Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$7.12 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1965. First Published in GB. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are bright and clear; light tanning to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with light crushing to spine ends. Minor white mark to front board. Spine has light sunning. Book has a slight forward lean.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$9.28 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean hardback tightly bound in brown cloth with gilt titles, top of spine rubbed, minor foxing to page fore edges, no inscriptions. 256 pages
Seller: Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, United Kingdom
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$10.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1965. First Edition. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$16.52 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 3rd impression 1973. A readable copy of the book. Ex-library copy with typical stamps and markings. Pages are yellowing at the edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Plastic jacket.
Seller: Re-Read Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds against. Michael Joseph, London., 1965.
Price: US$17.52 + shipping
Description: Owner's name on front free end paper; binding tight; stain on front board - suggests a Boots Library label, but no internal library indicators; spine a little bumped at head & foot. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$19.14 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 2nd impression, Jan. 1966. No inscriptions or annotations; small label on front free end paper binding tight; dust jacket a little worn & browned, with short tears; dust jacket not price-clipped. Same dust jacket as 1st impression. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Jospeh, London, 1965.
Price: US$22.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition/First printing Published by Michael Joseph, London 1965. VG+ clean and tight condition. Previous owner's name and details to front pastedown. Mauve cloth covers haver minimal wear. No dj.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, DICK. Odds Against. Michael Joseph 1965, 1965.
Price: US$24.54 + shipping
Description: First edition, octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, VG ( light bruising to upper spine extrem, light foxing & small stain to page edges, v v light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG ( light foxing, light soiling to rear, light creasing to upper spine extrem)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Francis, Dick.. Odds Against.. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$25.77 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No Jacket. First Printing without inscriptions.
Seller: Surprise Books PBFA, Stroud Glos, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, DICK. Odds Against. michael joseph 1965 london, 1965.
Price: US$27.61 + shipping
Description: first edition octavo brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 255pp VG (light bruising to head and tail of spine, owners label to front pastedown, light foxing chiefly to foredge) in VG d/w (price-clipped, light wear to extremities, light soiling)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Moderate library markings and wear. Dust jacket is price clipped and slightly trimmed at flap ends, wear to top edge, protected in a fitted clear film sleeve.
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$38.26 + shipping
Description: 1st UK edition, 1965. No inscriptions or annotations; binding tight; head & foot of spine slightly bumped; dust jacket back panel browned; dust jacket not price-clipped Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$38.26 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 1965. No inscriptions or annotations; prize bookplate on front free end paper; a little light foxing on page fore-edge; binding tight; dust jacket worn & creased at edges, with short tears, & protected in removable clear film Used - Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$42.06 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 1965. First 3 pages a little creased; fore-edge foxed; dust jacket slightly edge-worn, with soiled back panel; dj not price-clipped, & protected in removable clear film. Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dustjacket
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick.. Odds Against.. Michael Joseph,, London:, 1965.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The prolific author's fifth book. First British edition. Previous owner's book-plate and initials on front free endpaper, else good in a good (edge worn and soiled), price clipped dust jacket.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$45.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION, First Printing, 1965. Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt details to spine; clean and square, but with dust-stained page block edges, particularly to top, which also has a freckling of foxing spots. Internally, tight, bright and clean, without markings or inscriptions. Dustwrapper unclipped (18s net), predominantly undamaged, but with dust-stained rear panel, browning at edges, a closed vertical tear at rear hinge top, some very minor nicks. The front cover and spine artwork remain predominantly bright and attractive. (please see images). Now protected with clear, removable sleeve. FREE p&p within the U.K. Additional postage may be requested from buyers outside the U.K. as necessary. (25% of all proceeds from FARRAGO sales donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association)
Seller: FARRAGO, HUDDERSFIELD, YORKS, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds Against.. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$45.09 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st edn. 8vo. orig. cl. v.g. in very marked d/w. Some staining to fore-edges, generally good.
Seller: Allsop Antiquarian Booksellers PBFA, Warwick, United Kingdom
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$45.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An unusually tight bright copy with no inscriptions. Non-price clipped DJ has very light signs of wear. Presents well.
Seller: Juniper Books, Petersfield, United Kingdom
Francis. Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph 1965 (1st UK), 1965.
