THE TALE OF JACK FROST.

UK,slim,rectangular Qrto HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from the cover. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around,matt white background with wrap-around matt+part glossy,colour pictorial illustrated paper-covered boards with capitalised,black-lettered title,author name and award listing lettering on front board,light tan+light blue segmented spine/backstrip with capitalised black lettered author name+title respectively to colour panels and publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear board with capitalised,black-lettered synopsis and a pair of critics' black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips ,appears unread other than my own collation,and immaculate,clean repeated illustrated endpapers. UK,slim,rectangular Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,34pp [unpaginated and includes both free endpapers] includes colour illustrated story with part,3/4,full and double-page illustrations by the author himself, throughout the text and the book,vignette illustrated with illustrated publishing details etc to its reverse, colour illustrated vignette title page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation [for a book of its 20-year age and nature, i.e. a young child's book. It is only the missing dw/dj fault that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness - notwithstanding the missing dw/dj. There was once a group of trees who were fed up with living in a deep dark and crowded valley.So they decided to move to the brow of a nearby hill. Here,they could enjoy the sun on their leaves,fresh air through their branches and the best view for miles around. But trees cannot walk without magic.And the creatures that followed them created an enchanted forest.Outside,darker creatures wanted the magic for themselves. This is the story of how a little boy came into the forest, and left the way open. . . David Melling was born 8th November 1962 in Oxford. His father was a sculptor and David inherited his artistic talents.He took an Art Foundation course at Richmond College, and studied Photography at Blackpool and Fylde College. As a best-selling picture book author and illustrator, best known for his hit Hugless Douglas books,his picture books have been nominated for many awards. His first book was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize and 'The Kiss that Missed' was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Before creating picture books,he worked as a photographer and as an animation artist for films, including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs.This title,is his most popular picture book and 'The Tale of Jack Frost' was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day with a voice over by Hugh Laurie and was shortlisted for the Pulcinella Award 2005 for 'Best TV Movie' category. Please contact seller,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,that 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 any inexpensive 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. **