BIG SKY. ]Author SIGNED copy + Exclusive Waterstones Atkinson Interview.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+Waterstones Exclusive Interview,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Internal printed ISBN reads 9780857526106 whilst to the rear cover,an adhesive label with printed ISBN 9781785175695.] FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrtn,but author's neat,handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp and clean,matt,wrap -around blue background with colour photograph/illustration of a seagull in flight to front panel,with author's capitalised,embossed,matt pale blue-lettered name and capitalised,embossed,matt white-lettered title and an adhesive roundel of black with white-lettered legend of 'Exclusive to Waterstones Interview with Kate Atkinson' and capitalised,white-lettered 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' to same; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's and publisher's white illustrated colophon and capitalised,white-lettered name respectively,to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with white-lettered prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,a tiny snick/closed tear to foot of spine/backstrip - no other nicks,tears or splits present - slight,light pushing to same area and similar to front's lower corner tip too.Top+fore-edges minimally toned but bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - inexplicably top corner tip of rear free endpaper and the preceding blank's tip too,are both with differing sized tip creases? Publisher's bright,crisp, unmarked, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with an impressed silhouette of a standing seagull on a rock,to front's lower corner; spine/backstrip with glossy,blocked,black lettering,a green+black speckled headband with a sewn-in pale blue and another sewn-in green+black speckled silk bookmark ribbon,and immaculate repeated,colour panoramic coast,beach and sea illustrated endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+Waterstones Exclusive author Interview,1st edn,10367pp [paginated] includes story without chapter numeration,song references/lyrics page,and to the rear,after the story,the 7pp author interview; plus [unpaginated]half-title,author SIGNED title page, epigrams [2 - a Zen saying and Malcolm X], a dedication,Acknowledgements,Waterstones Exclusive Interview separator page,author potted biography and 6pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and even internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the minimal,minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults. An anticipated return of Jackson Brodie - her fifth of the series - ex-military,ex-Cambridge Constabulary, now a private investigator. 'Death at The Sign of the Rook', described as a "brilliantly unique take on the classic country house murder" is for publishing in August 2024. Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire,in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son Nathan and ageing Labrador Dido,both at the discretion of his former partner Julia. It's a picturesque setting,but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes. Jackson's current job,gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife,seems straightforward,but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network - and back into the path of someone from his past. Old secrets and new lies intersect in this breathtaking new novel,both sharply funny and achingly sad,by one of the most dazzling and surprising writers at work today. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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. **