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FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.[French language edition.] FINE+. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued - text is in French.Bright, crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Albert Uderzo,illustrated glazed boards with b/w,red+yellow lettering and immaculate blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - therefore appears unread? France,slim Qrto HB,as issued,1st edn,3-64pp [paginated] includes colour cartoon by Loustal illustrated frntis,preface by Sylvie Uderzo,editor's note,60 Asterix coloured boards by 34 assorted authors/illustrators.Title translates as 'Asterix and his friends'. Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo were a French writer/artist team. Born 1925 and 1927 respectively,the two men… Read more

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.[UK first English language edn.Original,non-English text edn,published a year earlier,1987.] NMINT.[Wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase.] No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - card boards as issued. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch,scoring and indentation free,and immaculate plain white endpapers.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy,apart from my own collation.English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,with colour comic strip art.UK,slim Qrto HB,as issued,1st edn,5-48pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] title-page,colour map,recto of which has potted biographies of some of the characters [Asterix, Obelix,Getafix,Cacofonix,and Vitalstatistix] involved in the… Read more

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.[UK first English language translation edn.Original,non-English text edn,was published as 'Le Ciel Lui Tombe Sur La Tete'.This edition is under exclusive license to Orion Publishing Group.] FINE-.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - card boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork,by Albert Uderzo,illustrated glazed boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners but some indents,scribbling/ writing visible only under angled light source,to front cover,and just a few superficial indents to rear,and immaculate blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers.Without the presence of those indents the grade for this book would be NMINT.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears an unread copy,apart from my own collation.English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by Albert… Read more

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st ed thus.[Originally published in 2001,Les Editions Albert Rene/ Goscinny-Uderzo under title of 'Asterix et Latraviata'.1st UK edn,published by ORION,2002,this UK special edn, published Hatchette,2005.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated upper board by UDERZO,with red+white letters to same and the spine/backstrip; negligible shelf-wear to edges,miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to corners and head+foot of spine/backstrip,some small indentations to rear board, and blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn thus,3-48pp [paginated] includes title page,colour map of Gaul,recto of which has colour cartoon characters with a potted biography of each,colour strip-cartoon story with English text.Translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.… Read more

FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.[The true 1st edn.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued - text is in French.Bright, crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Albert Uderzo illustrated glazed bds - with immaculate blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers,with b/w,red+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - therefore appears unread? France,slim Qrto HB,as issued,1st edn,5-48pp [paginated] includes title page,colour map of Gaul,body of book is a colour strip-cartoon story with French text.Title translates as 'Asterix and Obelix All at Sea'.This title is No. 30 of the series and although written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,Rene Goscinny is still credited.UDERZO died 24/03/20 aged 92. The slaves are revolting … they've stolen Julius Caesar's own galley. Seeking shelter in the little Gaulish village,they… Read more

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st ed thus.[Originally published in 2001,Les Editions Albert Rene/Goscinny-Uderzo under title of 'Asterix et Latraviata'.1st UK edn,published by ORION,2002,this UK special edn, published Hatchette,2005.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated upper board by UDERZO,with red+white letters to same and to the spine/backstrip,but misbound - back to front and upside down! [The upper board in relation to book's signatures is inverted and blank,the rear board should be the upper,front board and is also inverted.] The blank,upper board has several small circular indents towards it's bottom right-hand corner. Boards with negligible shelf-wear to edges, miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to corners - both head+foot of spine/backstrip unaffected - blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers; bottom right-hand corner of front fep has a diagonal crease to the corner.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A tiny snick on front,top edge and a small closed tear at foot of spine's gutter's edge on bottom edge of dw/dj.Top+ fore-edges imperceptibly toned but still bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.(An accidental corner crease to top corner pp285/6.) Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate scenic colour photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vi-ixpp+2-290pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,a foreword by… Read more

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - no publisher price!! Bright,crisp,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with author colour photograph to upper wrap and b/w author photograph to rear wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creases to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges very bright,white and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine.Bright, clean,plain white paper-covered boards with red cloth blind spine with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xxvipp+3-259pp includes card press out Tracey figure - still in situ and unused - with 15 character costumes to rear,again all unused and in situ; contents list,character biographies,12 chapters,profuse colour photographs throughout,colour +b/w illustrations.… Read more

UK,8vo HB [no dw/dj - as issued],SIGNED,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn,but black ink,author's handwritten,warm dedication+signature: 'Hi Sandy! So nice to see you AGAIN! Love Kaye Umansky xxx..' to front pastedown.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Chris Smedley,illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,SIGNED,1st edn,12-206pp [paginated] includes cast list,b/w map,a prologue,28 chapters+2 Goblin Newsflashes,b/w cartoon illustrations by Chris Smedley,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,b/w cartoon illustrated title page, contents list/table and last page (2nd Goblin NewsFlash). It is raining in Witchway Wood,and everybody at Number One,Dump Edge is depressed.The fire has gone out,the… Read more

