SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* 2nd. Reprint.* Date of Publication: 2000* Publisher: Warner Bros.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers. No bumps. Some rubs & shelf wear to edges/corners. Slight creases to spine & hinge. GD+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations inscriptions or internal marks, no reading wear. Tendency to light tanning. VG* Illustrations: 16 pp. B/w photos.* Pages: 381 pp. text. xviii pp., Index & advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- The mystery novels by the former jockey Dick Francis have become a subject of a mystery themselves? a twist worthy of one of Francis? own plots. Here is an affectionate yet perceptive biography of his remarkable life and that of his astonishing wife, their marriage and their spectacularly successful literary partnership.* This is a GOOD copy with SOME shelf wear.*.

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Title

Dick Francis: A Racing Life

Publisher

Time Warner Paperbacks

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0751529885

ISBN 13

9780751529883

Binding

Paperback

Edition

y First Edition

Condition

VG/GD+

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For nearly 40 years, a new Dick Francis horseracing thriller has been published every autumn to the delight of millions of fans worldwide. Francis himself has said that his success owes much to the help of his wife, Mary. This biography explores Francis' life and his partnership with Mary.

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Graham Lord was Literary Editor of the Sunday Express, where Dick Francis was racing correspondent for 16 years.

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