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WILLETT**, MARCIA: : The Summer House. [Author SIGNED copy. **]

LONDON.BANTAM PRESS/an imprint of Transworld Publishers,2010.

ISBN 9780593062401.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,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 inscrptn/dedication thus: 'With very best wishes Marcia Willett (underscore)' to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,montage'd scenic colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with author's capitalised,glossy,white-lettered name at front's top edge and calligraphic,glossy, pink-lettered title to front's lower edge of dw/dj.A light grey spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author's name and title as the front's,a thumbnail repeated,matt,colour photographic detail from front with publisher's capitalised,glossy white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with front's repeated colour photograph minus the montage'd figures.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,light minimal creasing along top edges – but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges inevitably aged/toned,fore-edges bright,crisp and cleaner,and both sets of edges without foxing/spotting; 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 cream cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked,gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a pale blue+cream striped headband and near immaculate plain pale blue endpapers - front free endpaper with a residual,but small adhesive 'ghost' of possibly,owner's missing address label? UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-299pp [paginated] includes 38 chapters in Pts 1+2 comprising 22 and 16 each respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,a dedication,Pts separator pagesand to the rear,A Note about the Author,and 2pp blanks.      Visually,the external appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 10+ year-old age.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other age-acquired detracting faults usually found in an item of this age.            In the small inlaid wooden box,Matt's mother had kept all his childhood memories.Amongst them are many photos of Matt as a child,growing up.    But something about the photos has always puzzled Matt - was that really him? Why did he not remember those clothes? The toys? And where, in the photos,was his sister Imogen? He has a strange unresolved feeling that there is something missing in his life.               Imogen is living with her husband,a country vet,and their gorgeous baby in a rented cottage. Since her childhood she has loved the Summer House,a charming folly in the grounds of her oldest friends' beautiful and ancient house on Exmoor,and now they have the chance of buying. But her marriage is threatened when her husband refuses to live so far from his practice.   Meanwhile,Matt begins to discovers the strange and tragic secret which has affected his whole 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,1st edn.
Author SIGNED.

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