UK,12mo wraps,no dw/dj - as issued,SIGNED p/back original,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten,black ink signature and warm dedication: 'To Poppy,with love from Kaye Umansky xxx,' to a small,white rectangular adhesive label to half-title page.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial artwork by Nick Price,illustrated card wraps and yellow,black+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,no nicks or tears present,and no reading creases to spine/backstrip - unread and almost as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy.UK,12mo wraps,p/back original,SIGNED,1st edn,7-331pp [paginated] includes 29… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with orange+gilt coloured lettering,similar lettering to a lightly sunned/faded spine,rear panel with b/w publisher's advert for other published titles in the series; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges with light thumbing but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain navy blue cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-186pp [paginated] includes an introduction,13 chapters,b/w illus,diagrams etc interspersed throughout the book,a bibliography,and an index, plus… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear to edges and no nicks or tears.Black paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and plain white endpapers.Fore-edges slightly aged as usual/normal,but contents are bright,tight and clean.8vo,217pp.
Stephen King is one of the most successful authors in history.With his chilling novels of horror and suspense,he has dug his way into the subconcious minds of millions of readers around the world.But although his legions of fans are intimately acquainted with his best-selling novels - Carrie, The Shining, Salem's Lot, The Stand, Pet Sematary, Christine, It, and The Tommyknockers - few know the man himself - the extraordinary genius who has created a unique vision of the macabre.
'Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King' is a… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear to edges and no nicks or tears.Black paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and plain white endpapers.Fore-edges slightly aged as normal.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,217pp. Stephen King is one of the most successful authors in history.With his chilling novels of horror and suspense,he has dug his way into the subconscious minds of millions of readers around the world.But although his legions of fans are intimately acquainted with his best-selling novels - Carrie, The Shining, Salem's Lot, The Stand, Pet Sematary, Christine, It, and The Tommyknockers - few know the man himself - the extraordinary genius who has created a unique vision of the macabre. ' Bare Bones:Conversations on Terror with Stephen King' is a cornucopia of rare insights into Stephen King, the man and the writer.The… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[First publication by the Book Society Ltd.,in association with Michael Joseph Ltd.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,olive-green background with black+red design and b/w lettering to front,design+lettering continued to a sunned/faded spine/backstrip,lightly blemished/marked (minor ink splashes?) to white background of rear panel,with author's contemporary b/w portrait photograph and potted biography; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,or splits present.Top edges coloured,fore-edges lightly toned with very minimal foxing spots; contents bright,tight,clean - text body foxing-free,an accidental,uniform,lower corner crease to pp217-222 inclusive - else appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,clean plain white eps with both hinges… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with brown,black and yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt
letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate b/w English Channel map illustrated eps.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-340pp
[paginated] includes prologue,18 chapters,8pp of both contemporary,historical b/w+colour reproduction illustrations and b/w+colour photographs in 1 block,between
pp166/7, endnotes,a biblio and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedication,contents list/table,text… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Slight shelf-wear/creases to bottom rear edges of dw/dj.A small light score/impression to upper dw/dj+board. Another novel featuring Harry Angstrom. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Stated first trade edition published 1986 by Andre Deutsch Limited,London.A SIGNED first edition of this book has also been privately printed by the Franklin Library.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Grahame Baker,photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with black+red lettering - similar lettering to spine/backstrip,rear panel with author's b/w portrait photograph; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges generally bright and clean and with merest hint of toning; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-316pp… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,colour pictorial artwork illustration by Mick Wiggins,illustrated dw/dj,with pale blue and gilt lettering to front and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-426pp [paginated] includes 20 chapters,author's note, acknowledgements,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and an epigram.SUMMER,1935. Inspector Archie Penrose has… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,blue inked,lengthy dedication and signature: 'For Keith & Sue I'm new to this book signing game,and never know what to say ------- but thanks for being so bloody nice when others were less than helpful Peter' to front free endpaper (ffe) and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Mike Codd,illustrated dw/dj with white lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj ubiquitously but lightly sunned/faded and some minor, superficial indentations - without penetration or affecting the boards beneath to either panel.Top edges with light,sporadic foxing/spotting from light dust-soiling,fore-edges similar but to a much lesser degree,overall generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages'… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean matt,colour pictorial painting (The Rearguard by J. P. Beadle reproduced with permission of Regimental Trustees the Royal Green Jackets) illustrated dw/dj panels with brown and b/w lettering to front; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edges slightly aged/ toned but generally bright and clean,fore-edges less toned and brighter but with very faint,sporadic foxing (?); contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - apart from some top corner dog-ear reading creases to pp33/4,pp123/4 and pp183/4 respectively.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a red+yellow striped headband and immaculate facsimile reproduction of… Read more