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FRANCIS Dick : Slay-Ride

Michael Joseph, London, 1973

ISBN 0718111508

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. excellent DW under protective cover, DW spine MAY be slightly sunned, hard to tell, book is VG excepting former owners name on the front pastedown AND the rear paste down in ink, Front free end paper has been neatly removed and there is a small booksellers label to the foot of the front pastedown, Closed page edges lightly soiled and the odd finger mark within the text, 224pp (500 gram rate). Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine

First Edition

FRANCIS Dick : Slay-Ride

Michael Joseph, London, 1973

ISBN 0718111508

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. uncorrected proof copy in buff wrappers with black titling , slight lean to spine, small red mark to cover, sewn binding 224pp. Galley/Proof. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Original Wraps. Jacket: No Jacket

First Edition

FRANCIS Dick : Slay-Ride

Michael Joseph, London, 1973

ISBN 0718111508

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. VG to near fine book and wrapper, just a little light dust soiling to closed edges and DW, spine slight lean, 224pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition

FRANCIS**, DICK: : SLAY-RIDE.**

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1973.

ISBN 0718111508.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Dw/dj's spine/backstrip minimally sunned - as usual/normal.Top edge lightly age and minimally dust-soiled,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean.To the bottom edges,a partial,faint,green inked 'Supplied for public service' stamp - no other library markings of any sort to the book.First 6pp have a small accidental(?) dog-ear crease to bottom, fore-edge corners - else fine.Bright, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original taupe cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-224pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. David Cleveland,investigator for the Jockey Club,goes to Norway in response to an appeal from the executive of Oslo racecourse. 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. David Cleveland is a last resort.He goes without much expectation - and finds himself in waters as dark and deep as the fjords. Dick Francis's new novel (then 1973) has all the excitement and mastery of his genre which made him a worldwide bestseller. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weightand the value 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,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.

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