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Dick Francis. Slay-Ride. Michael Joseph, London, 1973.
Price: US$16.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by author on front endpaper. Signs of previous owner's name being erased. Covers and contents clean and bright. Dustjacket crisp and clean but not clipped. Very light spotting to closed page edges. Size: 5" x 7.5"
Seller: Bosco Books, Looe, CORNW, United Kingdom
FRANCIS DICK. Slay-Ride. Michael Joseph, London, 1973.
Price: US$32.16 + shipping
Description: First UK Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Publisher's brown boards with gilt spine lettering. Slight pushing at the base of the spine otherwise a VG+ copy in a near fine price-clipped D/W. Inscribed by the Author to the front free end-paper: "November 1973/ Dearest K.J./ Sorry, the birthday/ present is a little early/ again. Never mind, it/ carries our sincerest wishes/ for a very happy day on/ the nineteenth./ Lots of love,/ Richard & Mary x". Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Slay-Ride. Michael Joseph, London, 1973.
Price: US$32.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE 'Best wishes Dick Francis'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine slightly faded, not price clipped (£2.20), no other inscriptions, very slight lean, internally clean and tight. Overall in vg ++ condition. 224pp. David Cleveland is looking forward to Norway. A change of scenery, an old friend and a straight forward looking case. An English jockey has gone missing, and so have the racecourse takings. It all looks so simple until a dead body turns up. The Racecourse Committee fields questions like some Norwegian Politburo and the only answers Cleveland gets are violent ones, from a gang of professional killers. So, with maverick Marxist Erik Lund playing minder, he constructs a trap for his would be assailants, with himself as bait. Dick Francis's twelfth racing action thriller, scarce signed.
Seller: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom
Dick Francis. Slay-Ride (Signed). Michael Joseph Ltd, 1973.
Price: US$45.02 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First printing. Both book and unclipped DJ have light rubbing to edges. Signed and dated to a previous owner by Francis on the front endpaper. A British jockey, riding in Norway, has disappeared, and with him has gone a day's takings from the turnstiles. The Norwegian police have found no trace of him, nor have the British, and the case is being filed as just one more unsolved theft. ***** Free shipping available to UK buyers. For customers located outside the UK, if the actual cost of shipping your order is lower than the price paid, then a refund of the difference will be issued.
Seller: BooksandRecords, IOBA, Tilshead, WILTS, United Kingdom
Francis, Dick. Slay Ride. Michael Joseph, UK, 1973.
Price: US$57.88 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright and complete. It is unclipped. The front panel is bright and bold, as is the back. There is an insignificant hint of bruising at the top edge of the back panel. The spine is unfaded and bright. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded. The corners are sharp. The spine ends are gently bruised. The pages are clean. No foxing. The closed page edges are a little dusty. No spotting. There are no dog-eared or loose pages. The binding is solid with no cracked hinges. This copy has been FLAT SIGNED by Dick Francis to the title page. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
FRANCIS, DICK. SLAY- RIDE. Michael Joseph, London, 1973.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition . A FINE book in FINE( price-clipped) jacket. Author SIGNED bookplate laid in.
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Francis, Dick. SLAY-RIDE. Michael Joseph, London, 1973.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Francis dated October 1973 on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with tiny stain at upper edge of front flap. (#134894)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Francis, Dick. Slay-Ride. Michael Joseph, London, 1973.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Slay-Ride by Dick Francis. Signed first British edition in dust jacket. Publisher: Michael Joseph, London, (1973). Signed on the half-title page. First edition with: First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph etc. 1973 on the copyright page. The dust jacket is in fine condition and is not price clipped with a price of £2.20 net. Binding is in fine condition. 224 pages. 5 ½ x 8 inches. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #21-044. Price: $400.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Dick Francis. A Collection of Novels by Dick Francis. Michael Joseph 1973-1983, London, 1973.
Price: US$578.82 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Eight smart first edition volumes from British crime writer Dick Francis, most of which are signed by the author. Eight volumes. First edition. Written by Richard Stanley Francis, a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England. This set includes: Slay-Ride, 1973. Signed by the author to the previous owner's bookplate pasted to the front endpaper. David Cleveland, an investigator for the Jockey Club, goes to Norway in response to an appeal from the executive of Oslo racecourse. Knock Down, 1974. Signed by the author to the previous owner's bookplate pasted to the front endpaper. Jonah Dereham is retiring from his career as a steeplechase jockey, but becoming a bloodstock agent and travelling around racehorse sales forces him to realise someone is out to ruin him. To survive he must find answers. High Stakes, 1975. Steven Scott owned nine race horses and had a friend, Jody Leeds, who trained them. One day Steven realises that Jody has been systematically cheating him out of large sums of money. In the Frame, 1976. Charles Todd flies at the drop of a hat to visit his friend in Australia, the compelling and dangerous reason for his journey tangles him into a plot of conspiracy and murder. Risk, 1977. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Roland Britten spends his spare time as an amateur steeplechase jockey. On the day of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, he finds himself a target of vicious persecution. Whip Hand, 1979. Sid Halley is back in explosive action working as a private investigator in the racing world. Twice Shy, 1981. Signed by the author to the half title. The story of how Jonathan Derry, crack shot with a rifle and pretty good in the classroom, solved a terrifying problem. The Danger, 1983. Andrew Douglas is used to sharks in the racing industry, but not when they come in the shape of kidnappers. Previously held in the library of David E. Green M.B.E. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original dust wrappers are all unclipped other than Whip Hand and Twice Shy which have been price-clipped. Wrappers are very smart with light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper of some volumes. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom