Odds Against
by Francis, Dick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus to Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. First printing. Tight and clean with no markings. Quarter bound in red cloth over black paper covered boards. Red portion over spine seems sunned and spine ends cupped. Price intact jacket is bright and nicely designed by Frederick E. Banbery. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus to Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mystery.
Synopsis
Former hotshot jockey Sid Halley landed a position with a detective agency, only to catch a bullet from some penny-ante thug. Now, he has to go up against a field of thoroughbred criminals--and the odds are against him that he'll even survive.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018457
- Title
- Odds Against
- Author
- Francis, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus to Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...