A Book for all Reasons, ibooknet & PBFA
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SECOND WIND.
Francis, Dick, · 2000
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
Pan Books, London, 2000, 7th imp., paperback, [vi], 312pp, photo pictorial upper wrapper by Tony Hutchings, TV and radio meteorologist Perry Stewart, who specialises in weather forecasting for race meetings, attempts a flight through a hurricane with colleague Kris Ironside, ...
REFLEX.
Francis, Dick, · 1985
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1985), 12th imp., paperback, 252pp, [iv] ads., pictorial wrappers, professional jockey and amateur photographer Philip Nore investigates the photographic puzzles left after the death of a professional photographer, slight slant to sunned spine, faint c...
RAT RACE.
Francis, Dick, · 1985
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1985), 20th imp., paperback, 188pp, [iv] ads., pictorial wrappers, ex-airline pilot Matt Shore now flies an air-taxi specialising in racing passengers and uncovers a fraudulent insurance scheme, slight slant to spine, faint creasing to spine and wrapp...
ODDS AGAINST.
Francis, Dick, · 1978
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, 1978, 10th imp., paperback, 240pp, pictorial montage wrappers, the first Sid Halley novel, the crippled ex-jockey now with the racing section of the Radnor Detective Agency investigates the accident prone Seabury racecouse, spine slanted and sl. rolled, cre...
NERVE.
Francis, Dick, · 1988
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1988), 20th imp., paperback, 219pp, [v] blanks/ads., pictorial wrappers, struggling jockey Rob Finn, from a family of musicians, investigates detrimental rumours about jockeys, faint creasing to spine and wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned,...
NERVE.
Francis, Dick, · 1976
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 219pp, [v] blanks/ads., pictorial montage wrappers, struggling jockey Rob Finn, from a family of musicians, investigates detrimental rumours about jockeys, slight slant to spine, rubbed at extrems. esp. lattering at spine, e...
BREAK IN.
Francis, Dick, · 1989
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1989), 6th imp., paperback, 272pp, pictorial wrappers, champion jockey Kit Fielding investigates a negative newspaper campaign against his brother-in-law, slight slant to spine, spine a little creased, edges tanned, very good,
BREAK IN.
Francis, Dick, · 1992
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1992), 17th imp., paperback, 272pp, pictorial wrappers, champion jockey Kit Fielding investigates a negative newspaper campaign against his brother-in-law, slight slant to spine, wrappers a little rubbed and creased, edges tanned, good plus,
BREAK IN.
Francis, Dick, · 1988
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1988), 3rd imp., paperback, 272pp, pictorial wrappers, champion jockey Kit Fielding investigates a negative newspaper campaign against his brother-in-law, slight slant to spine, wrappers a little rubbed and creased, edges tanned, small chip half title,...
BONECRACK.
Francis, Dick, · 1974
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, 1974, 4th imp., paperback, 188pp, [iv] ads., pictorial montage wrappers, Neil Griffon stands-in for his racehorse training father while he recovers from a road accident and is coerced into using an novice jockey, slight slant to spine, wrappers a little rub...
BOLT.
Francis, Dick, · 1988
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1988), 2nd imp., paperback, 240pp, pictorial wrappers, sequel to 'Break In' in which champion jockey Kit Fielding helps out his patron Princess Casilia, slight roll and slant to sunned spine, light vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed at extrems...
BLOOD SPORT.
Francis, Dick, · 1985
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1985), 28th imp., paperback, 236pp, [iv] ads., pictorial wrappers, trainer's son Gene Hawkins investigates the international kidnapping of proven stallions, not for ransom but for their blood lines, slight roll and slant to spine, rubbed at extrems., e...
BANKER.
Francis, Dick, · 1984
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, 1984, 3rd imp., paperback, 254pp, [ii] ads., pictorial wrappers, merchant banker Timothy Ekaterin investigates why a stallion he funded produces deformed foals, spine rolled and slanted, well rubbed at extrems., ripples to leaves and light damp stains lower...
PLAIN MURDER.
Forester, C. S., · 1970
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, 1970, 1st in imprint, paperback, 155pp, [v] ads., pictorial wrappers, a psychological drama, slight slant to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, lower cnr. 1st page of text clipped without loss of text, pages tanned, good plus,
ASSAULT ON A QUEEN.
Finney, Jack, · 1964
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, 1964, 1st in imprint, paperback, 187pp, [5] ads., #X329, pictorial wrappers (unattrib.), a crime thriller, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, foxing to inside of wrappers and half title, good,
OVERKILL.
Ferguson, Alane, · 1993
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Point Crime / Scholastic Childrens Books, London, 1993, 1st edn. UK, paperback original, 164, [iv] ads., pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, some creasing mainly to lower wrapper, edges tanned, very good,
HIS LAST BOW.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (intro. by Julian Symons), · 1976
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, 1976, 1st in imprint, paperback, 222pp, [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), slant to spine, several creases to wrappers, rubbed at extrems., cnrs. inclined to curl, edges tanned, good,
THE DEAD OF JERICHO.
Dexter, Colin, · 2000
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (2000), 11th imp., paperback, 224pp inc. 1pp street plan, photo pictorial upper wrapper by Red Saunders, an Inspector Morse mystery, slant to spine, light creasing to spine and wrappers, rubbed at extrems., cnrs. inclined to curl, edges tanned, good,
MORSE'S GREATEST MYSTERY and other stories.
Dexter, Colin, · 1998
£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)
Pan Books, London, 1998, 1st thus, paperback, 122pp, six short stories with three featuring Morse and one Sherlock Holmes, a promotional issue with no external ISBN, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, near fine,
DEATH IS NOW MY NEIGHBOUR.
Dexter, Colin, · 1998
£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)
Pan Books, London, ND (c1998), 2nd imp., paperback, [xi], 413pp, [iii] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper by Michael Trevillion, an Inspector Morse story, sl. roll and slant to spine, light creasing spine and upper wrapper, good plus,