New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. Signed Edition. Cloth. 0399135812 . Fine First Edition with some foxing and rubbing in a Fine dust-jacket with light fading on spine. Signed by author Dick Francis; Dick Francis' story of John Kendall who is leaving his well-paid job to write a novel, struggling for survival. Knowing only little about the world of racing, he agrees to write the biography of Tremayne Vickers, a highly successful National Hunt racehorse trainer ; 8vo; 320 pages; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 160718
Title: Longshot 1st Edition/signed
Author: Francis, Dick
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: Signed Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0399135812
ISBN 13: 9780399135811
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: BB202002C

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