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GILES**, [CARL]: : THE GILES VE - DAY COLLECTION

UK.EXETER,DEVON.PEDIGREE BOOKS LIMITED,1995.

ISBN 1874507611.

UK,slim Qrto wraps+card slipcase,Limited,No'd [0176],illustrated,1st edn. NMINT/VG+. No owner inscrptn and no price-removal from the soft card slipcase.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt wrap-around grey background with superimposed white double-lined border to a white-lettered captioned GILES b/w cartoon on a red bordered background to front card cover,with capitalised, black+red lettered title (author's name in red, rest of title in black letters respectively) and capitalised,black-lettered synopsis of contents; spine/backstrip without any reading creases and with similarly coloured+lettered title as front cover,and publisher's black-lettered colophon to foot of same,rear cover with a contemporary facsimile DAILY EXPRESS newspaper front page (Tuesday MAY 8 1945) and a pale lilac panel with repeated capitalised red-lettered title and black lettered text explanation of book's raison d'etre.Slipcase bright and reasonably clean,but with some inevitable shelf-wear,bumping and rubbing with miniscule loss to edges,corners and extremities - top front edges of s/case with a small 1/4" closed tear each side front+rear, causing the split to fold back on itself internally,when book is either removed or replaced - head+foot of spine/backstrip with uniform gap (as produced?) and no other major nicks,tears or splits present. Book with negligible shelf-wear,no bumping,no creases,and no nicks,tears or splits present - well protected by the s/case.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean with no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto wraps+card slipcase,Limited,No'd [0176],illustrated,1st edn,128 pages [unpaginated] includes contemporary facsimile DAILY EXPRESS newspaper b/w front pages and GILES's contemporary b/w cartoon reproductions paired with each other from the newpaper in which it first appeared, creating a unique insight to the years 1943-1945; plus a half-title+title page. Visually,the slipcase's exterior appearance is more than acceptable having done its job in protecting the book within,with no excessive distress.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading for the s/case.Whilst the book visually is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 28-year-old age and its nature, i.e. an ephemeral softback.It really is an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness and early limitation number. This Colector's slip-cased,Limited,Numbered,1st edn has been specially commissioned to commemorate the final years of war (WW2) and celebrate the beginning of peace. Want other available earlier/later GILES annuals/issues? Please enquire or search my PAPER COLLECTABLES & EPHEMERA catalogue.Giles died 07/08/1995. 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,that 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: US Standard US 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 Qrto wraps+card slipcase,Limited,No'd [0176],illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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