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Book Condition: Used Very Good Indeed
Jacket condition: Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books

United Kingdom
About Item: New York; Evanston: Harper and Row, 1964. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. A signed first US edition of celebrated jockey and author Dick Francis' novel. This first US edition of celebrated author Dick Francis' second novel 'Nerve' is signed by the author, his signature from the 1999 edition of 'Whip Hand' tipped in to the title page. The novel follows Rob Finn, a jockey who witnesses a fellow jockey commit suicide in the parade ring before a race, with Finn eventually forced to undertake some sleuthing to uncover a mystery that begins to unfold as more jockeys find themselves targeted by all sorts of troubles. Dick Francis was a RAF pilot during WW2, a successful steeplechase jockey, and crime writer, whose works deal with crimes in the horse-racing world, producing more than 40 best-sellers. First US edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. Author's signature from the 1999 edition of 'Whip Hand' tipped in to the title page. An exciting and suspenseful work,… Read More
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