Price: US$48.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression. Original brown boards in Broom Lynne dustwrapper. First novel to introduce Sid Halley, ex-champion steeplechase jockey. The jacket is NOT price-clipped and NOT sunned to the spine. The jacket has sl. wear to the edges and sl. foxing to back cover. Overall Very Good in a Very Good d/w.
Seller: CHRIS MARTIN MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, Pleasley, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1965 FIRST EDITION - LONDON, Michael Joseph. Jacket illustration by Broom Lynne. Former owner's name on ffep, otherwise Fine in price-clipped dustjacket with some light stains on rear panel. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$51.53 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition first impression from 1965 in near fine condition. Pages clean, binding firm no markings. The jacket has some very minor scuffing. Now in removable protective sleeve. Please see pics.
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$51.53 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt details to spine; clean and square, but with dust-stained page block edges, particularly to top. Internally, tight, bright and clean, although a little toned. without markings or inscriptions. Dustwrapper unclipped (18s net), predominantly undamaged, but with dust-stained rear panel, browning at edges, a closed vertical tear at top fore corner, some very minor nicks.
Seller: Westmoor Books, Leyburn, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tight and square, clean pages. Ex a non-circulating library with a name stamp and code # in the front endpaper. Dust jacket is price clipped, a slight trans-print from the name stamp on the front flap, edge tears, rubbed, protected in a removable clear film sleeve.
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph Ltd, London, 1965.
Price: US$63.82 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Brown hardback cloth cover. DJ price clipped. DJ rubbed, slight edge wear. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.
Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, Australia
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HARDBACK - A very good book, bound in the publisher's brown cloth boards with bright gilt lettering to the spine. The boards are in very good condition, free of any bumping to the corners, with just mild pushing to the spine tip. Internally, the pages are clean, with foxing to page blocks. The inner text is clean, free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is also in very good condition with no chipping or loss, but with soiling to the rear panel, also to the folds of the front and rear flaps. There is a little rubbing to the spine tips, but overall a very good dust wrapper with the publisher's printed price of 18s.net present to the front flap.
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. London: Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$69.93 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First UK edition. Michael Joseph 1965. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. Spine ends of book slightly bumped, previous owners signature to front free end paper, sticker removal on title page. Dust jacket has shelf wear with 1 cm tears at spine folds, bumping and wear at spine ends and corners, slight staining on back cover. 0.0
Seller: Bookmax, Orinda, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Odds against / Dick Francis. London : Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$71.82 + shipping
Description: Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Previous owner's signature to ffep. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; 255 p. ; 21 cm. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British Edition. Gilt on brown covers in a pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 256pp. Dust jacket spine ends & edges torn - not affecting the attractive dust jacket illustration.
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. London Michael Joseph 1965, 1965.
Price: US$75.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition 256 pp. Octavo. Pictorial dust jacket. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Minor wear to the spine and very slight staining to back of dust jacket. Bodart cover on dust jacket. Text is tightly bound and clean. This copy is in overall good+ condition.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$83.74 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black boards gilt titles. Pictorial dustwrapper by Broom Lynne. A near fine copy with clean boards. One tiny spot to leading textblock edge. The near fine/fine dustwrapper is complete with the lightest wear. A light mark to rear panel o/w fine. Orginal price of 18snet to front flap. A lovely copy with none of the usual fading to brown wrapper spine. Sid Halley is shot but whilst convalescing he finds the pace getting hotter and hotter as he investigates the contrived decline of a racecourse.
Seller: Julian Roberts Fine Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds against / Dick Francis. London : Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Previous owner's signature to ffep. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; 255 p. ; 21 cm. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, UK, 1965.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Michael Joseph 1965 First Edition first impression. Author signed bookplate laid in. Very Good with slight lean, bumping to top of spine, minor bumping to bottom of spine, slight abrasion to bottom of front board, foxing and marks to textblock, tape residue marks to endpapers, in G+ bright unfaded, unclipped dustjacket with chipping to top and bottom of spine, 12mm closed tear to bottom of back cover, 5mm loss to top corners of foldovers, some soiling to rear panel. Clear removable protective sleeve.
