Nerve
by FRANCIS, DICK
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Michael Joseph 1964. FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 238pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & foxing to edges & spine)
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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- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 300274
- Title
- Nerve
- Author
- FRANCIS, DICK
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph 1964
- Keywords
- modern first editions literature fiction novels Dick Francis
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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