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Dick Francis (Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis) | First Editions
1920 - 2010
See below our stock of Dick Francis First Editions and signed copies.Results 1 - 16 (of 16)
Break In.
London: Michael Joseph, 1985. [Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.272. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Chris Yates. Inscribed by the author to the halt-title page: "Hi Arthur! | See you at the | next Breeder Cup at | Santa Anita. | Dick..... More
The Danger.
London: Michael Joseph, 1983. [Thriller / Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.272. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Chris Yates. Top edge dust-marked else a fine copy in jacket. More
Field of 13.
London: Michael Joseph, 1998. [Thriller / Suspense] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.253; [5], blank. With the publisher's bookplate signed by the author in blue ink. Bound in brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, illustrated endpapers, dust-jacket designed by Photonica, priced at £16.99. Edges of low-grade paper stock..... More
In the Frame.
London: Michael Joseph, 1976. [Horse racing thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.252; [4]. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers with gilt titles, illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Chris Yates, priced at £3.25. Lightly handled, top edge dusty/spotted. A near fine copy. A genre classic from renowned crime writer, Dick Francis... More
Lester: The Official Biography.
London: Michael Joseph, 1986. [Biography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2]; xii; 338. SIGNED by Lester Piggott in black ink to the half-title. With four suites of photographs. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Gerry Cranham. Price clipped to..... More
Longshot.
London: Michael Joseph, 1990. [Equestrian Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 277 [5]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to half-title. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by John Slater, priced at £13.99. Edges a little toned and spotted. Light..... More
Odds Against.
London: Michael Joseph, 1965. [Crime thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.256. Publisher's brown cloth hardcovers with illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Broome Lynn, in the style of James Bond jacket artist Richard Chopping. Contents clean, some dustiness to page edges, price clipped jacket with a few marks to flaps;..... More
Risk.
London: Michael Joseph, 1977. [Thriller / Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.252; [4], blank. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Chris Yates, priced at £3.95. A clean copy with a few minor marks. Near fine. Racing thriller set around the Cheltenham Gold Cup... More
Trial Run.
London: Michael Joseph, 1978. [Thriller / Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.238; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, cartographic endpapers, dust-jacket designed by Chris Yates, priced at £4.50. A little soiling to edges, marginal rub/chip to fore-edge of last few sections, jacket is fine. A...... More
Twice Shy.
London: Michael Joseph, 1981. [Thriller / Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.249; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket with racing photograph by Adrian Murrell. Top edge dusty else a fine copy in jacket. More
Whip Hand.
London: Michael Joseph, 1979. [Thriller / Suspense] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.247; [5], blank. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket with still from Yorkshire Television crime drama The Racing Game. Top edge a little dusty else a fine copy in jacket. More
Flying Finish.
New York: The Armchair Detective Library. 1991. Signed Limited Edition. Octavo, pp. v, 307. Limited to one hundred signed copies, bound in maroon cloth with gilt titles and decoration, in matching cloth slipcase. Fine. More
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