As an amateur jockey, Roland Britten was lucky; as an accountant he was zealous. He knew he was on the hate list of several fraudsters, but never thought pen-pushers got kidnapped - not from a racecourse. Not after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The identity of the kidnappers unknown, the reason behind Britten's abduction is a mystery. Then, with the help of old school headmistress Hilary Pinlock, he escapes and begins to use his accountant's logic to track his abductors down. But they have other ideas ...'Dick Francis ...
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As an amateur jockey, Roland Britten was lucky; as an accountant he was zealous. He knew he was on the hate list of several fraudsters, but never thought pen-pushers got kidnapped - not from a racecourse. Not after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The identity of the kidnappers unknown, the reason behind Britten's abduction is a mystery. Then, with the help of old school headmistress Hilary Pinlock, he escapes and begins to use his accountant's logic to track his abductors down. But they have other ideas ...'Dick Francis holds his form like a top-class chaser' The Times Literary Supplement
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Seller's Description:
Collectible; Good in Good jacket. Signed by Author(s) First edition copy, signed and dedicated by Dick Francis to title page. Has some light general reading/shelfwear-otherwise, this is a clean, tight copy. Dispatch within 24hrs from the UK.
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VG- in VG+ jacket. VG-/VG+. 8vo. original black boards (lacks FFE & 1/2 title, prev. owner's details to title page) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & toned, corner of rear flap torn); pp. 3-252. A very good copy.
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Near Fine in very good jacket. Signed by James on the titlepage. First edition, 1977. Cloth-backed in dust jacket, 322 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket, some age-toning to the dust jacket, a bit of creasing or wear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.