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PRATCHETT**, TERRY: : JOHNNY AND THE DEAD

LONDON.DOUBLEDY/an imprint of Transworld Publishers Limited,1993.

ISBN 0385403011.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Remarkably bright,crisp and clean,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by John Avon,illustrated dw/dj with author's capitalised,black-lettered name and similarly coloured+lettered title to front of dw/dj.A pale grey spine/backstrip with capitalised,black-lettered title,author's name, and the publisher's name to foot of same - no sunning or fading either - with miniscule,gentle pushing to head+foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a different colour pictorial illustration by same illustrator,with a single red-lettered sentence strapline at it's top edge. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges with inevitable but minimal,light ageing/toning - combination of age and quality of paper stock used - but no foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - 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 pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,7-172pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,Author's Note and to the rear,2pp blanks.  Author's 2nd book in the trilogy of the Johnny Maxwell series of novels - see my book ID rja790618 for the 3rd title - 'Johnny and the Bomb' for a UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn example.   Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and even internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 30+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children's book.It is only the minimal fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for it's cleanliness and lack of other age-acquired detracting faults usually encountered in a children's book. 'Call any time you like,' said the Alderman. 'I'm always in.That's something you learn to be good at,when you're dead. . .                    Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to).But twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And the dead are nothing like he expected. They don't lurch about. They don't push through walls.They can't even dance like they do in videos.They're just people - post senior citizens - and they're always in.   At least,up until now. Now the council wants to move them out so the cemetery can be sold as a building site. But the dead have learned a thing or two from Johnny.They're not going to take it lying down... especially since it's Halloween tomorrow. Besides, they're beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was when they were. . . well. . . alive. Especially if they break a few rules. . .                        An irreverant and highly-entertaining new fantasy tale featuring Johnny maxwell,first met in Pratchett's 'Only You Can Save the World.'   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,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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