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Forfeit
by Dick Francis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1968. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Dick Francis's work regarding a horse racing journalist, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of the work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper designed by Ann Forshaw. Forfeit tells the story of a horse-racing journalist and his realisation that his life is in danger following from the death of a colleague. Dick Francis was a renowned author of horse racing crime fiction, taking inspiration from his own time as a steeplechase jockey. Forfeit was the author's eighth novel and the only work to feature the main character James Tyrone. In the publisher's red cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very same with slight shelf wear to the extremities. Slightly cocked. Slight fading to the spine. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dustwrapper is very smart with the occasional closed tear and chipping, heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Offsetting to the reverse of the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning due to paper used. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 733K17
- Title
- Forfeit
- Author
- Dick Francis
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Horseracing Nerve Modern Fiction Nerve
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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