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  • LAUGHING IN THE HILLS. by Barich, Bill.
    Barich, Bill.
    LAUGHING IN THE HILLS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, an account of a season when - at a bleak moment in his life - he dropped out and left home for a season at the racetrack - Golden Gate in Northern California. . Part meditation on life and nature, and part a classic on horse racing and on life at the track and on the people who are drawn to racing, this is a fascinating book. Afterword. 228 pp. ISBN: 0-670419974.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (a hint of sunning to the edges of the boards, some discoloration in the gutters)

    Book ID: 66540
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  • LAUGHING IN THE HILLS. by Barich, Bill.
    Barich, Bill.
    LAUGHING IN THE HILLS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, an account of a season when - at a bleak moment in his life - he dropped out and left home for a season at the racetrack - Golden Gate in Northern California. . Part meditation on life and nature, and part a classic on horse racing and on life at the track and on the people who are drawn to racing, this is a fascinating book. Afterword. 228 pp. ISBN: 0-670419974.

    Condition: Good only in a good dust jacket (spine slant, date on front endpaper, tape repair to upper edge of dj)

    Book ID: 66541
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  • EVEN MONEY. by Francis, Dick and Felix Francis.
    Francis, Dick and Felix Francis.
    EVEN MONEY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third thriller written in collaboration by this father and son, one set in the world of thoroughbred racing, but which focuses on Ned Talbot, a licensed bookmaker who inherited the business from his grandfather. SIGNED on the title page by Felix Francis. 350 pp. ISBN: 978-0399155918.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 77521
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  • CROSSFIRE. by Francis, Dick and Felix Francis.
    Francis, Dick and Felix Francis.
    CROSSFIRE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth and final thriller written in collaboration by this father and son, one set in the world of horse racing. A young officer returns from Afghanistan, after his leg has been blown off by a roadside bomb, only to find this his mother, a noted trainer of race horses is in serious trouble. SIGNED on the title page by Felix Francis. 336 pp. ISBN: 978-0399156816.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (some light toning)

    Book ID: 77522
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  • 5 GOOD BOYS. by Rutman, Leo.
    Rutman, Leo.
    5 GOOD BOYS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1982) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this New York playwright and author, based on a point-shaving scandal from the 1950s, a compassionate story of five street-smart kids from the ghetto who play for a city college basketball team, driven by their coach to become champions. Even though they faced greatness they lacked the wisdom to resist the "easy money" that came from winning, but not by too much - A book which is an indictment of the greed behind sports, and sees the boys as victims as much as they are guilty themselves. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-670317047.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (corners slightly bumped, some edgewear to dj, short tear at foot of spine)

    Book ID: 88177
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