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PRATCHETT**, TERRY: : DODGER

LONDON,DOUBLEDAY,2012.

ISBN 9780385619271.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Paul Kidby illustrated dw/dj with author's capitalised,embossed,gilt-lettered name at top edge and similarly coloured+lettered title and other capitalised,white-lettered strap line to front of dw/dj; a black spine/backstrip divided by a thumbnail colour illustration of front to middle and flat printed similar coloured+ lettered author name+title as the front's and  publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a smaller colour illustration and blue+white lettered strap lines.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges very lightly aged/toned with minimal foxing to top,fore-edge without foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp and clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt capitalised lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate coloured marbled endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 1-355pp [paginated] includes 16 chapters - each with a b/w illustrated headpiece - author's acknowledgements,embarrassments and excuses with,at no extra cost,some bits of vocabulary and usage; plus [unpaginated] thumbnail b/w portrait of Dodger illustrated half-title page, 3pp publisher's lists of author's other titles, b/w thumbnail illustrated title page,a dedication,and to the rear,2pp publisher's b/w illustrated book titles and a b/w illustrated Pratchett website page.   Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its -year-old age and nature, i.e  an  child’s children’s book.It is only the minor fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other age-acquired detracting faults.   A storm. Rain-lashed city streets. A flash of lightning. A scruffy lad sees a girl leap desperately from a horse-drawn carriage, in a vain attempt to escape her captors. Can the lad stand by and let her be caught again? Of course not, because he's... Dodger! Dodger is a tosher—a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Victorian London. Everyone who is nobody knows him. Anybody who is anybody doesn't. He used to know his own future; it involved a lot of brick-lined tunnels and plenty of filth. But when Dodger rescues a young girl from a beating, meets Charles Dickens, and encounters Sweeney Todd, things start to get really messy. Now everyone who is anyone wants to get their hands on Dodger. . . Please contact seller,for correct 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: 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,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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