The Sport of Queens by Dick Francis, First Edition (55 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Second Impression August 1971 of Revised Edition.No Jacket but without inscriptins.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrated. Blue boards with gold lettering to spine are good with a few marks, pushing/bumping to corners, darkening to spine, rubbing to edges, odd small bump to edges and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/small splits to the cloth) to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Previous owner's name/small pen mark to front end-paper. End-papers/inside boards tanned with the odd mark. Top of pages slightly dusty. Pages little tanned. Odd spot of foxing/small mark to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very small (approx. 3mms ) tear to edge of a few pages. Occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Condition: Good. 1969. First U.S. edition. 247 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards with gilt to black cloth spine. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used-Acceptable. First Edition. pp254; vintage paperback in acceptable condition; clean but aged pages; Creased Spine; Light edgewear.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Size: Octavo. slight fading to spine. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Britain/UK; 1950s; For further information on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. Unmarked, clean and solid in clean, fairly bright dust jacket. Top edge inside flap scissored off , $10.95 price sticker inside front flap.Dj shows minor/moderate shelf wear.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine in Fine dj, US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover First Edition of the Otto Penzler 1993 edition with a signed bookplate inscribed Mike Hi SIGNED Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition, stated. Previous owners name written inside the front free end page. Pages are tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated First Edition. Smail stain at top of flyleaf, bleeds thru a couple pp, mild DJwear and fraying in a couple spots; in mylar; 8.3 X 5.3 X 1.1 inches; 248 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 220x140mm; 238pp, inscr, price clipped, a chipped and torn d\w (95% complete), spoilt by old cello repairs that have discoloured, scan available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gift quality green paper covered boards w/black cloth spine and bright gilt titles. 247 pp. Includes professionally reproduced unclipped dj in new mylar with brown discoloration at head of spine, light age-toning at extremities, mostly foot of rear panel, else crisp and bright. Dick Francis (Welshman, ex-jockey, former Racing Editor of London's Sunday Express), author talks about his early life in this informative, beguiling book which will fascinate racing fans and horse lovers and will be of great interest to the readers of his fiction.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Edge wear to jacket. Small damp stain to back of jacket at bottom of spine.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. ----------18 paperbacks, OFFERED AS A 18-BOOK SET. 17 are mysteries mainly concerned with horse racing, and 1, The Sport of Queens, is Francis's autobiography. Silks, Dead Heat and Crossfire were co-authored by Francis's son, Felix. Wild Horses was published by Jove, Crossfire by Berkley, and all the other books by Pan (UK). The books range in condition from VG to near fine, with most being VG+.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is the first USA edition. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Equestrian & Racing; Mystery Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16596.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the 3rd revised edition, 1982. Originally published in 1957, this was the world's introduction to the life of a jockey who would later become equally ( if not more) famous as one of the world's great mystery writers! A FINE copy in FINe jacket, and becoming difficult to find in this condition!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. hardcover, first U.S. edition, 1969, octavo, 247 pages, b&w photos, index, fine condition in a fine dust jacket, not price clipped, sticker remnant inside front flap of jacket, jacket protected with Brodart mylar cover, clean copy, no markings, about the mystery writer Dick Francis and his life in horseracing. Size: Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. The book and dust jack both have rubbing and toning overall. The book has brief bumps to the spine ends and corners. The dust jacket has minor wear to edges and corners, small chips and closed tears overall, creases to the flaps, and is price clipped. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 247 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. Previous owner name.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition. First edition, first printing. INSCRIBED ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE, "February '95/ ______ & _____/ Very best wishes/ Dick Francis" and dated February '95. Fine, fresh apparently unread copy in equally fine dust jacket. 254 pp. with index. A title in the publisher's Armchair Detective Library series. The autobiography of Dick Francis who went from champion jockey in England to one of the world's best selling authors, Dick Francis (1920-2010). He transitioned to mystery writing at age forty and authored over 40 international best sellers, most of which centered on the world of horse racing.

Cloth. Condition: Vg Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First American Edition. First edition stated. Light spine lean, else near fine. Lightly read. Owners neatly printed name on front free endpaper top. Light toning to head of spine. Price clipped jacket has minor edgewear at top edges and short crease on rear panel near bottom. The exciting life story of a champion steeplechase jockey who is also a world-famous suspense novelist. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First printing of the first American edition (stated) Illustrated with some photos. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket which is price clipped (with new price sticker applies at the clip area) and a short closed tear at the top of the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Good First Edition, first printing in a Fair, unclipped DJ. Book is square, lightly stained boards, pushed to spine ends. Spotting to text edges and eps, some offsetting to fep with a small, neat gift inscription to the fep. DJ is spotted to the reverse with a number of small closed tears, minor losses and a little creasing. There are also some small stains and a patch of loss affecting the title on the front panel.scarce signed First Edition. Signed by Author(s).

First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. 247 pages. Autobigraphical work from this prolific mystery writer. Includes some black and white images. A clean near fine copy in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with some very minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A VERY GOOD MINUS FIRST IN DJ. owners name on fep.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A bit of scattered foxing, else a nice copy.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. DJ Good with marginal tears. First US Edition.

First edition. Binding tight; spine slightly bumped at head & foot; dust jacket worn & creased, with small loss at head & foot of spine; dj spine yellowed & scuffed; dust jacket protected in removable clear film. Sadly, no sign of the red dot indicating a 1st issue. Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 247 pages; Bookplate on inside front cover beneath the jacket flap.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. original price 21s. slight darkening along edges of bds, endpapers browning. jacket has light waterstain to back top edge. jacket spine darkening. 2cm tear to front top edge with creasing to top 2cm. 1cm tear to bottom front corner on spine joint. jacket has 2cm & 1cm to back top edge and 1cm tear to bottom edge. jacket edges rubbed with small chips at joints and patches of darkening. owners name in pencil to fep.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st American Edition. 247 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding, in 3/4 green paper-covered boards and black cloth spine. Minor wear to bottom edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a small bit of crimping at head of spine and one corner, with a tiny amount of yellowing along the top edge. Lightly rubbed. Not price clipped. An autobiography of famed British mystery writer Dick Francis, in which he discusses his career as a steeplechase jockey.