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FFORDE**, JASPER: : FIRST AMONG SEQUELS - A THURSDAY NEXT NOVEL. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2007.

ISBN 9780340835753.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.Plus laid in loose,MINT colour pictorial photographic illustrated promotional postcard 'Narrative Proximity Device',and the SCARCE,MINT A4 folded, spoof footnoterphonespeech errata sheet.[Complete number line 1.] FINE-/FINE+. No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten trademark black ink Jasper signature to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial artwork illustration to front front panel of dw/dj,with red(?) bordered,capitalised white lettered author name,embossed fluorescent/ metallic red bordered,capitalised yellow lettered title,other yellow+white lettering to front panel too,with the appearance of wear and crumpled edges printed to the dw/dj and is not actual wear/tear or distress.Top edges with minimal,sporadic flecks otherwise clean,fore-edges clean without foxing; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,unblemished, original plain red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked/impressed glossy white ink lettering and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author's handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - SIGNED,1st edn, 1-398pp [paginated] includes 39 chapters with 4pp full-page b/w illustrations in 1 block (pp369-37); plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illustration to its verso,author SIGNED title page,a dedication with publisher's list of author's other works to its reverse,preamble prose extract,author's Note - latter two pages with blank versos,contents list/table,and to the rear,list of ossible titles for forthcoming Thursday Next novel with blank verso,blank recto with spoof b/w illustrated poster advert, followed by another two spoof b/w illustrated adverts. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional/acceptable,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s age and nature, i.e. a child’s book.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Literary sleuth Thursday Next is again out to save literature in this 5th novel of Jasper Fforde's popular series Thursday Next series. Beloved for his prodigious imagination, his satirical gifts, his literate humor, and sheer silliness, Jasper Fforde has delighted book lovers since Thursday Next first appeared in 'The Eyre Affair' - see my book ID rja29488 for UK,12mo p/b original,1st edn, a genre send-up hailed as an instant classic. Since the no-nonsense literary detective from Swindon made her debut, literature has never been quite the same. Neither have nursery rhymes, for that matter. With two successful books of the 'Nursery Crime' series under his belt, Fforde takes up once again the brilliant adventures of his signature creation. And it’s better than ever. It’s been fourteen years since Thursday pegged out at the 1988 SuperHoop, and Friday is now a difficult sixteen year old. However, Thursday’s got bigger problems. Sherlock Holmes is killed at the Rheinback Falls and his series is stopped in its tracks. And before this can be corrected, Miss Marple dies suddenly in a car accident, bringing her series to a close as well. When Thursday receives a death threat clearly intended for her written self, she realizes what’s going on - there is a serial killer on the loose in the Bookworld. And that’s not all - The Goliath Corporation is trying to deregulate book travel. Naturally, Thursday must travel to the outer limits of acceptable narrative possibilities to triumph against increasing odds. Packed with word play, bizarre and entertaining subplots, and old-fashioned suspense, Thursday’s return is sure to be celebrated by Jasper’s fanatical fans and the critics who have loved him since the beginning. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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