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FRANCIS**, DICK: : Whip Hand. **

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1979.

ISBN 0718118456.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/VG+. No owner inscrptn,diagonal clip to bottom,front,inner flap where price was(?).Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap,author's b/w portrait photographic rear wrap.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,but some bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and some creasing to bottom edge of front wrap with an approx 1.5" vertical,closed tear just beside front flap's inner fold.Top edge lightly aged and dust-soiled with sporadic spotting; fore-edge though lightly aged,brighter and cleaner with no spotting; contents bright, tight and clean.Publisher's sharp-cornered, bright,clean,original black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,7-252pp [paginated] includes prologue and 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear. Ex jockey Sid Hadlley from 'Odds Against' is back in explosive action; working as before as a private investigator in the racing world.Sid is a victim of his own success - overworked and stretched to do all the jobs he is offered,even with the help of his Black Belt friend Chico Barnes.Villains,too,have learned to beware of him.The word has gone round - and Sid finds himself hunting an enemy who believes the best defense is brutal attack. Book is an EDGAR and GOLD DAGGER Award Winner. Marking the first time Dick Francis has returned to a previous character - Sid Halley,from 'ODDS AGAINST'.The dw/dj's colour photograph features Mike Gwilym,star of Yorkshire Television's televised 'THE RACING GAME' screened in the autumn of 1979. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

FRANCIS**, DICK: : Whip Hand. **

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1979.

ISBN 0718118456.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. Black ink initials to top central edge of front pastedown, but no clip to dw/dj - no publisher's price present.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated upper wrap, author's b/w portrait photographic rear wrap. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,but some bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and some creasing to both top+bottom edges of dw/dj.Top edge very lightly aged and minimally dust-soiled,fore-edge though lightly aged,brighter and cleaner with no spotting; contents bright,tight and clean with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright,clean, original black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-252pp [paginated] includes prologue and 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear.The book has a very,very slight lean/roll. Ex-jockey Sid Hadlley from 'Odds Against' is back in explosive action; working as before as a private investigator in the racing world. Sid is a victim of his own success - overworked and stretched to do all the jobs he is offered, even with the help of his Black Belt friend Chico Barnes. Villains,too,have learned to beware of him.The word has gone round - and Sid finds himself hunting an enemy who believes the best defense is brutal attack. Book is an EDGAR and GOLD DAGGER Award Winner.Marking the first time Dick Francis has returned to a previous character - Sid Halley, from 'ODDS AGAINST'.The dw/dj's colour photograph features Mike Gwilym,star of Yorkshire Television's televised 'THE RACING GAME' screened in the autumn of 1979. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

FRANCIS**, DICK: : WHIP HAND.**

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1979.

ISBN 0718118456.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. VG+/VG+. No owner inscrptn,a white paper adhesive strip obscuring the publisher's price to front inner flap of dw/dj,where price originally is.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper panel,author's b/w portrait photographic rear panel.Negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges and corners,but some bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top edge slightly aged,darkened and with slight dust-soiling with sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edge though much more lightly aged,but with some sporadic stains/marks; content's body of text is generally bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners either.Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright,clean,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers.The rear free endpaper has 2 diagonal creases to it's top corner.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-252pp [paginated] includes prologue+20 chapters; plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear. Ex-jockey Sid Hadlley from 'Odds Against' is back in explosive action; working as before as a private investigator in the racing world.Sid is a victim of his own success - overworked and stretched to do all the jobs he is offered,even with the help of his Black Belt friend Chico Barnes.Villains,too,have learned to beware of him.The word has gone round - and Sid finds himself hunting an enemy who believes the defense is brutal attack. Book is an EDGAR and GOLD DAGGER Award Winner. Marking the first time Dick Francis has returned to a previous character - Sid Halley,from 'ODDS AGAINST'.The dw/dj's colour photograph features Mike Gwilym,star of Yorkshire Television's televised 'THE RACING GAME' screened in the autumn of 1979. Want more Dick FFRANCIS** titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to thses destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

FRANCIS, Dick : Whip Hand

Michael Joseph 1979

1st ed, fine in fine d/w.