FRANCIS, DICK — Blood Sport

London, England: Michael Joseph, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0718104625. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good to Near Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, along with a slight slant to the spine of the book. There is some very beginning toning to the edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has rubbing to the spine joints, several spots of discoloration and some sunning to the edges, along with some light edge wear to the spine ends and corners. "Gene Hawkins, investigator (of a special sort) by trade, was expert at arranging events so that they appeared accidental to all involved." "Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British[1] steeplechase jockey and crime writer, whose novels centre on horse racing in England. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch when it fell, for unexplained reasons, while close to winning the Grand National. He then retired from the turf and became a professional journalist and novelist.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .