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GOSCINNY**, RENE & UDERZO**, ALBERT: : ASTERIX THE GLADIATOR

LONDON.ORION PUBLISHING GROUP,2004.

ISBN 0752873016.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued,illustrated 1st thus edn,3rd imp.[UK first revised English language translation and edn.Original,non-English text edn,was published as 'Asterix Gladiateur',1963.Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4,so 1st edn thus,3rd imp.This edition is under exclusive license to Orion Publishing Group.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by Albert Uderzo, illustrated glazed boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,and immaculate blue +white cartoon illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy,apart from my own collation.English language and revised edn (2004) translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written by Rene Goscinny,and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, with colour comic strip artwork.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued,illustrated 1st thus,3rd imp edn,5-48pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] title page,a colour map,verso of which has potted biographies of some of the characters [Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, Cacofonix, Getafix and Vitalstatistix] involved in the story. The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well,not entirely . . . One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum,Aquarium,Laudanum and Compendium . . . When Cacofonix the bard is taken to Rome as a present for Julius Caesar,Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue him,sailing with master salesman Ekonomikrisis,the Phoenician merchant.How do our Gaulish friends come to end up training as gladiators? The next Games in the Circus Maximus are not quite what Caesar and the Roman public expect . . . Odius Asparagus,the prefect of Gaul,captures Cacofonix and sends him as a present to Caesar. Unimpressed by the bard,Caesar orders him to be thrown to the lions at the Circus Maximus. Asterix and Obelix hitchhike to Rome where they must become gladiators to rescue Cacofonix. The series follows the exploits of a village of 'indomitable Gauls' as they resist Roman occupation.They do so by means of a magic potion,brewed by their Druid, Getafix,which gives the recipient superhuman strength.The protagonist,the titular character Asterix,along with his friend Obelix have various adventures. The 'ix' suffix of both names echoes the name of Vercingetorix,a historical Gaul chieftain,the other names are spelling puns.In many cases,the stories have them travel to various countries around the world,though other books are set in and around their village.This title is No.4 of the series and written and illustrated by both Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny. Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo were a French writer/artist team.Born 1925 and 1927 respectively,the two men have - together or separately - worked on many comic strips,but are best known for their series of books featuring the 'indomitable Gaul' Asterix.He made his first appearance in the French magazine,'Pilote',in 1959,and has since featured in well over two dozen books.Goscinny also created the characters Lucky Luke,Ompa-pa,Iznogoud and Nicholas,albeit in collaboration with other artists.He died in 1977. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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