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ROWLING**, J[oanne] K[athleen]: : Casual Vacancy. **

LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN,2012.

ISBN 9781408704202.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around yellow background with red+yellow design with author's name,title in white lettering to front of dw/dj; a yellow spine/backstrip with author's name,title in black lettering and publisher's black capitalised,black-lettered initialled name and black illustrated colphon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with black red illustration to a red panel.Negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top edges with slight age-acquired toning and some minimal,sporadic foxing towards the fore-edges of same,fore-edges brighter and without foxing; contents bright,tight and clean - one accidental(?) small corner tip crease to lower corner of pp405/06 - else no other dog-ear reading creases to any other pages' corners - would appear unread or a carefully read copy! Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a yellow+red striped headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 3- 503pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-7; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and Pts separator pages.          Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and even internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 10+ year-old age.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite them,it really is still an acceptable example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. A big novel about a small town,'The Casual Vacancy' is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults.It is the work of a storyteller like no other. When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties,the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is,seemingly,an English idyll,with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey,but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor,teenagers at war with their parents,wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils . . . Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the Parish Council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen.Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion,duplicity and unexpected revelations?    Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item 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 receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL to these desinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **              

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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