Edinburgh: Polygon, [1986]., 1986. First edition. First edition. Signed by the author. Author's first book. Fine in dust jacket. Mary Miller is an outcast, believed by some to have occult powers, and is the mother of a bastard son, Sandy. Years later, Mary finds herself caught up in a faltering affair with a local schoolteacher while Sandy falls in love with a strange homeless girl. As the action moves towards a tense and unexpected climax, both mother and son are forced to come to terms with the past, in the growing knowledge that their small dramas are being played out against a much larger canvas, a drama glimpsed only in symbols and flickering images of decay and regrowth, of fire and water - of the flood.

Edinburgh: Polygon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 094827509x . Signed by Rankin on the title page. ; 8"; 188 pages; Signed by Author .

Edinburgh: Polygon, [1986]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. The cloth edition was reportedly limited to only 300 copies. Signed by Rankin. As new.

Edinburgh: Polygon,, 1986. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. A fine copy. First edition, first impression. Signed by Ian Rankin.

Polygon. Edinburgh: Polygon, 1986. First edition. Author's first book. Condition is VERY GOOD + wrinkling to top of dust wrapper spine. The odd minor mark to edges. Front board has a small shallow dent to corner edge. Wrapper has been price clipped. No previous owners ink, book is clean and in a very good + condition overall. Mary Miller is an outcast, believed by some to have occult powers, and is the mother of a bastard son, Sandy. Years later, Mary finds herself caught up in a faltering affair with a local schoolteacher while Sandy falls in love with a strange homeless girl. As the action moves towards a tense and unexpected climax, both mother and son are forced to come to terms with the past, in the growing knowledge that their small dramas are being played out against a much larger canvas, a drama glimpsed only in symbols and flickering images of decay and regrowth, of fire and water - of the flood. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1986.

Edinburgh, Polygon, 1986. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Pp188. Soft cover issue, published simultaneously with the hardback. Minor wear, read once. Signed by the Author, with his hangman's gallows motif below. This copy belonged to 'Apple' Jon Curt, flat-mate and fellow student of English at Edinburgh University, who graduated with first class honours but then abandoned his doctoral thesis after a year. By way of compensation Rankin made him 'Dr. Curt', forensic pathologist of the Rebus novels. Truly scarce- whilst technically more common than the hardback (around 750 copies compared with 300), our experience shows this as the more elusive of the two (no others available at time of writing). This may be down to the fact that paperbacks are read and lost/discarded more often than hardbacks.

Edinburgh: Polygon. VG : in very good condition. Lightly foxed prelims and page edges. 'LEOPARD MAGAZINE' stamped on back end paper. 2cm tear (lightly creased) to lower edge of dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 188pp. .

Polygon, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. A first edition, first printing of the paperback edition, printed simultaneously with the hardcover. A Very good copy without inscriptions, with some creasing to the spine. Spine a little faded. Author's first novel.

P D Meany Pub, 1986-06. Paperback. Good.

Orion. PAPERBACK. 0752873105 Remainder mark . Fine.

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Orion, 2005. hardcover. New. Author Signed UK Hardcover Book. 2005 LON: Orion First UK edition (thus), first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

Orion. PAPERBACK. 0752873105 Remainder mark . Fine.

Orion. PAPERBACK. 0752873105 signs of little wear on the cover. . Very Good.

Orion, 2005. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very fine in very fine dustjacket. Signed by the author, an extremely nice copy of Orion's reissue of Rankin's first book, originally published in 1986, with a new Introduction by him for this edition.

Edinburgh: Polygon, 1986. A very good copy. Small, not too noticeable indentation in front cover (not piercing the cover). A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 188 pages. The author's first novel. There were around 750 copies of this paperback edition which was published simulaneously with the hardback edition.. First Paperback Edition.

London: Orion, 2005. First Impression. Signed by author to title page. UNREAD. 205pp. The Flood is both a coming-of-age novel and an amazing portrait of a time and place. Proto-Rankin as it is, it's dark, atmospheric and powerful - a remarkable debut from a remarkable author.. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hard Cover. New/New.

London, United Kingdom: Orion Books, 2005. Originally published, 1986--very scarce. (1st Thus) Large softcover, glossy wrappers, red background to photo of man near water on front wrapper, praise from New Statesman too. Close-up of man on back wrapper with brief biographical note, 205 pages. New Introduction by Rankin. Mint copy.. First Thus. Soft Cover. As New.

