10-LB PENALTY
by Francis, Dick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0718142454
- ISBN 13
- 9780718142452
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Dick Francis on the title page. Entering the political arena as the trusted confidant of his politician father, ex-jockey Benedict Juliard finds himself the target of a vicious attack by his father's dangerous enemies, an assault that could not only destroy his own reputation but that of his father, a prospective prime minister. Octavo. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
A wanna-be jockey accepts a job in his father's campaign for Parliament--and realizes that politics can be the most perilous horse race of all.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73638
- Title
- 10-LB PENALTY
- Author
- Francis, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0718142454
- ISBN 13
- 9780718142452
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Mystery, Horse Racing, Equestrian
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...