Seller: Blackbird First Editions, Bolton, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Description: 1st edition and vg in a near vg price clipped dw. No marks. 0.0
Seller: Poor Richards Books, Felixstowe, United Kingdom
FRANCIS DICK. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$109.50 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. Publisher's dark brown boards with gilt spine lettering. A former owner's neat name, place and contemporary date on the front free end-paper and a splash mark to the top edge (but with none of the usual foxing so often seen) otherwise a VG+ copy in like un-faded near fine D/W with no wear, tears or pieces missing and with a clean back panel. The D/W is NOT price-clipped. An Edgar award nominee. A Sid Halley novel. Great period D/W artwork by Broom Lynne. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick (1920-2010). Odds Against. London: Michael Joseph, 1965, 1965.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Description: [Crime thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.256. Publisher's brown cloth hardcovers with illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Broome Lynn, in the style of James Bond jacket artist Richard Chopping. Contents clean, some dustiness to page edges, price clipped jacket with a few marks to flaps; very good. Author's fourth mystery set in the world of horse racing.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Francis,Dick.. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:A Very Good copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, page edges very gently toned, two very small marks top and bottom edge front and rear board, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Dustjacket Condition:Very Good, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, small black mark top of spine, small cello tape residue marks very edge of both jacket flaps, retains original publishers price.
Seller: Bawnmore Fine and Rare Books, Rugby, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. Publisher's dark brown boards with gilt spine lettering. Foxing to the top edge otherwise a near fine copy in like dustwrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 256 pages. Original brown cloth gilt lettering on the spine. A few isolated foxing spots on the page edges, very minor light foxing spots on a small area of the blank front endpaper. A slight foxing and faint soiling on the rear panel of the wrapper which is complete without tears and is not price-clipped, text block is square. A very fresh copy.
Seller: Roger Collicott Books, Widecombe in the Moor, DEVON, United Kingdom
FRANCIS Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph, 1965, 1965.
Price: US$154.59 + shipping
Description: 1st edn signed by author on front free endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered dark grey cloth (boards lightly marked, top edge lightly dust stained - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (slightly worn at extrems with sellotape repair on reverse of head and tail - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 255 (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper).
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
FRANCIS Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$161.03 + shipping
Description: A first edition of the fourth of the racing thrillers. A sought after collector's item with very minor faults. The book is crisp and firm with slight browning, some dustiness and markings to the edge of textblock and a couple of very small marks to the cover. The dj (unclipped) is bright with a 1cm closed tear to the edge of the front panel, a couple of small nicks at the ends of the join between the front panel and flap, and fading to a small section on the spine where there had presumably been a label. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Very Good in brown wrappers as issued. Spine roll and associated vertical wrinkling to same. Generic bookplate SIGNED by the author laid in (i.e., not attached). A very presentable copy of the earliest state of this title.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Odds Against - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with prior owner's signature to front free endpaper in Very Good+ dust-wrapper with moderate edgewear and chipping; "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) ; 8vo; [4], 5-255, [1] pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Michael Joseph, 1965. 256 pp. Approximately 6 1/4 x 9 1/4". 1st Edition, first printing. Illustrated dust jacket in very good + condition with minor edge wear and repair tape to inside cover near spine, slight rubbing to back cover, not price-clipped; Brown cloth over boards, crisp gilt title on spine, slight foxing of pages edges, otherwise in near fine condition. Born Richard Stanley Francis (1920 - 2010), Dick Francis was a British crime writer whose novels were mostly centered on horse racing in England (he was a former steeplechase jockey himself). This book is Dick Francis' 5th book, with Sid Halley appearing for the first time as the private investigator. Edgar Award nominee
Seller: The Book Lair, ABAA, Pleasanton, CA, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick.. Odds Against.. Michael Joseph, London., 1965.
Price: US$289.86 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. 256 pages. The author's fourth novel and the first of the Sid Halley series.Laid in is a Typed Note Signed by the author, dated 27 Oct '91 and on his Fort Lauderdale compliments slip: about 120 words to Martin Breese concerning his Guide to Modern First Editions in which Dick Francis was one of the authors whose works were listed. Very good indeed in very good dustwrapper a bit marked on the rear panel and with a 1cm closed tear.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, DICK. ODDS AGAINST. MICHAEL JOSEPH 1965, 1965.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in Near Fine dj, UK First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Signed on a Bookplate Loosely Laid in-A COUPLE OF TINY CHIPS AND SPOTS ON THE DUST JACKET SIGNED 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. Odds Against - SIGNED. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$322.07 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition, 1st printing hardback in unclipped dustjacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page with no other inscriptions. Book and jacket in near fine condition, just slight wear to boards at top and bottom of spine. A very nice copy. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request.
Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, DICK. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. A NEAR FINE book in VERY GOOD+ ( spots of soil to rear panel; one spot of soil to front panel at "S" in ODDS; price clipped) jacket; bookplate SIGNED by the author laid in.No chips or tears.
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$377.00 + shipping
Description: ODDS AGAINST, Michael Joseph, 1965, first edition, near fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
DICK FRANCIS. ODDS AGAINST. (SIGNED 1ST EDITION). Michael Joseph, LONDON, 1965.
Price: US$380.04 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: THE BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION AND HAS BEEN FLAT SIGNED TO THE TITLE PAGE AND IS FREE FROM ANY OTHER INSCRIPTION. THE DUST-JACKET IS COMPLETE AND NOT PRICE CLIPPED AND SHOWS A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF WEAR TO THE CORNERS, THE BACK COVER IS VERY LIGHTLY SOILED. A VERY NICE COPY. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Sydney Charles Books, SURREY, United Kingdom
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$386.48 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first impression (Michael Joseph, 1965). Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page: 'Best Wishes, Dick Francis'. Original publisher's brown cloth with gold lettering to spine. Previous owner name to front endpaper with some toning and occasional foxing to edges; contents nice and clean otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket is in excellent, fine condition with just the mildest traces of toning to spine panel verso. An excellent, near fine copy of the author's fifth novel.
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$395.00 + 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. 256 pages. Scarce, signed copy of author's fourth mystery. Great, collectible copy!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$423.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Nice copy in its first printing. Unmarked, tight and square. Signed by author on title page with no inscription. Dark brown boards with gold lettering on spine is clean with sharp tips. His fourth mystery. Textblock appears lightly read, else fine. Price clipped jacket is very close to fine. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
FRANCIS DICK. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$431.57 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Publisher's brown boards with gilt spine lettering. A near fine copy in like D/W. Inscribed by the Author to the front free end-paper: Christmas 1965/ To K. J./ With love & best wishes/ Richard & Mary". The first Sid Halley novel. A very nice copy indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, DICK. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fourth novel by Francis and first to feature former steeplechase jockey Sid Halley. About fine in very good unfaded dustjacket with soiling to rear panel and minor wear at spine ends.
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, brown boards, d.w. London: Michael Joseph, (1965). First Edition. Fine.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$458.20 + shipping
Description: ODDS AGAINST, Michael Joseph, 1965, first edition, vg in wraps. Uncorrected proof. Scarce thus.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. Odds Against. Michael Joseph. London., 1965.
Price: US$470.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NF/NF. First edition, first printing. Signed by author on title page. 256 pp.
Seller: Limestone Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, DICK. Odds Against. London Michael Joseph 1965, 1965.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Slight mottling to edges, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a couple tiny nicks and light wear.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph (1965), London, 1965.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. SIGNED by Francis on title page. Barest wear on front corners of book and faint offsets on endpapers, otherwise fine in dust jacket with back panel slightly soiled, closed tear on hinge and wear to spine ends. Still a very nice copy. SIGNED BY FRANCIS
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Odds Against First Edition. Michael Joseph LTD, London, 1965.
Price: US$520.00 + shipping
Description: A first printing of the first edition in fine condition, with foxing on the edges. A previous owner's bookplate is affixed to the front flyleaf. The dust-jacket has some slight fraying on the spine and foxing to the rear; "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 ; 256 pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, DICK.. ODDS AGAINST.. Michael Joseph, [1965]., London, 1965.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Inked date on front fly leaf, else fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corners. 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.
FRANCIS, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$637.69 + shipping
Description: First edition. Original brown boards in Broom Lynne dustwrapper. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. An exceptional copy.
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph [1965], London, 1965.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. Signed inscription by Francis on the front free endpaper. An Edgar award nominee. A Sid Halley novel. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 266-67. Fine in a fine price clipped dust jacket with some light soiling to rear panel. (7551)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. ODDS AGAINST. Michael Joseph, London, 1965.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed by Francis. A Sid Halley novel. A fine copy in fine price-clipped dust jacket with some light soiling to rear panel. (#83398)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. Odds Against. Michael Joseph, 1965.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: London a fine copy with the lightest of fade to the spine which only shows on the scan and not on the wrapper . Language: eng
Seller: Dick Neal Fine Books, Booker Bay, NSW, Australia