STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN'S GRAVE. [Exclusive to Waterstones edition with extra 'Rankin on Rebus.']

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] 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 critic's black-lettered review in orange superimposed panels, a maroon cirular adhesive 'Waterstones Exclusive' label with white lettering to front panel of dw/dj but with some partial but minimal removal to its lower edge, 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. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a black+silver striped headband and immaculate facsimile colour reproduction of Ordnance Survey-style Highlands area map illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-356pp; plus a seventeen-page (3-17pp) postscript by the author concerning his much-loved literary creation [Exclusive to Waterstones.] [paginated] includes a Prologue (i-iii),Pts 1-6 comprising 69 chapters in total; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews with publisher's advert for author's other titles/books,a title page,a dedication,a Prologue separator page with blank verso,individual Pts separator pages,a 'Rankin on Rebus' separator page and 4pp blanks at the rear. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly 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 exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness. See also my book ID rja705017 for a standard,non-exclusive UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn of this title - but 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **