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GODDARD**, ROBERT: : THE FINE ART of UNCANNY PREDICTION. [Author SIGNED copy. **]

LONDON.BANTAM/a division of Transworld publisher's,2023.

ISBN 9781787635104.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp. [Trivia Goddard is married and lives with his wife Vaunda in Truro,Cornwall. Several of his recent books published in his name have identified Vaunda as a joint holder of the copyright - as is the case with this title!] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn  but author's neat, handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright crisp, part-matt+part-glossy,multi-colour [b/w,pale blue,red silhouetted images and pale beige,pale blue and white handfan] illustrated design by David Wardle,illustration to front of dw/dj with capitalised, glossy,embossed mixture of b/w+pale blue lettered title,a white-lettered review near top edge and author's glossy,embossed, white-lettered name to foot of front.A pale blue spine/backstrip with flat printed capitalised,b/w lettered title with black silhouette figures detail from front's design separating author's white-lettered name and the title; publisher's black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with black sihouetted figures on a grey silhouetted foreground of an architectural cityscape skyline with 6 critics' b/w lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - miniscule rubbing to some extremities with reciprocal colour loss - but no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a red silk headband and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp,vii-ixpp+1-417pp [paginated] includes a Glossary of principal Characters,story spanning 1945-1992-2022 with various years' numbered chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with list of author's other titles to its reverse,author SIGNED title page, dedication and at the rear,an about the Author page and 2pp blanks.Author's 31st novel (2023) including The Wide World trilogy.An uncommon SIGNED example of this title.                                   Want more Robert GODDARD titles? Please search my SIGNED, MODERN FIRSTS and MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogues for either SIGNED and unsigned UK,HB+ dw/dj,1st edn titles by him.                                      Visually,the external appearance is still exceptional,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal.minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is an exceptional, exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of any other detracting faults.                             Umiko Wada never set out to be a private detective, let alone become the one-woman operation behind the Kodaka Detective Agency. But so it has turned out, thanks to the death of her former boss, Kazuto Kodaka, in mysterious circumstances.Keen to avoid a similar fate,Wada chooses the cases she takes very carefully.A businessman who wants her to track down his estranged son offers what appears to be a straightforward assignment.Soon she finds herself pulled into a labyrinthine conspiracy with links to a twenty-seven-year-old investigation by her late employer and to the chaos and trauma of the dying days of the Second World War.                                    As Wada uncovers a dizzying web of connections between then and now, it becomes clear that someone has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep the past buried.Soon those she loves most will be sucked into the orbit of one of the most powerful men in Tokyo. And he will do whatever it takes to hold on to his power. . .                                                                      'The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction' is another tour de force from the cunning mind of master storyteller Robert Goddard. panning seventy years, it takes the reader on a head-spinning journey of twist and counter-twist which keep you guessing until the final pages.                                                                            Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples.                            N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                     ** N.B. 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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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