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SMITH, SARAH: : Upon a BILLOWY BREEZE 'Hope'

UK.DARTMOOR,DEVON.Self published,by author,2020.

ISBN 9781838134600.

UK,portrait 12mo [approx. 7" x 5"] HB minus dw/dj,author illustrated,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+. No owner inscrptn but author's neat, handwritten black ink signature,inscrptn and doodle: 'With love Sarah (smiley doodle) to title page.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, paper covered boards with colour pictorial artwork by Sarah Smith,illustrated upper board and multi flora+fauna coloured illustrations by Sarah Smith,repeated to immaculate endpapers, front board with white-lettered 'Upon a', capitalised,pale blue lettering and apostrophized,gilt-lettered 'Hope' of the title, and author's white-lettered name to an upright khaki panel; a khaki spine/backstrip with white-lettered title with gilt-lettered word 'Hope' of same and author's name in white lettering,rear board with thumbnail colour pictorial illustration of hares,by Sarah Smith and white-lettered prose extracts etc.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,no bumping and no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish,foxing or spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread other than my own collation.UK,portrait 12mo [approx. 7" x 5"] HB minus dw/dj, author illustrated,author SIGNED,1st edn,5-91pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters,profuse colour thumbnail,part and full page colour illustrations all by Sarah Smith - throughout the text and the book,includes storytelling and poetry verses.Plus [unpaginated] Author SIGNED title page,a Contents list/table,colour illustrated individual chapter separator pages and to the rear,as last pages a thumbnail b/w portrait photograph of author and her potted biography with publishing details to its verso and last page as a full page colour illustration.          Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional despite the missing dw/dj and particularly internally too,it is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the missing dw/dj fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. A book written,illustrated and self published by author Sarah Smith,for all ages.              A tale that follows the animals, the farm and the family that reside within a little farmstead on the middle of Dartmoor.It was written under the trees of Lurcombe Farm, where walks in the woods and toasted marshmallows by firelight in the summer of 2020 helped her rediscover a simpler way of life. "Hope will always find its wings and fly back to us, even when we think it's flown the nest." "Do not be afraid of shadows and shade. There is always light in the darkest of glades."           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: 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,portrait 12mo [approx. 7" x 5"] HB minus dw/dj,author illustrated,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED,inscribed+doodle.

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