Nerve
by Dick Francis
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harper & Row, [1964]. First American Edition with B-O letter code on copyright page. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in red and white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($3.95); [6],273pp. Light soil and edge wear to dust jacket, verso rather foxed, else a Very Good copy in a splendidly unfaded dust jacket.
The author's second mystery novel in what would be a long tradition of jockey mystery novels, many most likely ghost-written by his wife Mary.
The author's second mystery novel in what would be a long tradition of jockey mystery novels, many most likely ghost-written by his wife Mary.
Synopsis
Nerve by Dick Francis tells the tale of Robb Finn and his investigations into a series of mysterious accidents happening to jockeys. From broken legs to outright murder, Finn quickly finds himself caught up in a rather violent world of horseracing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28324
- Title
- Nerve
- Author
- Dick Francis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...