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GOSCINNY**, RENE & UDERZO**, ALBERT: : FANTASTIC Asterix - SIX COMPLETE ADVENTURES: ASTERIX and the GOLDEN SICKLE/ASTERIX and the CAULDRON/ASTERIX and the BANQUET/THE MANSIONS OF THE GODS,and ASTERIX CAESAR'S GIFT

ISBN 0340564997.

UK,thick Qrto HB; no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated Omnibus, 1st edn thus. [Asterix and the Golden Sickle originally and first published 1962, Darguad Editeur,France.First English translation by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge published by Hodder & Stoughton,1975.This Omnibus edn/issue (UK),1991.] FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear board.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,wrap-around glossy,blue background with colour pictorial cartoon artwork by UDERZO,to either board,part capitalised and lower cased white+yellow lettered part-title, capitalised,black-lettered sub-title and capitalised,white-lettered titles of stories,and capitalised,black lettered credited author+ illustrator names with publisher's name too,to front board.Spine/backstrip with capitalised, black-lettered part-title,author+illustrator surnames and publisher's name to foot of same, rear board with colour,pictorial cartoon illustration,Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - but some inevitable but minimal scoring/indents to either board,and clean plain white endpapers with no hinge cracking.Top edges inevitably aged/ toned but with minimal blemishes,fore-edges brighter and cleaner without usual foxing/ spotting; contents bright and tight – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Visible part page,vertical rippling effect at gutter,to the front free endpaper,title page and the colour map frntis and first few pages into the book - but these pages being affected in lessening degrees as you read on - but no presence of any fluid's staining - if that has occured at all.UK,thick Qrto HB; no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated Omnibus,1st edn thus,stories 5-46pp,5-48pp,5-48pp,5-47pp,5-48pp,and 5-48pp [paginated] respectively,includes colour cartoon /comic strip colour artwork by UDERZO,text by GOSINNY; illustrated+captioned stories plus [unpaginated] Asterix 's thumbnail colour portrait ilustration illustrated title page,a colour map of Gaul with assorted charcters' illustrated portraits for each story to its reverse.     Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and even internally,is also in a remarkable condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 30+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children's book.It is only the faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them it really is still an exceptional example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other major detracting faults.     Stories include: ASTERIX and the GOLDEN SICKLE, ASTERIX and the CAULDRON, ASTERIX and the BANQUET, THE MANSIONS OF THE GODS,and ASTERIX and CAESAR'S GIFT. 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,thick Qrto HB; no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated Omnibus,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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