FRANCIS, DICK (RICHARD STANLEY "DICK" FRANCIS ) — Bonecrack

London, England: Michael Joseph, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060113197. 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.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .