London: Bodley Head, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's original red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Crime fiction featuring Detective Inspector John Rebus - his first appearance. No inscriptions, not price-clipped. ISBN: 0370310578. A near fine copy (usual very slight toning to edges of paper, almost inevitable - due to the cheap paper) and a couple of very minor bumps to the boards in a D/W that is also in near fine condition with the red spine lettering very slightly faded to a mid-pink. Photographs/scans available upon request.

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Knots and Crosses is a 1987 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the first of the Inspector Rebus novels. It was written while Rankin was a postgraduate student at the University of Edinburgh. In the introduction to this novel, Rankin states that Rebus lives directly opposite the window in Marchmont that he looked out of while writing the book.

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book dealer: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
Bookseller’s Inventory #: 355490719919
Title: Knots and Crosses
Author: RANKIN IAN
Format/binding: Hard Cover
Book condition: second hand
Jacket condition: Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0370310578
ISBN 13: 9780370310572
Publisher: Bodley Head
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1987

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