UK: Michael Joseph, 1988. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1988. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Author. AS NEW, bound in blue cloth with gold titles in pictorial dust wrap. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Indigenous light toning to page edges and small glue bump to pastedown front endpaper, else FINE. Chicanery on a luxury transcontinental train ride. SIGNED ~ Inscribed by Author to Owner of SCENE OF THE CRIME ~ Hi Ruth ! Dick Francis ~. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

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A high-class, transcontinental horse-racing junket should be an idyllic getaway for the super-rich. But one passenger on this train is a sociopath, a genius at blackmail and criminal corruption—and he plans to take everyone for everything they've got.

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Bookseller: SCENE OF THE CRIME ® (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000420
Title: THE EDGE
Author: FRANCIS, Dick
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0718131797
ISBN 13: 9780718131791
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: NOISBN, Signed, Horseracing, Gambling, Suspense, Scene Of The Crime
Bookseller catalogs: AUTHOR D~E~F; SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED;

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WELCOME to SCENE OF THE CRIME, your online source for Rare and Elusive Books, Collectibles and Ephemera. WE SPECIALIZE in Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres, complemented by a wonderful collection on Travel, Cookery, Needlework, and Horse Racing. As EXPECTED, all items are guaranteed to be as described and signatures authentic. FINE is our highest grade. ALL Dust jackets are covered in archival protective wraps and Softcovers are housed in Archival sleeves. YOUR inquiries are always welcome, just ring or write.

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