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For Kicks
by FRANCIS DICK
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Publisher's green boards with gilt spine lettering. Just a hint of light foxing to the page block edges otherwise an attractive near fine copy in a VG+ D/W nicked at the head and tail of the spine and with a couple of short, almost invisible, closed tears. The D/W has had no restoration whatsoever and shows well with the all-important "FOR KICKS" on the spine entirely un-faded.. SUPERBLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION on the front free end-paper: "February 1965/ Bay Drew/ My very best wishes. It/ was nice meeting you, & hope/ there aren't too many racing/ terms used in here that you/ cannot understand!/ Dick Francis". Year-of-publication inscribed copies of this mid 60's iconic first edition in lovely collector's condition are distinctly uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Synopsis
Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes--and learns that men who would give drugs to horses are capable of doing much worse to human beings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490718216
- Title
- For Kicks
- Author
- FRANCIS DICK
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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