Dick Francis — Flying Finish

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 protagonist is an amateur jockey and pilot named Henry Grey.  Grey quits his job and starts work for a firm that transports racehorses by air worldwide. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Dick Francis wrote about what he knew. Prior to his career as an author he was a steeplechase jockey and became a champion jockey of the British National Hunt. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with just some minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is generally smart, with small chip to the tail of rear joint. Light rubbing to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.