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London, United Kingdom: Bodley Head SIGNED by Author on the Title Page Hard Cover. The Scarce First edition, first printing and first U.K. Edition. SIGNED by author on the title page accompanied by the now famous noughts and crosses drawing. Near fine, with the lightest of page tanning about the edges, a minute tear and small nick at top end of dj spine, some rubbing, one short narrow scratch, and one tiny mark to rear flap, but still a very attractive copy in a clear Brodart mylar cover. Ian Rankin's first John Rebus novel and his second novel has become one of the most elusive titles in modern crime fiction. Rankin has succeeded in bringing to life the Edinburgh, Scotland that Rebus knows so well, as a living breathing character in this excellent series. A serial strangler is on the loose and Detective Sergeant Rebus has been receiving crank letters, matchstick crosses, and a small neatly tied knot. He's also been drinking too much, and to complicate things further, his wife and daughter… Read More

NY: Crime Club. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385243073 . Signed on the title page and on a bookplate on the fep by Rankin. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages; Signed by Author .

Doubleday. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth stated first American edition inscribed to title page by Rankin with doodle. Slight bump/ridge to spine head and slight push to spine foot, very faint trace of rubbing to points else square, tight and unmarked. The DJ in mylar has two short closed tears and some creasing to rear panel corner and trace of soil. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; Signed by Author .

NY: Doubleday, 1987. A typical ex-lib copy with all of the flaws -- but the price-clipped dust jacket is acceptable. The first edition of the author's first book (and first John Rebus). A place saving copy until you can swing a Fine/Fine copy. 182 pp. Signed on the title page with the author's tic-tac-toe drawing. Priced accordingly. . Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/Good + Price-clipped.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket; Ex-Library, with few marks. Spine . canted. Tape on covers, removed bookplate front endpaper. Ink stamp . title page. Tear top back dust jacket.. 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0385243073 . A scarce book.; Ex-Library; 8vo; 182 pages .

First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Knots and Crosses is Rankin’s first book. This edition is called a First Thus beccause it is a first edition 2010 reprint of the original 1987 title. \n\nFlat Signed! Hardcover 20th Anniversary reprint: first edition / first printing. Fine book in fine jacket, not price clipped, Signed on the title page and is author's signature only. Minimum scuffing and edge wear. No writing or marks Comes with Certificate of Authenticity for author's signature. Your books ship to you with protective mylar jacket, bubble wrapped in cardboard box.

NY: Doubleday, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1987 Doubleday First American Edition of RANKIN'S FIRST MYSTERY An ex-library copy in VG/VG condition. Most library markings have been removed & there is a bit of a lean.

Doubleday, 1987. First American edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library/near fine. First American edition of the author's first mystery and the first in the Inspector Rebus series. Hardcover. 182 pp. Bookm itself id fairly gently ex-lib with label and pocket on the front free endpaper, blindstamp lower corner on the title page and "withdrawn" stamp in copyright page. In. however, a crisp, unmarred dust jacket with original price intact. Introducing John Rebus (a Detective Sergeant at this time) of the Edinburgh police. Rebus has been assigned the case of the ":Edinburgh Strangler", a serial killer who kidnaps and murders young girls. So far leads have led only to dead ends, with no apparent connection between the victims and no motive---but someone is sending Rebus anonymous typewritten notes that claim clues are everywhere.

London: Orion, 2007. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. hardback in decorated cloth xvii + 210 + (24)pp., 20th anniversary collectorsÕ edition

Orion, 1999. UK First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed on the Title Page- SHALLOW PUSH AT SPINE ENDS . Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1995). SIGNED -. Very good minus (light creasing to spine and diagonal crease on front cover, usual toning to pages.). First thus. A reissue of the first Rebus mystery, set in Glasgow and issued as a paperback original. A title in the Dead Letter Mystery series. SIGNED by Rankin on the title page with his signatue knots and crosses doodle and uncommon thus. 228 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

England: Orion, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Nice copy with some original material not previously published.