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RANKIN**, IAN: : STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE. [Misbound copy.]

LONDON.ORION BOOKS,2012.

ISBN 9781409144717.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Misbound copy.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,scenic b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with superimposed b/w and orange lettering in either black or orange panels to front panel rear panel with black lettered critics' review in orange superimposed panels,bright yellow spine/backstrip with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing to top edges and head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean but lightly toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate facsimile colour reproduction of Ordnance Survey-style Highlands area map illustrated endpapers.Boards may be misbound and wrongly bound as spine/backstrip letters read from bottom upwards; author's name and book's title with publisher's colophon upside down at the head of spine/backstrip.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-356pp [paginated] includes a prologue,Pts 1-6 comprising 69 chapters in total; plus [unpaginated] publisher's advert,title page,a dedication,a Prologue separator page,individual Pts separator pages and 6pp blanks at the rear. See also my book ID rja1046023 for another UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn example of this title - but as a Waterstones Exclusive edn with extra 17pp 'Rankin on Rebus' bonus material at its rear. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness and particularly as a misbound example. 'STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE' marks the stunning return of an old friend.But the big question is: can he be the man he once was and still stay on the right side of the law? It's twenty-five years since John Rebus appeared on the scene,but since being forced to retire he now lives on the fringes of his old life,working as a civilian in a cold case unit,and yearning to be back on the front line. So when a long-dead case bursts back to life,he can't resist the opportunity to get his feet back under the CID desk.But Rebus is as stubborn and anarchic as ever, and he quickly finds himself in deep with pretty much everyone: ex-colleague,Siobahn Clarke; his old nemesis,Ger Cafferty; and a new Edinburgh crime boss who's looking to make a name for himself.Added to that,there is one person intent on barring his return to the force - Malcolm Fox of the 'Complaints'.Fox is convinced that Rebus is bent,and as Rebus crosses line after line,it starts to look as though he might just be right. All Rebus wants to do is discover the truth about a series of seemingly unconnected disappearances stretching back to the millennium.But no one else wants to go there - and that includes his fellow officers.Not that any of that is going to stop Rebus.Not even when his own life and the careers of those around him are on the line. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/ FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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