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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, 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.
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.