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ADAMS**, DOUGLAS: : Mostly Harmless. ** [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.WILIAM HEINEMANN LTD.1992.

ISBN 0434009261.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st reprint.[First reprint,same year as the original UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn release.Identical cover illustration as the (UK) 1st edn,but different from the US,1st edn.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's instantly recognisable, handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to half-title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,black background with random printed white spots and a pink arrow pointing to a pale blue+green small globe [Earth] to front panel of dw/dj,with author's capitalised,silver gilt name at front's top edge and other silver gilt-lettered title below,other white+pink-lettered strap line at front's bottom edge of front panel,similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's to spine/backstrip and publisher's b/w lettered and illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with a white-lettered prose extract (The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Mark II - attributed). Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.All edges - top, fore and lower - are remarkably bright and clean for the book's age,uniformly and very lightly aged/toned but without any foxing/spotting or any other blemish to same; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' - appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white sets of endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st reprint,2-219pp [paginated] comprising 25 chapters; plus [unpaginated] author SIGNED half-title page,title page,a dedication,a 'Thanks to' page both with a blank verso,4 single sentences to 4 single pages,all also with a blank verso and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30+ year old age. The fifth part of the "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.20 years on,the Guide falls into the hands of Arthur Dent's daughter,Random, whose mother,unexpectedly to all concerned,is Trillian.Random journeys to an insignificant planet,whose entry in the Guide reads "mostly harmless". It's easy to get disheartened when your planet has been blown up,the woman you love has vanished in a misunderstanding about space/time, the spaceship you are on crashes on a remote and Bob-fearing planet,and all you have to fall back on is a few simple sandwich-making skills. However,instead of being disheartened,Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life a bit and,immediately,all hell breaks loose. Hell takes a number of forms: there is the usual Ford Prefect form of hell,fresh hell in the form of an all-new version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,and a totally unexpected hell in the form of a teenage girl who startles Arthur Dent by being his daughter when he didn't even know he had one. Can Arthur save the Earth from total multidimensional obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter,Random,from herself? Of course not.He never works out what is going on,exactly. Will you? Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') 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 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,slim vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st reprint.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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