICK. ODDS AGAINST. HARPER & ROW, NY, 1965.

Price: US$69.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: STATED FIRST EDITION, CREASE TO THE UNCLIPPED DJ.

Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.

Dick Francis. Odds Against. Harper and Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$80.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good first edition of this early Harper novel by Francis. This is an ex library copy with all of the normal stamps and markings. Book is tight but shows minor spine lean. Rear free end paper is missing. A nice reading copy of a hard to fine Harper. Jacket is not price clipped and is housed in a Brodart cover for shipping.

Seller: BDC Books, Stratford, ON, Canada

Francis, Dick. Odds Against: a Harper Novel of Suspense. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 10700 shelf. Unblemished text, best we've seen. Frederick E. Banbery dj. near fine, nf dj, rose cloth w/ black bds. Unread copy. Tight 280 pgs

Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Harper & Row (1965), New York, 1965.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: First U.S. edition. Author's third mystery. Very good or better with corners and spine ends a little bumped, lower edges lightly rubbed, bookplate on rear endpaper ("From the library of" with nice map design but no name filled in, so it's ready to go); in bright, price-clipped dust jacket with inconspicuous tears along top spine folds (otherwise near fine).

Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$109.00 + shipping

Description: 280p. Good condition, Tape stain on front free endpaper in good d.j.

Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Harper & Row, Publishers [1965], New York, 1965.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth backed boards. Edgar award nominee. A Sid Halley novel. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 266-67. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a little dust soiling and, some internal cello-tape reinforcement with a little bleed through. (5307)

Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Harper & Row, 1965.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Absolutely gorgeous, unread copy of the 4th Dick Francis novel. 1st U.S. edition. Binding is square, tight and unblemished. 280 pages. There is a slight tape ghosting on the top and bottom of the front and rear boards, where the previous owner taped the dust jacket. This is the ONLY blemish to this beautiful copy, which has been carefully preserved by the owner. The gorgeous, Frederick E. Banbery dust jacket is FLAWLESS and has the original publishers $4.95 price code. The red hue in this dust jacket tends to fade, but NOT in this copy! AS NICE A COPY AS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!

Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against : A Harper Novel of Suspense. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: [1965]. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Black linen quarterbound in pink cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Octavo. Decorative black and white endpapers. 280pps. Stated First Edition. There is modest rubbing wear and fading at the edges of the cloth, light reading wear, an abrasion at the base of the rear endpapers (due to a slight seepage of the binder's glue), and a previous owner's name is neatly penned on the verso of the ffep. The textblock is otherwise clean; the binding square and tight. The price-clipped, first-state dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is rubbed, has a bit of edgewear with shallow chipping at the spine-ends, and has a crease in the laminate of the rear panel and in the rear flap. The first-state dustjacket has no reviews on the front flap, as called for. The author's fourth mystery, and the introduction of Sid Halley. ".Sid Halley had been one of England's most noted jockeys until the racing fall which crippled one of his hands. No longer able to race, Sid got a job (thanks, perhaps, to his father-in-law's pulling a few strings) at the Radnor Agency, which investigated, for a price, anything from missing persons to criminal cads, and which also had Guard and Divorce departments and a Racing Section. Sid was put to work in the Racing Section, which supplied guards for fancied horses and checked on bookmakers and such matters. He rather liked the work -- until he was, to his amazement, shot in the stomach by a rather timid man. That, plus the fact that Sid still missed his wife, who'd left him, depressed him -- more than depressed him. Then, as his strength returned, his father-in-law, who had remained his friend, involved Sid in a most bizarre project, which became more complex and more dangerous as Sid investigated. Luckily, champion jockeys are tough. Sid needed to be." 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. ODDS AGAINST. Harper & Row, 1965.

Price: US$174.00 + shipping

Description: ODDS AGAINST, Harper & Row, 1965, first American edition, some light scattered foxing to the t.p.e.'s, else near fine in like dust-wrapper.

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth backed boards. First U.S. edition. A Sid Halley novel. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 266-67. A near fine copy in near fine dust jacket with a little dust soiling and some internal tape mends with a little show through. (#82683)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

FRANCIS, DICK.. ODDS AGAINST.. Harper & Row, Publishers, [1965]., New York, 1965.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: First U.S. edition. Lightly rubbed at base of spine, else fine in dust jacket. Sid Halley, ex-champion steeplechase jockey, wakes up in a hospital with his stomach full of holes. While convalescing, Sid encounters Howard Kraye, a man determined to take over Seabury Racecourse at any price.

Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.

Dick Francis. Odds Against. Harper & Row (1965)., 1965.

Price: US$189.74 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Jacket has light edge wear, light staining to top of text block. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.

