Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Francis,Dick. Flying Finish (Signed Copy). Michael Joseph, London, 1966.
Price: US$96.87 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket which has a little light creasing to the dust-jacket along the top edge of the upper cover and head of spine.There is one repaired closed tear to the bottom edge of the lower cover.Very slight sun fading to spine of the dust-wrapper.Price clipped and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.SIGNED by Dick Francis on the Half Title Page.The text block remains bright and clean with no loose leaves,no turned corners to the pages.The front endpaper has been clipped by 2cm to top right corner (see picture) The binding is firm with no hinge weakness.The d/j comes well protected in a brodart cover sleeve.Decent copy for the collector of this uncommon SIGNED title and the fifth of his Racing Thrillers.8vo 218pp First Edition 1st Impression
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Michael Joseph, London, 1966.
Price: US$99.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Solid copy in its first printing. Red boards with gold lettering on spine are bright and fresh. Signed by author on title page with no inscription. His fifth horse racing mystery. Light spine lean and faint foxing to top page edges. Price intact jacket is bright and fresh. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish (First Printing with Signed Bookplate). Michael Joseph, 1966.
Price: US$122.70 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first impression. A Fine copy: tight and square in clean and sharp red cloth covered boards; a little toning to the edge of the page block; internally crisp and clean. Loosely enclosed is a bookplate signed by the author. The unclipped dustwrapper (21s net stated) is Very Good+: bright, unfaded and crisp, with a tiny nick to the bottom rear corner and a 1.5cm tear and associated crease by the bottom of the rear spine fold; presents very well in a removable, archival-quality Brodart cover. A nice copy, with the distinction of the author s signature. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.
Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
FRANCIS DICK. Flying Finish. Michael Joseph, London, 1966.
Price: US$142.08 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. Publisher's red cloth with gilt spine titles. Light foxing to the page block edges otherwise VG indeed in like slightly rubbed and lightly creased D/W. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR IN BLACK FELT PEN TO THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Michael Joseph, London, 1966.
Price: US$189.00 + shipping
Description: Very nice copy in its first printing. Unmarked, tight and square. Inscribed "All the best, MIke/Dick Francis" on loose bookplate laid in. Red textured boards with gold lettering bright and fresh. Price intact jacket remarkably well preserved with no color fade and no chips, tears or creasing. His fourth mystery. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
FRANCIS, Dick. Flying Finish - SIGNED by the Author. London: Michael Joseph, 1966.
Price: US$206.66 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo, pp 218. Bound in red cloth covered hard boards, and in the original dust jacket, un-clipped (21s. net). SIGNED boldly by the author to the title page. Dick Francis fifth novel. The book is in Near Fine condition marred only by a light rubbing to the top of the ffep (possibly where a name was erased); jacket is also Near fine, small surface rubbing at the bottom of the spine, spine colours are bright and totally unfaded.
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
Price: US$251.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HARDBACK - A very good or better book with clean red boards that are very clean indeed. Internally, the pages are clean, but the page block has toned a little. The book has been Inscribed by the author in year of publication. The Inscription reads.TO GERRY / WITH / MY VERY BEST WISHES / DICK FRANCIS / 1966 DEC. The dust wrapper is in near fine condition. Correctly priced at 21s.net. Free of any loss or tears, and with strong colours. A nice book
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
FRANCIS DICK. Flying Finish. Michael Joseph, London, 1966.
Price: US$374.57 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Publisher's red boards with gilt spine lettering. A near fine (or better) copy in a very fine D/W. Inscribed by the Author to the half-title page: "October 1966/ Dearest K. J. -- a happy birthday./ Love & best wishes/ Mary & Richard". Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Dick Francis. Flying Finish.Signed 1st edition. Michael Joseph, 1966.
Price: US$381.02 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A super copy of the author's fifth novel. The dustwrapper is complete and very bright,clean and unmarked. The red boards beneath are in fine unmarked condition with bright gilt. Signed by the author on the title page
Seller: Bosunbooks, Chapel en le Frith, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Flying Finish. Michael Joseph, London, 1966.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 218 pages. First printing. Scarce, signed copy of author's fifth mystery. Great, collectible copy!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.