Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Rankin, Ian.:. Watchman SIGNED COPY. The Bodley Head, London, 1988.
Price: US$122.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Not price clipped and without inscriptions. First Printing SIGNED by Autho on book plate on title page without dedication and with Motiv. Scarce third book in the series.
Seller: Surprise Books PBFA, Stroud Glos, United Kingdom
Rankin, Ian. Watchman. The Bodley Head, 1988.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by Author(s)signed by Rankin on a plate that has been tipped on to the title page. Rankin has also drawn one of his signature noughts and crosses.the jacket is a little shelf rubbed and there are a couple of tiny nicks at the top of the spine. it is however bright and attractive and presents very well in a brodart cover. the book has no other inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Rankin, Ian. Watchman (SIGNED). The Bodley Head, 1988.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in jacket. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Ian Rankin. Watchman (SIGNED). The Bodley Head, 1988.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: ex lib signed by author on title page
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Rankin, Ian. WATCHMAN. ***SIGNED U.K. FIRST EDITION - RARE***. The Bodley Head, 1988.
Price: US$323.40 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. SIGNED to title-page. An attractive copy of Rankin's desirable and scarce third novel. A stand-alone, espionage spy thriller from the Scottish crime writer, and a compelling venture outside the Rebus world. A Near Fine copy, lightly bumped to one corner, cheap paper browning (as usual), and with some light, scattered spots of ageing to front and rear end-papers. Overall, a solid and clean copy in above average preservation. The dust-wrapper, correctly priced at the first state "£10.95", is a lovely one indeed, and comfortably graded as at least Fine. Unusually, the typical spine fading (to the red book title) is wholly absent in this bright and excellent example. A nice copy of an increasingly tough to find early Rankin. Offered by D B WATERS RARE BOOKS: Professional, full-time booksellers of fine, select 1st editions, established in 1998. All our stock is fully guaranteed as authentic, a sample of which is presented here on this website. As long-established specialist sellers, we never stock any first edition that is devalued by serious flaws such as price-clipping, dedications, remainder dots, or owner markings, etc. A small, boutique business with an enviable client base. Managed by David, a holder of a Masters degree in Modern Fiction from the UEA, and published author by Nightjar Press. Contact us for friendly assistance in building your collection of modern highlights.
Seller: D. B. Waters Rare Books MA FSB, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Ian Rankin. Watchman (SIGNED). The Bodley Head, 1988.
Price: US$630.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NF/NF. First edition, first printing. Signed by author on title page with no inscription. Mylar protected jacket. 214 pp.
Seller: Limestone Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Rankin, Ian. WATCHMAN (signed 1st + tic tac toe sketch). Bodley Head, London, 1988.
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Bodley Head, London 1988. 211 pages. 1st edition, 1st printing. 1st issue DJ with 10.95 price intact on flap. SIGNED by Ian Rankin, in person, directly to the title page. No inscription other than his signature and a quick sketch of a hangman. The Book is nearly FINE as the only flaw is a small, most faint cloud to top page edges. DJ shows lightest rubbing along edges. An incredibly tight and crisp copy, signed by Ian Rankin!
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
RANKIN, Ian. Watchman [Signed with Original Drawing]. The Bodley Head [1988], London, 1988.
Price: US$1045.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (22cm.); publisher's simulated cloth in pictorial dust jacket; ix,[1],214pp. Very light soil to top textblock edge, else Near Fine. Signed by the author with a tic-tac-toe drawing on title page, presumably in reference to the dust jacket art of his previous novel "Knots & Crosses" (1987), the first of his books to feature Inspector John Rebus. Rankin's third novel, a stand-alone mystery featuring a spy named Miles Flint.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.