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BANKS**, IAIN: : COMPLICITY.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN & COMPANY,1997.

ISBN 0316906883.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st reprint.[First reprint - same year as original publication,1993 of the 1st edn.He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks,including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten blue/ black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated b/w design to white background illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major tears present,though there is a tiny, tiny,miniscule nick towards spine's gutter on rear,top edge and near head of spine/backstrip. Some inevitable but minor scoring/indents - mainly to rear panel of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a white headband,and silver embossed dw/dj design to a pale grey background,repeated to front endpapers,light grease(?) mark to pale grey rear endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn, 3-313pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters,b/w design (from dw/dj) illustrated chapter separator pages,b/w vignette illustrated chapter head-pieces; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page,and Contents list/ table with dedication to verso. Want more Iain BANKS titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2,1001 Book You Must Read Before You Die and SIGNED catalogues. Cameron Colley is an obsessive,substance abusing,fully-paid-up Gonzo journalist on an Edinburgh- based newspaper; the kind of man who rolls joints in the car at ninety miles an hour while steering with his knees and shouting at slow drivers. He's totally into his job,a computer game called Despot and an intermittently sadomasochistic love affair. Cameron appreciates a good conspiracy theory as much as the next hack and now he seems to be on the brink of uncovering the grandfather of all conspiracies.But while he's researching a series of bizarre deaths from a few years ago,the police are investigating a sequence that's still going on,and Cameron - complicit as he seems to be - might be able to help them with their enquiries. 'Complicity' vividly explores the morality of greed,corruption and violence and ventures into the darker regions of human purpose.It confirms Iain Banks' status both as an exceptional storyteller and as one of the most imaginative and witty novelists of our time.Sadly no longer with us.Died June 2013. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,the 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 US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the less expensive 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. **

.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, SIGNED,1st reprint.
Author Signature - without dedication.

BANKS**, IAIN: : COMPLICITY.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN & COMPANY,1993.

ISBN 0316906883.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.[He wrote his mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M[enzies] Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's,black ink handwritten signature - without dedication - to title page,and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy b/w, part-embossed illustrated front panel with black ink printed letters,thumbnail illustration repeated to spine/backstrip with black letters, rear panel white background with black ink printed critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major tears present - one tiny snick at head of rear spine/backstrip's gutter's fold/crease only.Head of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing. Front panel of dw/dj with minimal,minor,superficial scoring+indents - without affecting board beneath,rear panel similarly affected with slightly more scoring to it.Top+fore-edges bright,white,clean without blemishes and without any toning; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt thumbnail illustration repeated from front panel of dw/dj and similarly silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,pale grey eps with part-embossed dw/dj design repeated to front free endpaper - an indeterminate,small,smudge/smear to lower corner of same,rear eps without illustration and therefore plain,pale grey.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,without dedication, 1st edn,3-313pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters each with an identical b/w chapter headpiece thumbnail illustration from part of dw/dj's illustrated design; plus [unpaginated] half-title,a b/w thumbnail chapter headpiece illustrated,author SIGNED title page,Contents list/table with dedication to it's reverse and individual b/w+grey numbered,chapter separator pages. Described hard,but fairly and honestly and still an acceptable example - despite listed minor detractions - for collector's,particularly as an uncommon and also as a SIGNED title. Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel,'THE WASP FACTORY' in 1984.He has then since gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels.Sadly no longer with us. Died June 2013. Want more Iain M[enzies] BANKS titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2, MODERN FIRSTS, 1001 Book You Must Read Before You Die and SIGNED catalogues. Cameron Colley is an obsessive,substance abusing,fully-paid-up Gonzo journalist on an Edinburgh-based newspaper; the kind of man who rolls joints in the car,driving at ninety miles an hour while steering with his knees and shouting at slow drivers. He's totally into his job,a computer game called called Despot and an intermittently sadomasochistic love affair. Cameron appreciates a good conspiracy theory as much as the next hack and now he seems to be on the brink of uncovering the grandfather of all conspiracies.But while he's researching a series of bizarre deaths from a few years ago,the police are investigating a sequence that's still going on,and Cameron - complicit as he seems to be - might be able to help them with their enquiries. 'Complicity' vividly explores the morality of greed,corruption and violence and ventures into the darker regions of human purpose.It confirms Iain Banks' status both as an exceptional storyteller and as one of the most imaginative and witty novelists of our time. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author's signature - without dedication.

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