Dick Francis — Slay-Ride
London, Michael Joseph, 1973. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this detective novel by Dick Francis, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A crime thriller following investigator David Cleveland as he uncovers the truth about the disappearance of a champion jockey right before a big race. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Dick Francis, master in crime novels concerning the horse racing world. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent, only light sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
