Francis, Dick

Rat Race

Dick Francis · 1970 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Michael Joseph, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. A neat first edition of this mystery novel by British jockey and crime writer, Dick Francis. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British steepl...

Bonecrack

Dick Francis · 1971 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London , Micheal Joseph, 1971 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this crime thriller by Dick Francis. A first edition, first impression copy. Bonecrack is a crime thriller novel by Dick Francis. His novels usually centre on horse racing in England. B...

Trial Run

Dick Francis · 1978 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Michael Joseph, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this Dick Francis thrilling novel in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. Thriller by Dick Francis featuring Randall Drew, gentleman and ex-jockey.Dick Francis was a British joc...

Flying Finish

Dick Francis · 1966 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Michael Joseph, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of Dick Francis' mystery novel 'Flying Finish&apos. 'Flying Finish' is an early novel by Francis and sits well in his canon of crime in the British horse racing world. The...

Bolt

Dick Francis · 1986 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Michael Joseph, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Dick Francis. A fine copy. This novel follows Kit Fielding, a champion steeplechase jockey. He discovers that Princess Casilia, his chief patron, is facing serious trouble. His instinctive s...

Flying Finish

Dick Francis · 1966 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York; Evanston, Harper and Row, 1966. First edition. Hardback. A first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' novel. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' novel 'Flying Finish' was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe A...

Blood Sport; Enquiry; Rat Race; Bonecrack; Smokescreen; Knock Down; High Stakes; in the Frame; Risk; Trial Run; Whip Hand; Banker

Dick Francis · 1967 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

London, Michael Joseph , 1967-1982. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set offering twelve first edition crime novels from Dick Francis, six of which are flat signed by the author. The first edition, first impressions of these works.With six copies signed by the author, as ind...

High Stakes

Dick Francis · 1975 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Michael Joseph, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition novel by popular writer Dick Francis. Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer, whose novels centre around horse racing i...

Knock Down

Dick Francis · 1974 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Michael Joseph, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this racing novel by renowned author of equestrian fiction, Dick Francis. 'Set in the world of bloodstock auction sales, 'Knock Down' takes a sharp but tolerant look at what the racehorse d...

Enquiry

Dick Francis · 1969 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Michael Joseph, 1969. Paperback. A scarce copy of Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis' Enquiry, being an uncorrected proof copy of the first edition. Francis wrote more than 40 international best-sellers. His first book was his autobiography The Sport of Queens (1957),...

A Collection of Novels by Dick Francis

Dick Francis · 1973 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Michael Joseph, 1973-1983. First edition. Cloth. Eight smart first edition volumes from British crime writer Dick Francis, most of which are signed by the author. Eight volumes. First edition. Written by Richard Stanley Francis, a British steeplechase jockey and crime ...

Slay-Ride

Dick Francis · 1973 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Michael Joseph, 1973. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this detective novel by Dick Francis, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A crime thriller following investigator David Cleveland as he uncovers the ...

Slay-Ride

Dick Francis · 1973 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Michael Joseph, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime thriller from one of the masters of this genre Dick Francis. Featuring the original dustwrapper. "Without the use of a superfluous work no one sets the scene more vividly than Mr Francis or keeps...

Lester: The Official Biography

Dick Francis · 1986 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London, Michael Joseph, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Dick Francis' biography of jockey, Lester Piggott. Illustrated with monochrome photographs throughout. In a black cloth binding with original clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is sm...

Slay-Ride

Dick Francis · 1973 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London, Michael Joseph, 1973. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of Dick Francis' earliest novels, Slay-Ride. 'Dick Francis' new novel has all the excitement and mastery of his genre which has made him a worldwide bestseller&apos. In a grey cloth bin...

In the Frame

Dick Francis · 1976 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Michael Joseph, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from British steeplechase jockey and crime writer Dick Francis, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to a label pasted onto the title page. Horse artist Charl...

Knock Down

Dick Francis · 1974 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Michael Joseph, 1974. First edition. Cloth. Excellent first edition of this Dick Francis novel enclosed in its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Dick Francis's novel concerned with the racehorse dealing industry in England, ...

Nerve

Dick Francis · 1964 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

New York, Harper & Row, 1964. First edition. Cloth. First US edition of Dick Francis's second novel. First US edition of this work. Second novel by British mystery novelist Dick Francis, preceded by the true first UK edition in the same year. Following the mystery surroun...

Slay-Ride

Dick Francis · 1973 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Michael Joseph, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this racing crime fiction novel by Dick Francis, which follows an investigation on a British jockey who goes missing in Norway, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the ...

Bonecrack

Dick Francis · 1971 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.51 | $103.07 | ¥16,460)

London, Michael Joseph, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Dick Francis' thrilling novel presented in an excellent dust wrapper. A first edition, first impression.Following Neil Griffon, an ex-antique dealer acting as a trainer whilst his father is in hospital...