Proof / Dick Francis
1984, First Edition. London : Joseph. SIGNED by the author. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages; Physical description: 268p. ; 23cm. Summary: Tony Beach, wine merchant, knows his scotch, so to be asked to give his opinion of one particular bottle seems harmless enough. But the bottle contains firewater of a highly explosive nature - and, without intending it, Tony finds himself trapped on a one-way route into danger. From a harmless Sunday morning party at a racing stable and onwards to the edge of death, Tony comes nearer and nearer to a lethal adversary and, unexpectedly, to a fuller knowledge of his own true self. Set in the world of wine and spirits, "Proof" is crafted with Dick Francis' usual high standard of drama, suspense and invention. Subjects: Vintners - Wine trade - England - Fiction. Murder - Investigation - England - Fiction. Item #201077
ISBN: 0718124812
Price: €60.00