STRAIGHT ---by Dick Francis -a Signed Copy

Francis, Dick (signed and inscribed)

ISBN 10: 0718131800 / ISBN 13: 9780718131807

Published by London, UK (actually Markham, On / Penguin Group ): Michael Joseph, 1989, 1st Canadian Edition, First Printing, London, England, 1989

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hard cover, a Near Fine example, bumped corner, spine is slightly cocked, in a lightly rubbed Very Good/Very Good+ dustjacket with a small nick, signed and inscribed on the half-title page by DF " Christmas 1989 Wilf & Hazel Very best wishes from Mary and me. Dick Francis", ---this is a Michael Joseph edition but was published by Penguin in Markham Ontario ---Canadian price on the front flap (nu UK £ price, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 6.25w x 9.25h Inches. Seller Inventory # 168060

Synopsis:

"Terrific....From the wonderful opening paragraph to the end, Francis propels you forward at a nearly breathless pace."
DETROIT FREE PRESS
As Derek Franklin, an injured steeplechase jockey, nears the end of his career, his older brother, Greville, is killed, and he inherits all the confusion and danger that lay hidden in his brother's life. With peril everywhere, Derek's only hope is to identify the enemy. And he must call on all his stamina and endurance to make the final, straight run in his brother's life--without losing his own....

About the Author: Dick Francis was one of the most successful post-war National Hunt jockeys. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. On his retirement from the saddle, he published his autobiography, The Sport of Queens, before going on to write forty-three bestselling novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), and the biography of Lester Piggott. During his lifetime Dick Francis received many awards, amongst them the prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the genre, and three 'best novel' Edgar Allan Poe awards from The Mystery Writers of America. In 1996 he was named by them as Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement. In 1998 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2000. Dick Francis died in February 2010, at the age of eighty-nine, but he remains one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.

Bibliographic Details

Title: STRAIGHT ---by Dick Francis -a Signed Copy
Publisher: London, UK (actually Markham, On / Penguin Group ): Michael Joseph, 1989, 1st Canadian Edition, First Printing, London, England
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Chris Yates Cover Art
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Signed: Signed (see description)
Edition: First Edition.
Book Type: NOT Price Clipped