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PROOF
by Francis, Dick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399130365
- ISBN 13
- 9780399130366
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American Edition, first printing. Review copy, with the publisher's slip and promotional material laid in. Inscribed by Dick Francis on the half-title. Young wine merchant Tony Beach's exposure of a liquor scam sparks a brutal murder and forces the corruption in the liquor industry to spread into the realm of thoroughbred horse racing. Octavo. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
Wine merchant Tony Beach has expertly catered his latest society soiree, but the fun's over when a team of hit men crash the party…literally. The event leaves Tony with a bitter aftertaste of suspicion—and sets off a mystery that's an intoxicating blend of deception, intrigue, and murder.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73636
- Title
- PROOF
- Author
- Francis, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399130365
- ISBN 13
- 9780399130366
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Mystery, Horse Racing, Equestrian
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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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...
- Publisher's Slip
- A piece of paper from the publisher included in an advance review copy or an uncorrected proof copy of a book. A publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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