WHO DARES WINS. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black felt-tip ink inscrptn; 'To Alan Best wishes Chris Ryan' to title page, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, monochrome photographic and artwork montaged image by Larry Rostant to front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,glossy embossed red+black splattered lettered author name; capitalised black-lettered title and author credit for FIREFIGHT,capitalised white-lettered strap line; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author+title as front and publisher's capitalised white lettered colophon to foot of same, rear panel with slightly smaller repeated montage'd image as front panel with critics' red+black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal crease - but no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread, other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip, and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-403pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,Pts 1-3 comprising 11,6 and 10 chapters respectively,an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] 2pp author's credentials,Author SIGNED+dedicated title page, Acknowledgements with publisher advert for author's other titles to its reverse,an epigram (Mark Twain) with a blank reverse,and to the rear 3pp publisher's b/w illustrated books covers advert for author's 13 thrillers and 1 autobiography - 'THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY.' Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness, brightness and its SIGNED collectability. Sam and Jacob Redman. Two brothers, SAS through and through. They fight alongside each other, they watch each other's backs. They are ruthlessly professional in the field of war, fiercely loyal wherever they are. But when Jacob is booted from the Regiment for a moment of madness,he disappears. Not even his family knows where he is, or even if he's still alive. All that is about to change. On his return from a brutal mission in Afghanistan, Sam is ordered to conduct another dangerous operation into an inhospitable part of the world.He soon learns,though,that his unit are not being told everything by their government paymasters,and so he is forced to choose between his duty to the men around him and his loyalty to the brother that he loves. Is Jacob part of a plan that threatens world peace? As the body count rises, only Sam can stop these events from reaching their terrifying conclusion. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item, for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 any inexpensive 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. **