A Cat,a Hat and a Piece of String. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,Aauthor SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's neat, handwritten blue ink dedication and signature: 'To Sylvia Best wishes,J Harris' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with white+ yellow lettering to front panel,red+black letters to spine/backstrip and critics' black lettered reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and a tiny puncture with no loss and without affecting the board beneath - to rear panel's spine/backstrip's gutter's edge,tiniest of bumps to rear board's edge centrally and otherwise virtually scoring and other indents free.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean - fore-edges later edges lightly toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - 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 red cloth boards with bright ,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a green+ red striped headband and immaculate assorted black silhouettes to a coloured background illustrated endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,9-284pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,16 short stories - each with a different black silhouette illustrated chapter headpiece; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,a dedication,contents list/table,and to rear - acknowledgements,and a note on the author.
Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up,and in each one you'll find another story.Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen,here is a new collection of short stories that showcases Joanne Harris's exceptional talent as a teller of tales,a spinner of yarns. Sensuous,mischievous,uproarious and wry,these are tales that combine the everyday with the unexpected, wild fantasy with bittersweet reality. Come to the house where it is Christmas all year round; meet the ghost who lives on a Twitter timeline; be spooked by a newborn baby created with sugar,spice and lashings of cake.Worry for a young girl in the Congo who rides the rapids to earn a crust of bread; and spy on Norse gods battling each other for survival in modern Manhattan. In her first short-story collection since 'Jigs & Reels',let Joanne Harris ensnare and delight you with the variety and inventiveness of her storytelling. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk , because of the lighter 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. **