Dick Francis — Slay-Ride

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 the reader in a more acute state of pleasurable agony." Dick Francis was a crime writer, who wrote a lot novels horse racing, as he used to be a jockey. Some of his other books include 'Dead Cart', 'Nerve', 'High Stakes', and 'Smokescreen&apos. In original cloth binding with the original clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light bumping to the boards. Dustwrapper is also sound with only some small marks. Some light spotting to the endpapers. Ink signature to the front free endpaper. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound, bright and generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good Indeed.