Dick Francis
154 copies for sale · $20–$650 · 86 first editions · 16 signed
Notable copies for sale
THE EDGE; Signed 1st (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$123
Straight Signed, Limited (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
Smokescreen Signed Bookplate Laid-in (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
COMEBACK; Signed 1st (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$68
Hot money / Dick Francis (first edition, signed) — MW Books€65
Field of 13 (first edition, signed) — Crossroads Books$50
Decider (first edition, signed) — Crossroads Books$50
Proof (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$30
ODDS AGAINST (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$650
TO THE HILT (first edition, signed) — Crossroads Books$50
Wild Horses (first edition, signed) — Crossroads Books$50
Field of Thirteen (first edition, signed) — Between the Covers$40
What these are worth
Trial Run12 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
TRIAL RUN5 copies · $43–$79
THE EDGE5 copies · $25–$47
Hot Money4 copies · $20–$35
FLYING FINISH3 copies · £248–£275
IN THE FRAME3 copies · £41–£99
DANGER3 copies · $33–$83
WHIP HAND3 copies · $43–$83
BREAK IN3 copies · €43–€68
PROOF3 copies · $20–$68
TRIAL RUN3 copies · £30–£68
Decider - 1st Edition/1st Printing3 copies · $32–$48
Longshot3 copies · $20–$48
ODDS AGAINST2 copies · £60–£650
ODDS AGAINST2 copies · £175–£450
BLOOD SPORT2 copies · $250–$273
FORFEIT2 copies · £118–£250
Silks (Large Print), Dick Francis2 copies · $160
Bonecrack - 1st US Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $88–$96
Trial Run - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $72–$96
RAT RACE2 copies · $43–$95
Market context
200 copies of Dick Francis's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $53 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Dead Cert, 1st edition, 1962 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£300
Nerve, first edition, 1964; and 8 others by the same (9) (forum, 2026-07-02)£95
Dead Cert, first edition, 1962. (forum, 2026-07-02)£460
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