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IMRIE, CELIA: : ORPHANS of the STORM. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING,Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,2021.

ISBN 9781526642493.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED bookplate,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to a gilt decorated bookplate pasted to half-title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork with gilt decoration illustrated dw/dj panels with author's capitalised,embossed,gilt-lettered name and capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered title; a capitalised,matt white-lettered THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVELIST legend with a critic's review beneath it,to front's top edge of dw/dj.Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with gilt decorated illustration at top edge and white-lettered strap line.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and without ageing/toning; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound – virtually pristine with 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 navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a mustard coloured headband and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-vipp+3-408pp [paginated] includes a preamble,Pts 1-3 comprising 32, 6, and 4 chapters respectively,an Epilogue,a 23pp 'Behind the Scenes research account by Fidelis Morgan with Acknowledgements to its reverse, and a 1pp Note about Author and researcher Fidelis Morgan as last page.          Visually,the external appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is still an exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults. Nice,France,1911: after three years of marriage, young seamstress Marcella Navatril has finally had enough.Her husband,Michael,an ambitious tailor,has become cruel and controlling and she determines to get a divorce.  But while awaiting a judge's decision on the custody of their twp small boys,Michael receives news that changes everything.                    Meanwhile fun-loving New York socialite Margaret Hays is touring Europe with some friends.Restless,she resolves to head home aboard the most celebrated steamer  in the world - RMS Titanic.                             As the ship sets sail for America,carrying two infants bearing false names,the paths of Marcella, Michael and Margaret cross - and nothing will ever be the same again.             From the Sunday Times bestselling author Celia Imrie,'Orhans of the Storm' dives into the waters of the past to unearth a sweeping,epic tale of the sinking of the Titanic that radiates humanity and hums with life. 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. 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED bookplate,1st edn.
Author SIGNED bookplate.

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