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AHLBERG**, ALLAN: : THE GIANT BABY.** [Illus by Fritz Wegner.**]

LONDON.VIKING,1994.

ISBN 0670848646.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE/FINE.Owner's neat, inked name to top of ffe,but no price-clip to dw/dj.Crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Minisculely bumped to head of spine/backstrip with reciprocal creases.Top+fore -edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Bright,clean,blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and clean blue patterned endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-155pp [paginated] includes b/w vignette illustrated half-title and b/w line illustrated title page,a Contents list, 17 chapters,b/w line illustrations throughout the text and book - all by Fritz Wegner,4pp blanks to rear. Long ago,before television,when cars were shaped like cardboard boxes and school desks had ink-wells in them,there was: - a famous doctor, more or less mad - an extraordinary criminal trial - a kidnapping - a gang of desperate men - a girl who wanted a little brother (though a sister would do) and a stupendous baby but not necessarily in that order.NOW READ ON. Fritz Wegner,born 1924,Vienna,but moved to England when he was 14.Studied at St Martin's School of Art.Since 1946,he has worked freelance as a book illustrator for British and American publishers,for magazines,and in advertising,and has developed a wiry,controlled pen line and a stylised,often humorous manner.Visiting lecturer at St Martin's School of Art. Please contact seller,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. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

AHLBERG**, ALLAN: : The Giant Baby.** [Illus by Fritz Wegner,**]

LONDON.VIKING/PENGUIN GROUP,1994.

ISBN 0670848646.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/VG+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour pictorial illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised white lettered author name; black outlined white-lettered title and black-lettered credited illustrator (Fritz Wegner),spine/backstrip sunned/faded to a pale blue with similarly coloured+lettered author+title as front's and,a small coloured - but also sunned, thumbnail illustration and publisher's black lettered+illustrated colophon,to foot of same, rear panel with a colour illustrated vignette,an approx. 1/2" wide,vertical sunned band/strip extending from the spine/backstrip,a small circular b/w illustrated 'The Early Learning Bookshop' adhesive label and b/w barcode.The majority of edge creasing with its ubiquitous curl,is to top edges,along with a pair of tiny snicks/closed tears - one each to head of spine/backstrip's gutter fold/crease,head of same also minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing,rear panel of dw/dj with superficial scoring but without penetration to board beneath.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,soild and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered - exception of front lower corner tip with a tiny crease,original plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband, and immaculate repeated pale blue patterned illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,1-155pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters,b/w line illustrations by Fritz Wegner throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] b/w vignetted half-title,b/w vignette illustrated title page,a Contents list/table with blank verso,a b/w vignette illustrated publisher's note,also with a balnk verso,and to the rear 4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. a children's book.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite them,it really is still a more than acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. A breezy and entertaining tale set in the days when school desks had inkwells features a renowned,but slightly nutty doctor,a kidnapping, some notorious criminals,a lonely girl,and an extremely humongous baby. Suppose that,more than anything in the world, you wanted a baby brother (although a sister would do).Then suppose that,suddenly,in the middle of the night,one appears on your doorstep - not just a baby though,a giant baby,bigger than any adult you know. For Alice Hicks,it's her every wish come true; for her parents it's a nightmare.But as the family comes to love their newest member, strangers have other ideas of what to do with a baby that size. Each of the characters is brought uniquely to life,from determined, spirited Alice to her uninterested father and all the rather one-dimensional characters they encounter along the way. The humour is apparent in both the characters and the situations in this simplistic yet fantastical plot. Fritz Wegner,born 1924,Vienna,but moved to England when he was 14.Studied at St Martin's School of Art.Since 1946,he has worked freelance as a book illustrator for British and American publishers,for magazines,and in advertising,and has developed a wiry,controlled pen line and a stylised,often humorous manner.Visiting lecturer at St Martin's School of Art. 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,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 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. **

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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