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HOBAN**, RUSSELL: : THE COURT OF THE WINGED SERPENT. [Colour illustrations by Patrick Benson. **]

LONDON.CAPE,1994.

ISBN 0224036149.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated, 1st edn. FINE. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued and no price removal from rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Patrick Benson illustrated laminated boards and immaculate colour pictorial endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated, 1st edn,26pp [unpaginated] includes endpapers,a title page,colour illustration every page comprising 6 full-page,3 double-paged,the remaining pages with 2-5 illustrations per page - all by Patrick Benson. See also my book ID rja1165324 for another example of this same title. Patrick Benson studied at the Chelsea Art School and St Martin's School of Art.He first entered the world of book illustration with William Mayne's 'Hob Stories' in 1984,for which he won the Mother Goose Award.Since then he has continued to illustrate other people's stories, as well as his own.He received world-wide accolades for his interpretation of Roald Dahl's final book,'The Minpins' (see my book ID's rja26467, rja32168, rja393911 and rja416912),and the two J.R. Hartley 'Fly Fishing books (see book id rja26597).His illustrations for 'The Willows in Winter' (see my book ID's rja1132, rja596116 and rja682917),and his new edition of 'The Wind in the Willows' also received outstanding praise. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct and possibly,insured shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! 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. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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