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TAKING THE FALL.

TAKING THE FALL.

TAKING THE FALL.
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TAKING THE FALL.

by McCOY, A[nthony] P[eter]:

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1409129578
ISBN 13
9781409129578
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.Previous owner's black ink initials to top corner of ffe and price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj with glossy green+white letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Corners,along with head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing and slight rubbing,top front corner minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,clean,crisp,generally sharp-cornered publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate - owner initials excepted - plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-245pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters+epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, another title separator page,an about the author note to rear,followed by 2pp blanks. Duncan Claymore could have it all.He's one of the country's up-and-coming young jockeys and this season his sights are set on getting right to the top.He has the talent and the tenacity,but he also has his demons, and it's these that threaten to overthrow his burning ambition.Duncan was taught everything he knows by his father,Charlie,a former trainer whose career and reputation were destroyed when a series of bitter rivalries got out of hand.It ruined him and Charlie hasn't been able to set foot on a racecourse since.Now,with his father's health rapidly declining, Duncan is desperate to beat the best and at the same time take down the men responsible for Charlie's ruin.But can he do both or must he choose between his family and his future? Dark,gripping and compulsive, 'TAKING THE FALL' is the first thriller and debut novel,from champion jockey, A.P. McCoy. A.P. McCoy is a record-breaking Northern Irish horse-racing jockey with a series of impressive wins to his name,including the Cheltenham Gold Cup,Champion Hurdle,Queen Mother Champion Chase,King George VI Chase and the 2010 Grand National.McCoy was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2010,becoming the first jockey to win the award.
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Title
TAKING THE FALL.
Author
McCOY, A[nthony] P[eter]:
Book Condition
Used - NFINE.
Jacket Condition
FINE.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1409129578
ISBN 13
9781409129578
Publisher
LONDON.ORION BOOKS,2013.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
2013
Keywords
q52.MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 9781409129578.Horse-racing fiction_thriller.Debut Novel.Racing jockey_Cheltenham Gold Cup_Champion Hurdle_Queen Mother Champion Chase_King George VI Chase_2010 Grand National.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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