SLAYRIDE
by Francis, Dick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060113367
- ISBN 13
- 9780060113360
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1973. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. An early novel in Francis' widely-praised and bestselling mystery series set in the world of horseracing; upper corners of boards and jacket bumped, o/w boards and text are clean, tight, with a very slight spine lean; dustjacket shows minor edgewear at top of spine. Scarce.
Synopsis
When a champion jockey disappears--right before a big race and the birth of his child--Investigator David Cleveland bets on foul play.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003699
- Title
- SLAYRIDE
- Author
- Francis, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First U.S. Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0060113367
- ISBN 13
- 9780060113360
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, HORSE RACING, ENGLAND, NORWAY, SUSPENSE, CRIME,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Suspense; England;
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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
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