THE DIRTY DOZEN - A Jane Tennison thriller. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to a special publisher's limitation page(?),between the half-title+title pages and no price-clip to dw/dj.bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with capitalised glossy,embossed black or white lettered title and author name respectively and other b/w lettering to front panel and 2 adhesive circular labels - one a' Money off',the other a 'SIGNED by Author',plus an embossed silver medallion style 'No.1 Award-winning crime Drama' printed label.Repeated coloured,glossy, capitalised lettered author+title to spine/backstrip, rear panel of dw/dj with white lettered story extract and critics' yellow+white lettereds reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - minimal light creasing to top edges.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain orange endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st edn,2-490pp [paginated] includes 36 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,publisher's unspecified limitation page(?) with author's non-dedicated signature,title page,a dedication,and to the rear,author's thumbnail b/w portrait photographic illustrated Readers' club advert and following address to same,publisher's advert for other 4 Tennison novels, publisher's further 3 adverts for 'WIDOWS','WIDOW'S REVENGE' and 'SHE'S OUT' and as last page a ReadersFirst advert. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional acceptable example for its cleanliness and brightness. April 1980 and Jane is the first female detective to be posted to the Met's renowned Flying Squad,commonly known as the 'Sweeney'. Based at Rigg Approach in East London,they investigate armed robberies on banks,cash in transit and other business premises.Jane thinks her transfer is on merit and is surprised to discover she is actually part of a short term internal experiment,intended to have a calming influence on a team that likes to dub themselves the 'Dirty Dozen'. The men on the squad don't think a woman is up to the dangers they face when dealing with some of London's most ruthless armed criminals,who think the only 'good cop' is a dead cop.Determined to prove she's as good as the men,Jane discovers from a reliable witness that a gang is going to carry out a massive robbery involving millions of pounds.But she doesn't know who they are,or where and when they will strike.The fifth book in the Sunday Times bestselling Jane Tennison series. 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. **