xvi, 400pp, two sections of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine; green endpapers. Lightly bumped spine ends. Pages tanning. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, price unclipped. 8vo.
A warm, affectionate, yet sharp and perceptive biography of jockey and writer Dick Francis and his wife Mary , one of the great love stories of our time.