Seller: Open Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$207.00 + shipping

Description: First printing. Tight and clean with no markings. Quarter bound in red cloth over black paper covered boards. Red portion over spine seems sunned and spine ends cupped. Price intact jacket is bright and nicely designed by Frederick E. Banbery. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick, blank endpapers couple small ink marks,. Odds Against Novel of Suspense ( Dick Francis 4th mystery ). Harper & Row New York, 1965.

Price: US$210.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: HBDJ, stated 1st edition,1965, X-Library, Red cloth with minor rub Wear Scuff extremities & light tape residue, Interior Minor Fox O/W nice Tight relatively Clean, DJ small mended Tear, 280 pgs, PC but orig price intact, VG/VG, AS-IS

Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against - 1st US Edition/1st Printing. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.

Price: US$219.94 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: First Edition. Stated First edition. Jacket in Fair condition in mylar cover. Former library copy. Library stamp on top foredge. Tight binding. Musty odor due to age. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.

Seller: Archives Books inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Harper & Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$234.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First printing. Tight and square with no markings. Quarter bound in red cloth over black paper covered boards. Front board has two small tape ghosts in that black is a touch lighter than surrounding area (no actual tape). It does not carry over to inside of board. Price intact jacket is bright and clean. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against - 1st US Edition/1st Printing. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965.

Price: US$270.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: An attractive first American edition/first printing in Near Fine condition, little fading to lower spine in Near Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear; "Sid Halley, .is the sleuth of. [Odds Against]. As the story opens he has just been shot in the stomach in the course of his duties as a private enquiry agent.Convalescing with indecent and painful haste, Sid finds the pace growing hotter and hotter as he investigates the cunningly contrived decline of a race-course, and comes to close and spine-chilling grips with the men responsible." (from the dust-wrapper of the UK Edition) ; 8vo; [vi], 280, [2] pages

Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick.. ODDS AGAINST.. HARPER & ROW. NY 1965, 1965.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First American Edition. About fine in a close to fine dj. (Couple of corner tips minutely tapped. Tiny edge nick in dj. Barely discernable sticker impression at base of spine on dj.) A fresh copy of the author's FOURTH mystery.

Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

Dick Francis. Odds Against. Harper and Row, New York, 1965.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' first Sid Halley novel. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' novel 'Odds Against' was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1965. The novel follows Sid Halley, a former British jump racing Champion Jockey and private detective, as he becomes embroiled in a bizarre case at the behest of his father-in-law. Halley is one of only two protagonists in Francis' novels to appear in more than one book, and the only hero to appear in more than two, largely thanks to the Yorkshire Television adaptation. 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, in unclipped dustwrapper. With map of the world library book plate to the front free end paper. A classic of Francis' works, 'Odds Against' is a superb thriller that explores the grit a detective needs. In the publisher's original hardback binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally very smart, with some handling marks to the boards and shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dustwrapper has some age-toning, handling marks to the boards, and shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With map of the world library book plate to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally bright and clean, with some handling marks and age-toning throughout, with a closed tear to the half-title page. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Francis, Dick. Odds Against - 1st US Edition/ 1st Printing. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965.

Price: US$330.00 + shipping

Description: A first printing of the first american edition in fine condition, housed in a fine dust-jacket with fraying and foxing on the edges and spine; "Sid Halley is the sleuth of Odds Against, the first novel in Sid Halley Series. "Former hotshot jockey Sid Halley landed a postition with a detective agency, only to catch a bullet from some penny-ante thug. Now, he has to go up against a field of thoroughbred criminals- and th eodds are against him that he'll even survive" ; Sid Halley Series; Vol. 1; Cover Art; 8vo ; 280 pages

Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.

FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FRANCIS, Dick [280] pp. Harper & Row, Publishers 1965 First Edition 8 3/8" x 6" A hard fall took hotshot jockey Sid Halley out of the horse racing game, leaving him with a crippled hand, a broken heart, and the desperate need for a new job. Now he's landed a position with a detective agency, only to catch a bullet from some penny-ante thug. And things are about to get even more hectic--the agency is giving him a case to handle on his own. The case brings him to the door of Zanna Martin, a woman who might be just what Sid needs to get him back up and running. But he's up against a field of thoroughbred criminals, and the odds against him are making it a long shot that he'll even survive .

Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.

Francis, Dick. Odds Against - 1st US Edition/1st Printing. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965.

Price: US$410.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A handsome first American edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; "Sid Halley, .is the sleuth of. [Odds Against]. As the story opens he has just been shot in the stomach in the course of his duties as a private enquiry agent.Convalescing with indecent and painful haste, Sid finds the pace growing hotter and hotter as he investigates the cunningly contrived decline of a race-course, and comes to close and spine-chilling grips with the men responsible." (from the dust-wrapper of the UK Edition) ; 8vo; [vi], 280, [2] pages

Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.