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PROOF.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

PROOF.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

PROOF.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]
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PROOF.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

by FRANCIS**, DICK:

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  • Paperback
  • Signed
Condition
Near FINE./No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
ISBN 10
033029069X
ISBN 13
9780330290692
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UK,12mo wraps,author SIGNED,p/back 2nd imp. NFINE. [Published by Michael Joseph (UK) 1984,in hardback,then PAN (UK),1985,in paperback.] No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap by Colin Thomas and black+ grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and surprisingly,no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top edge slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal,fore-edge less so,and therefore brighter; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? UK,12mo wraps,SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp,7-268pp [paginated] includes 22 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,a dedication and 3pp publisher's adverts to rear. Author's 23rd novel. A party at the home of a racehorse trainer becomes a bloody tragedy when a driverless horsebox plunges down a slope into a marquee full of guests.Among the dead,Larry Trent, the rather shady owner of the Silver Moondance. Among the survivors,Gerard McGregor,private detective,and Tony Beach,a recently widowed wine-merchant.The gruesome murder of Trent's barman a few days later,closely followed by an attempt on his own life,convinces Tony Beach that,in offering to assist the police investigation,he's bought a one-way ticket to danger. . . . . Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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Synopsis

Wine merchant Tony Beach has expertly catered his latest society soiree, but the fun's over when a team of hit men crash the party…literally. The event leaves Tony with a bitter aftertaste of suspicion—and sets off a mystery that's an intoxicating blend of deception, intrigue, and murder.

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
rja378210
Title
PROOF.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]
Author
FRANCIS**, DICK:
Format/Binding
UK,12mo wraps,no dw/dj - as issued,author SIGNED,p/back 2nd imp.
Book Condition
Used - Near FINE.
Jacket Condition
No dw/dj,as issued,card wraps.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,12mo wraps, author SIGNED,p/back 2nd imp.
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
033029069X
ISBN 13
9780330290692
Publisher
LONDON.PAN BOOKS LTD.,1985.
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
This edition first published
February 28, 1986
Keywords
q52.SIGNED.MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,12mo wraps,SIGNED,p/back 2nd imp.ISBN 033029069X.Horse-racing fiction.Dead Cert.Nerve.For Kicks.Grand National_Jockey_Devon Loch_Queen Mother.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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About R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

Bookdealer/seller established 1984, selling used,new,out-of-print,collectable (vintage and TV tie-in p/backs etc.), modern and second-hand books and book-related ephemera.We specialise in Children's Illustrated books, Modern Firsts, Fiction and Non-fiction - a good, wide range of subjects - Nautical, Naval/ Military, Theatre+Film biography/ autobiography, GENERAL (non-fiction/ reference), Author/Illustrator SIGNED copies/edns, and other Collectables. I no longer have a B&M store (established 1984) since 1996,as I then became an internet- based seller exclusively, continuing with Mail Order selling as well. Viewing by arranged appointment(s), book searches undertaken and welcomed. Minimal grade of stock is VG/VG (the exception), the majority around FINE/FINE.[Criteria used - as a bibliophile myself,would I want to see this book on my own personal bookshelves!!] Welcome,and thank you for browsing my stock - enjoy! "WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT, THOUGH YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT!!" 'From paper to boards,to you'.

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