Title: Dead Cert Author: Francis, Dick Place: New York Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston Date: [1962] Description: (8vo) original cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. First American Edition. The author's first novel. A British steeplechase jockey, Francis (1920-2010) penned nearly 40 novels, almost all set in the world of horse racing. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author and his wife. Lot Amendments Condition: An ex-U.S. Army library copy, ink stamps on copyright page, title page, front flyleaf, rear pastedown, and top edge (all but the copyright page and top edge have been inked out), remnants of card pocket on rear endpaper. Dust jacket lightly worn. Item number: 284384
Title: Dead Cert Author: Francis, Dick Place: New York Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston Date: [1962] Description: (8vo) original cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. First American Edition. The author's first novel. A British steeplechase jockey, Francis (1920-2010) penned nearly 40 novels, almost all set in the world of horse racing. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author and his wife. Lot Amendments Condition: An ex-U.S. Army library copy, ink stamps on copyright page, title page, front flyleaf, rear pastedown, and top edge (all but the copyright page and top edge have been inked out), remnants of card pocket on rear endpaper. Dust jacket lightly worn. Item number: 284384
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