by Dick Francis
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First published in Great Britain by
Michael Joseph Ltd
October 1968
Second impression January 1969
Third impression October 1972
Fourth impression July 1975
Fifth impression May 1979
Sixth impression September 1983.
Seventh impression February 1986
©1968 by Dick Francis
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ISBN: 978-0-14-194229-2