Dead Cert

London: Michael Joseph, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Slight spine slant, foxing on the foredge and endpapers very good in near fine modestly age-toned dustwrapper with a small stain and a tiny nick at the crown. The author's first mystery novel, preceded only by his autobiography of his life as a jockey.

First American edition of Francis' first novel (preceded by a book about horse racing). Book is in excellent condition, clean and tight. Jacket is worn, rubbed and price-clipped, with spine lettering unevenly faded -- see pictures. The black printing on the jacket and the three-[iece binding contribute to this jacket tending to look pretty ratty over time. A reasonable copy… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph,, 1962. His first novel First edition, first impression, of the author's first novel. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. A very good copy in the lightly soiled jacket, faint stain at head of front panel, small chips at extremities repaired, chip at foot of spine panel repaired with two letters… Read more about this item

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' first novel. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' debut novel 'Dead Cert' follows amateur jockey Alan York as he investigates the death of his friend after… Read more about this item

NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition hardcover. Trace rubbing to cloth edges and a sticker removal mark to ffep else fine condition. The DJ in mylar is chipped, edgeworn, rubbed, with two edge tears and some creasing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .… Read more about this item

New York. : Holt, Rinehart & Winston., 1963.. Second printing, February 1963. . Hardcover.. A very good copy in an unclipped dustjacket with light wear to extremities, $3.50 price. . 8vo.. Quarter grey cloth over black cloth boards.

London: Michael Joseph, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Publisher's burgundy boards with silver spine lettering. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE MONTH AND YEAR OF PUBLICATION. A VG copy with offsetting/tanning to both sets of end-papers and slightly soft spine tips in like D/W darkened to the… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, [1962]., 1962. First edition. First edition. Author's first mystery. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine, bright copy in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, a tiny closed tear and crease to the bottom edge of the rear cover, and a small closed tear at the top edge of the… Read more about this item

New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1962. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -/Very Good -. New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1962. A solid first printing ex-library copy of the author's first US book with the typical library markings. Some moisture wrinkling on the back panel of the DJ but no tears and only slight fading to the spine..… Read more about this item

NY: Armchair Detective Library, 1989 a rare, gift-quality copy, one of only 26 lettered ("Q") presentation copies and signed by the author on the limitation page; a small edge-smudge at the lower right corner of the front cover portrait is the only mar, else textblock and binding immaculate, inside and out; bound with Red Label Davey boards, encased in Holliston… Read more about this item

Norwalk, Connecticut:: Easton Press,, (2000). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine (as new). Limited, signed edition. Special collector's edition of this classic mystery set in the world of horse racing, originally published in 1962. SIGNED by the author on a special tipped in page. Also SIGNED by Francis on a laid-in certificate of authenticity Bound in full… Read more about this item

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1962]., 1962. First edition. First U.S. edition. Author's first mystery. Fine, bright copy in fine, bright dust jacket. An exceptional copy of the author's first mystery novel.

HOLT Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. A very good FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE NOT PRICE CLIPPED..

London: Michael Joseph, 1962. First edition of the author's first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Trevor Denning.

EASTON PRESS, 2000. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine. Limited, signed edition. Special collector's edition of this classic mystery set in the world of horse racing, originally published in 1962. SIGNED by the author on a special tipped in page. Also SIGNED by Francis on a laid-in certificate of authenticity Bound in full… Read more about this item

Penguin Publishing Group, 2004. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition ('first edition' stated). A very good copy in jacket. Barzun & Taylor #875 (inexplicably giving the publisher as 'Harper'): 'This English tale of horse racing shows how one should write to create suspense'. Few short tears, nicks,… Read more about this item

New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1962. Nice copy of first printing. First edition stated on copyright page. First book in a series which won author international acclaim. Clean, fresh copy. Faint twist to spine at base. Signed by author on title page. Endpapers have been professionally replaced. Textblock clean and supple. … Read more about this item

MICHAEL JOSEPH, LONDON, 1962 FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH A LATER DUST JACKET SUPPLIED FROM THE 1972 EDITION & PRICED AT £1.90, HALF TITLE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 206 PAGES. SOME MINOR EDGE WEAR TO JACKET WITH STAINING TO BOTTOM REAR OF JACKET, CLOTH SPINE VERY SLIGHTLY FADED, TWO OWNERS NAMES &… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1962. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Dick Francis's first novel. Third impression of first edition. Vg in good dj. Brown boards with gilt lettering. Cocked, spine ends bumped and foxing to edges and endpapers. Dj worn on top and bottom edges, chip to corner on front cover, torn at head of spine.… Read more about this item