Dead Cert by Dick Francis, First Edition (54 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Impeccable condition, first Berkley edition.

1st edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and wrappers dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 237 pages; 19 cm. Subjects: English fiction. fiction in english, 1900 texts. Genre: Novel. Thrillers. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

1st edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and wrappers dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 237 pages; 19 cm. Subjects: English fiction. fiction in english, 1900 texts. Genre: Novel. Thrillers. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy, digital photos available.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 5.25 X 8 inches. 220 pages. Hardcover. Condition: Good, withdrawn library copy, rebound in maroon buckram with white type on spine Solid square binding. Stickers and stamps on end pages and bottom edge. Internal sheets all clean. STATED"First Edition" First Printing. Author's first novel. No DJ.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Perry, Sheila (illustrator). First Paperback Edition. Originally published by Michael Joseph in 1962. First printing of the first paperback edition from Penguin Books. The front cover has some brown spotting to the white panel at the top and a vertical crease down the centre. The spine has browning to the white panel, light edge rubbing and some reading creasing. There is a little browning to the white panel on the back cover. Browning to the page edges with some light spotting. Brown spotting to the insides of the covers and to the first and last few pages and the pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. Cover design by Sheila Perry. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. FIRST EDITION (US) in dust jacket. Tape marks on boards & FFEP, probably from an earlier dj protector - otherwise fine. Dust jacket is FINE. Rinehart Suspence Novel bookmark laid in. Francis' first novel.

Paperback. Condition: nrVG. Sheila Perry (cover) (illustrator). 1st Thus.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. The covers and spine have light to moderate wear, there is light soiling to the page edges and the pages are clean. The dust jacket has light to moderate wear and is in a high quality Demco protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Green Penguin edition. Vg softback copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First omnibus edition of the author's first three mysteries set inthe world of horse racing! A previous owner's tasteful bookplate to front pastedown else a FINE book in FINE, price-clipped jacket, with none of the tearing , rubbing or chipping that black jackets seem prone to! Gilt jacket lettering bright and unrubbed!

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. a lovely copy of the first avon paperback edition of dick's first mystery published july, 1965. t believe read once and carefully preserved.

Condition: 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 leather with gilt titling and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. 217 pp. Silk moire endpapers. Fine (as new).

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Publisher's dark grey boards with gilt spine lettering. A VG copy in like price-clipped D/W.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. First THUS. Number 72 of only 100 copies SIGNED by author on special page at front. Minor wear to slipcase ONLY. Otherwise NF, unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - SIGNED. FIRST- Limited/Lettered/Signed. NEW/NEW. Maroon cloth boards in Maroon slipcase. Pastedown of author on cover. RARE. Armchair Detective Llibrary. Bright gold titling. This copy is SIGNED by DICK FRANCIS on limited edition page, recognized as: COPY "C" OF ONLY 26 'LETTERED COPIES'. VERY RARE EDITION. Superb copy for the Francis afficionado - GREAT FOR GIFTING OR COLLECTING. No mars or detractions. [B173-7].

Cloth. Condition: Fine. First Armchair Det.Library Ed./1st Prtg. 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 Roxite "C" grade maroon cloth, Smythe sewn, with matching cloth-covered slip case; the front cover's borders are triple-ruled in gilt, centered with the author's b&w portrait, title and facsimile signature in gilt; gilt-titled spine; 210 p.; this is the Armchair Detective Library Edition of the author's first thriller, originally published in 1962 by Michael Joseph, London. Hard Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST. A very good FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1962 hardcover with dustjacket. 1st edition. The book is in very good condition. clean, square and tight. boards slightly flared. no inscriptions. The unclipped dustjacket is in very good condition. clean and bright. with slight edgewear to extremities. see photos. Postage quoted covers Fedex courier delivery. D.B.L.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very negligible shelf wear to d-j.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Dick Francis. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the edges. This original First Printing dustjacket has the price present on the front flap. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectors condition SIGNED by the author. We buy Francis First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First American Edition. The author's first novel! A VERY GOOD book ( small stains to front and rear endpapers where previous jacket protector had been attached; previous owner's bookplate on ffep dated October 1964;binding tight and other pages clean). A NEAR FINEdust jacket retains the original price of $3.50. Some glue spots to verso where it had been attached to the previous protector and book. Slight fade to letters on spine. Bookplate SIGNED by Francis at one of his last public signings in the United States is laid in. NOT EX-LIB. The first mystery from the master of horse-racing fiction ! Preceded by non-fiction THE SPORT OF QUEENS. E-mail inquiries welcomed. More photos on request. Discount may be arranged for multiple Francis titles. More titles available in various conditions and prices. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition, First Printing. Author's first novel. Exlibrary with all the usual markings. Book is clean and tight (excepting for library ID stamps). Black boards with gray spine. DJ has edge wear a tear or two repaired with tape. DJ shows $3.50. DJ spine shows where the lib. sticker was removed. The book had libarary inked stamps on the flyleaf and title pages, both have been erased.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A fine copy with gilt embossed decoration. Leatherbound. Dick Francis' first novel. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR with certificate of authenticity. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First printing of first US edition. Ex-library with usual markings. Pocket removed from rear endpaper. Pronounced lean to spine. Jacket glued to boards. Otherwise, book and DJ appear to be in quite good shape.

First American Edition. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. 220 pp. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Rubbing present on the jacket which is heavier around the spine. Creasing to the top and bottom edges. Heavier creasing to the front, top edge. The back of the jacket shows tanning. Small blue smudge on the back, top edge near the spine. Stated first edition on copyright page. Includes a Rinehart Suspense Novel bookmark.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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, creases and rubbing to jacket; previous owner's ink signature and inscription on front free endpaper, with slight rubbing to same endpaper; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers; still a very serviceable copy of a scarce title - the authhor's first mystery novel, the beginning of a distinguished body of work in the genre. Reichl, Ernst (designer); 1 b/w Illustration (title page). 220 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 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. Small stains to front and rear panels. 206pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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 & PRIVATE OWNERS IMPRESSED STAMP TO FRONT ENDPAPER, ENDPAPERS & HALF TITLE BROWNED. OVERALL THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION WITH PAGES FREE OF FOXING & NO LOSS TO JACKET. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JACKET MAY SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES FROM THE CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. AL BOOKS POSTED IN STUDY BOOK BOX.