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Edinburgh: Polygon, 1986. Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First published in this edition, stated. No indication of later printings, c 1986. Covers with minor shelf wear, edges a touch rubbed. Lower and fore edge of rear cover with light staining. Spine with a few reading creases. Binding sound, unaffected. Previous owner's name at top of front end paper, else unmarked and clean..

Orion. Paperback. 0752873105 . New. 2005-01-01. 1st.

London: Orion, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Thus.

London, United Kingdom: Orion, 2005. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Pale blue endpapers. 205pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a touch of crinkling at the head of the spine; the original price (14.99) is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. Originally published in Scotland in 1986 in an edition of only a few hundred copies, this issue includes a brand new introduction from Rankin.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "Mary Miller has always been an outcast. As a young girl she had fallen into the hot burn -- a torrent of warm chemical run-off from the local coal mine. Fished out white-haired and half-dead, she was initially treated with sympathy. But all that changed when the young man who pushed her in died in an accident down the mines just two days later. From then on she was regarded with a mixture of suspicion and fascination by her God-fearing community. Now, many years later she is hardly less alone. She is the mother of a bastard son, Sandy, and caught up in a faltering affair with a local schoolteacher. Sandy, meanwhile, has fallen in love with a strange homeless girl. But the search for hapiness isn't easy. Both mother and son are gradually being forced to come to terms with the past and a dark secret from Mary's childhood."<br><br></font></b> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.

London: Orion (2005), 2005. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [12], xiii-xviii, [4], 5-205 pp. Black cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Price of £14.99 on front flap of jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

London:: Orion,, (2005.). Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First thus. First printing of this re-issue of Rankin's first novel, originally published in 1986. Includes a new introduction by Rankin in which he discusses this novel and his early career. SIGNED on the title page with a small drawing of knots and crosses. xvii, 205 pp.

London: Orion, 2005. reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED. 205 pages, a reissue of the auhor's first novel issued in 1986. SIGNED BY RANKIN on title page. Record # 402866

London, England: Orion, 2005. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Thus. Complete number from 1 to 10; signed by Ian Rankin on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover; Rankin's first published novel released in 1986..

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London: Orion, 2005. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 205pp. 8vo. A modern reissue of Rankin's first novel which was published in 1986 by Polygon. Book is tight, clean, unmarked, has a complete number line. Jacket is Brodart protected.

Orion, London, 2005. The first printing of a new edition of the author's first book, originally published in 1986 and here reissued with a hitherto unprinted introduction by the author. This copy signed by the author on the title page. 8vo. 205pp. Blue boards lettered in silver at the spine. A small bump to the head of the backstrip. Very good indeed in very good non-price-clipped dust wrapper, correspondingly rubbed at the head of the spine panel.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Orion, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First UK edition/First Printing. Mylar protected. Signed and DOODLED.

London:: Orion,, (2005.). Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First thus. First printing of this re-issue of Rankin's first novel, originally published in 1986. Includes a new introduction by Rankin in which he discusses this novel and his early career. xvii, 205 pp.

London, United Kingdom: Orion, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.

USA: University Of Michigan. Larger format softback with photo covers in colour. Detailes with a very useful index. Softback original. Unread copy. Theatre theory, text, performance . Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 2001.

Orion, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Thus. Hardcover in fine jacket..

London: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2005. Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Orion Press Edition, First Print. First published in 1986 by polygon. First thus. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover. NEW COPY.

First thus edition first printing of this stand alone novel. Originally published in 1986. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Light edge wear to the top edge of the dust jacket. In fine / near fine condition.

London: Orion, 2005. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight carefully read copy. Signed by Ian who added a small drawing of a face?. This copy includes a picture that I snapped of him at the signing event. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. Reissue of the title originally published in 1986..

ORION. Hardcover. 0752873091 205pp. (steel-grey spine) large 8vo. Flat signed in biro to the title page with the date 24 Sept 05. A second impression of the 2005 edition with a brand-new introduction by the author. A Near fine copy in lovely fresh, tight, clean condition in very good plus jacket. No inscriptions. Original publisher's black boards - silver embossed to the spine. A light bump to the tail of the spine. The jacket has not been price-clipped - it appears to have light uniform fading to the spine. A lovely, well preserved flat signed copy. . Fine.