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FLETCHER, TOM: : THE CREAKERS: SCRATCH. [Uncorrected bound Proof.]

LONDON.PUFFIN BOOKS/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE,2017.

ISBN 9780141388762.

UK,8vo,Uncorrected bound Proof,p/back,1st edn. [Complete number line 001. Often of limited availability,the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author,editors,proof-readers and some favoured reviewers. For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/ released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies. For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers, produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable,by their very nature.] NMINT. Wrapped+protected from day of issue,so NO owner inscrptn,NO price removal from cover and NO reading creases to spine/ backstrip - else appears unread - other than my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,grey+white pictorial illustrated card front cover with b/w lettering,blue spine/backstrip with white letters; rear card cover with four different colour - orange+white,green+white,grey+white and taupe+white - illustrations of the Creakers: Grunt,Guff,Scratch and Sniff respectively and white lettered publisher's blurb; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,NO reading creases to spine/backstrip - unread,other than my own collation.UK,8vo Uncorrected bound Proof,p/back 1st edn,4-338pp [paginated] includes 30 chapters,profuse b/w illustrations by Shane Devries interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] note about book's contents,half-title,b/w part-ilustrated title page,a dedication,double-page of characters b/w portraits,with b/w illus to reverse of last page of same as frntis,a Contents list and an illustrated Prologue and to the rear, illustrated pages relating to the Creakers and a b/w Christmasuarus stage pantomime advertisement for the December of published year. Want other PROOF copies? Please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2, CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED, BIOGRAPHY, SIGNED, NAVAL/MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY catalogues for examples. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's nature, i.e. a p/back Proof,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. A magical,mischievous adventure into an incredible new world,from Tom Fletcher, number-one-bestselling author of 'The Danger Gang' and 'The Christmasaurus'. Lucy wakes up one morning to discover something very strange indeed.All the grown-ups in her town have disappeared.All the other kids in Whiffington are so excited! No more grown-ups means no more school! No more bedtime! No more rules! But Lucy wants her mum back - and nothing is going to stop her.So - along with her friends Norman and Ella - Lucy sets off on an unbelievable adventure into a topsy-turvy,back-to-front and inside-out new world . . The world underneath her bed.The world of . . . The Creakers! 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,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 US 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 Uncorrected bound Proof,p/back 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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