Flying Finish (Francis Thriller)

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Tie in a little bit of romance, a frankly adorable international birth control smuggling ring, some immensely clever plotting, and one of the best action sequences I've ever read, and you have Flying Finish. This story is based almost completely in the air transportation of horses, so don't expect much action on the turf.

The dustwrapper has some age-toning, some handling marks, and some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. We recommend sanding to a smooth finish then using Burnishing Cream for a final cutback to give a bright gloss finish. These hard wearing Acrylic Blanks, cast from Poly(methyl methacrylate), are great fun to turn and can be used in a myriad of different ways. Flying Finish is one of Francis' odder books as the main character is the son of an Earl who seems to be drifting through life. The winner of over 350 races, he was champion jockey in 1953/1954 and rode for HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, most famously on Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National.In this particular story, I enjoyed the novice-landing-a-plane-he's-not-prepared to line, one I always seem to appreciate. Light rubbing of the front board, gift inscription to the front free endpaper, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good minus condition (some scuffing of the spine panel).

Please keep in mind that because we deal mostly in used books, any extra components, such as CDs or access codes, are usually not included. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Much to his snobbish family's horror, Henry Grey takes on the dirty and demanding job of transporting racehorses by air (He had worked initially in the office of a company handling the paperwork and agents for transporting).He is a former Champion Jockey and in 1956 narrowly missed winning the Grand National on the Queen Mother's Devon Loch. Christi is really good this morning and we are just about to trot up in beautiful sunshine in Pau and feeling very relaxed".