A Book of Bones. [A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER.]

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase,so NO owner inscrptn,and No price-clip to dw/dj - as new.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic church's medieval stained-glass window detail illustrated dw/dj panels with gilt-lettered title, glossy white-lettered author name and critic's review and capitalised,glossy white lettered 'A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER' strap line to front panel; a matt, black spine/backstrip with similarly glossy, coloured+lettered author+title as front's and publisher's capitalised,white lettered+illustratrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with similar colour photograph as front with 6 critics' white+red-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - miniscule bumping with reciprocal crease to head of spine,but no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges brigth,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked,glossy black ink lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-707pp [paginated] includes 13 Pts/Sections comprising 138 chapters, Acknowledgements and a section about Every Dead Thing: 20 Years After with 13 footnotes ; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, individual Pts/Sections separator pages with an epigram,and to the rear,4pp blanks with advert to reverse of last blank. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults. The new thrilling instalment of John Connolly's popular CHARLIE PARKER series. He is our best hope.He is our last hope. On a lonely moor in the northeast of England, the body of a young woman is discovered near the site of a vanished church. In the south, a girl lies buried beneath a Saxon mound.To the southeast, the ruins of a priory hide a human skull. Each is a sacrifice, a summons. And something in the shadows has heard the call. But another is coming: Parker the hunter, the avenger. Parker's mission takes him from Maine to the deserts of the Mexican border; from the canals of Amsterdam to the streets of London - he will track those who would cast this world into darkness. Parker fears no evil.But evil fears him . . . Please contact seller,because of the weight 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,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. **