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Watchman
by Rankin, Ian
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of Watchman by Ian Rankin, with an original sketch by the author.. Octavo, xii, 175pp. Black hardcover with title in white on spine. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $15.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed by the author on the title page, with his signature "Hangman" sketch in the same ink.
Synopsis
From #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin, an unlucky spy gets one last chance at redemption. Miles Flint is a spy who has been making some serious mistakes. His last assignment led to the death of a foreign official in London, and after getting too close to his current subject he wound up in police custody. But something is wrong at the agency that has nothing to do with Miles' errors. Why did his last suspect know more about Miles' assignment than Miles did? Why have so many operatives recently resigned? Despite the Director's assurances, Miles begins his own investigation, to the dismay of his colleagues and even his own wife. Then Miles is sent to Belfast on a routine mission, a mission that confirms his darkest suspicions--and threatens his life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14254
- Title
- Watchman
- Author
- Rankin, Ian
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of Watchman by Ian Rankin, with an original sketch by the author.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Ian Rankin first edition, Ian Rankin signed book, One City Rankin first edition, Knots and Crosses first edition, Rankin signed book, The Flood Rankin,
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
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