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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. [Published by Michael Joseph(UK) 1984,in hardback and then by PAN (UK),1985 in paperback.] Owner name to top edge of ffe,no publisher price,so no price-clip.Believed to be an export copy,which
usually precedes the UK trade edns.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap and white lettering, author's b/w portrait photograph to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge heavily aged/toned with some minimal sporadic spotting,fore-edge less affected and therefore brighter; contents bright,tight and clean - apart from the ubiquitous page-edge toning.No dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy.The ageing/toning seems to be endemic for this title and issue.Generally clean,black paper-covered boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and apart from some off-set foxing to endpapers from dw/dj's inner flaps,clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-268pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear.Author's 23rd novel.
Somewhat of a golden period,the early 1980's, saw some of his best work,this title being a noteworthy inclusion.
If you mix a liquid with gunpowder and ignite it,and it burns with a steady blue flame,then the liquid must be at least fifty percent alcohol; and that's PROOF. . .
That's the way they proved the liquid was
alcohol in the seventeenth century when distilled spirits were first taxed,and that's what is meant by proof to this day.
Tony Beach,wine merchant,knew his scotch,so to be asked to give his opinion of one particular bottle seemed harmless enough,but the bottle contained firewater of a highly-explosive nature . . . and Tony without intending it had set out on a one-way route into danger.
From a harmless Sunday morning party at a
racing stable and onwards to the edge of death. Tony came nearer and nearer to a lethal adversary and also to unexpected knowledge of his own true self.
Dick Francis,international best-seller,has written an enthralling book for wine lovers and racegoers,and for any whose courage may need to survive the steady blue flame proof.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.[Published by Michael Joseph (UK) 1984,in hardback and then by PAN (UK),1985 in paperback.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but owner's b/w printed name+
address adhesive label to top corner of ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Believed to be an export copy,which usually precedes the UK trade edns.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap and white lettering,author's b/w portrait photograph to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.A small indent,approx. halfway up front bd's spine/backstrip's front gutter's edge,lightly affecting the bd beneath.Top edge aged/toned with some minimal sporadic spotting,fore-edge less affected with spotting/foxing and ageing/toning and therefore brighter; contents bright,tight and clean - apart from the ubiquitous page-edge toning.No dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy.The ageing/toning seems to be endemic for this
title and issue.Generally clean,sharp- cornered,black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip and apart from some off-set foxing to eps from dw/dj's inner flaps, clean plain white eps.Book has a slight lean.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-268pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear. Described hard,but fairly and honestly - not as bad as it reads or sounds! Author's 23rd novel.
Somewhat of a golden period,the early 1980's,saw some of his best work,this title being a noteworthy inclusion.
If you mix a liquid with gunpowder and ignite it,and it burns with a steady blue flame,then the liquid must be at least fifty percent alcohol; and that's PROOF . . .
That's the way they proved the liquid was alcohol in the seventeenth century when distilled spirits were first taxed,and that's what is meant by proof to this day.
Tony Beach,wine merchant,knew his scotch, so to be asked to give his opinion of one particular bottle seemed harmless enough, but the bottle contained firewater of a highly-explosive nature . . . and Tony without intending it had set out on a one-way route into danger.
From a harmless Sunday morning party at a racing stable and onwards to the edge of death.Tony came nearer and nearer to a lethal adversary and also to unexpected knowledge of his own true self.
Dick Francis,international best-seller, has written an enthralling book for wine lovers and racegoers,and for any whose courage may need to survive the steady blue flame proof.
Want more Dick FRANCIS titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues.
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Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of FRANCIS**, DICK: : PROOF.**. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. FRANCIS**, DICK: : PROOF. **LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1984. ISBN 0718124812.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Published by Michael Joseph (UK) 1984,in hardback and then by PAN (UK),1985 in paperback.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/j.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap and white lettering, author's b/w portrait photograph to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore -edges lightly aged/toned; contents bright,tight and clean - apart from the ubiquitous but very light page-edge toning.No dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy.The ageing/toning seems to be endemic for this title and issue.Clean,sharp-cornered,black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-268pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 2pp blanks at rear.Author's 23rd novel.
Want more Dick FRANCIS** titles? For similar and other available HB+p/b editions/titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues.
Somewhat of a golden period,the early 1980's, saw some of his best work,this title being a noteworthy inclusion.
If you mix a liquid with gunpowder and ignite it,and it burns with a steady blue flame,then the liquid must be at least fifty percent alcohol; and that's PROOF . . . That's the way they proved the liquid was alcohol in the seventeenth century when distilled spirits were first taxed, and that's what is meant by proof to this day.
Tony Beach,wine merchant,knew his scotch, so to be asked to give his opinion of one particular bottle seemed harmless enough,but the bottle contained firewater of a highly-explosive nature . . . and Tony without intending it had set out on a one-way route into danger.
From a harmless Sunday morning party at a racing stable and onwards to the edge of death. Tony came nearer and nearer to a lethal adversary and also to unexpected knowledge of his own true self.
Dick Francis,international best-seller,has written an enthralling book for wine lovers and racegoers,and for any whose courage may need to survive the steady blue flame proof.
Please contact seller,because of the value and lighter weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is 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. ** Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of FRANCIS**, DICK: : PROOF. **. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, incunabula, livres rares, out of print books and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |