richard dick stanley francis (9 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Book Club Edition.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 538 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Text Dutch Bevat samenvattingen van: Over de kling / Dick Francis. Verzoening / Belva Plain. Total control / Andy McNab. Vreselijke leugens / Michèle Bailey.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 319 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter grey paper with gilt lettering to spine over grey boards with blind-stamped horse to cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Once a blacksmith, now famous and respected as a newspaperman, Valentine Clark knows everyone who is anyone in the racing world. Aged, confused, blind and dying, he harbors a daunting secret that he is desperate to be rid of. he makes his last confession to his visiting film-director friend, Thomas Lyon, whom in his delirium he mistakes for a priest. Unburdened and at peace, Valentine passes away, yet his legacy remains, guarded by Thomas.On location in Newmarket, Thomas is troubled by the old man's secret. Seeking to understand this puzzling revelation, he uncovers a long-unsolved mystery that he soon finds is very much unforgotten. But as much as he wants to learn more, it seems he already knows too much. Imaginative and decisive though he may be, he will need superhuman courage and extreme cunning to stay alive. Condition: Slightly cocked else a near fine copy in a fine jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 273 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 `1/4") bound in original publisher's half red paper with black lettering to spine over black boards blind stamped with a horse and the initial DF. First American edition. Benedict Juliard is an aspiring jockey who must bypass his dreams of horse racing to help his father, George, in his quest to enter the world of politics. At 18, the reserved Benedict is asked by his father to enter into a pact: Neither of the two will do anything that could somehow hinder or destroy George's blossoming political career. Young Benedict, who has no stronger ambition than to ride steeplechase as an amateur jockey, agrees to the pact, without possibly knowing what lies ahead. Twelve years pass, and Ben has since abandoned his dream of making a career on the racetrack. Like his father, Ben enters the political arena, becoming George Juliard's closest ally and most trusted confidant as he makes his move to become prime minister. However, Ben suddenly finds himself the target of a fierce attack brought on by his father's brutally ambitious enemies. Through his son, George Juliard is discredited and destroyed just as he makes his drive for the prime ministership, leading Ben into an existence of treachery and lies. As these events unfold, Ben quickly realizes that it is his responsibility to protect his father's career as well as his own, but more important, he must protect their lives. Like past Francis books, 10 LB. Penalty is a masterfully plotted mystery that also examines the power of family and the bond between father and son. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 318 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brown paper spine with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards with blind-stamped cover. First edition. Architect Lee Morris inherits a partial ownership in the Stratton Park racecourse--and with it, a dangerous position among the warring upper-class family trying to settle its fate. Morris would like to see the course restored to its former grandeur, but the various Stratton heirs have plans of their own. When an explosion rocks the grandstands, the disagreement turns violent--and Morris finds himself in a race to save himself and his family from an unknown culprit. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 306 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine over blue blind-stamped pictorial boards in original pictorial jacket. Book Club edition. Tim an investment banker, arranges a loan for the purchase of Sandcastle, a racehorse that will soon be put out to stud. Soon a twisting trail of violence and murder leads back to Sandcastle and pushes Tim to search for a way to stop the killing. Condition: Hint of sunning at heal and head of spine, slightly cocked. Jacket spine ends and corners chipped, closed edge tears with creases, spine sunned else a very good copy in about a very good jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 323 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publishers' black paper with white lettering to spine over grey boards with blind-stamped horse to cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Derek Franklin is an injured jockey. The last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. But his brother's death means even bigger trouble. He inherits a jewellery business, a mistress - and some very shadowy business associates. Franklin likes to play things straight. But with £1.5 million in diamonds gone missing, he finds honesty can be a deadly virtue. His only hope of survival is to identify his brother's mysterious enemies. Condition: Jacket creased at front cover heal else a very good copy in about a very good copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and dated inscription on the half title page. The price clipped dust jacket has some light toning and edge wear along with a couple of small edge tears and nicks to the spine ends. "Two efficiently ruthless men erupted one freezing February night into the orderly life of Neil Griffon, and roughly abducted him. At first he coulc see no purpose in it, for he thought himself the least likely person to be useful as a hostage." "Richard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 14 February 2010) was a British 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.".

Hardcover. Etat : new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.