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GOSCINNY**, RENE: : HOW OBELIX FELL INTO THE MAGIC POTION WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY. [Captioned and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.]

LONDON.ORION BOOKS/a division of Orion Publishing Group Ltd.,2009.

ISBN 9781444000269.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn thus. [Originally written in 1965,under the title of 'Comment Obelix est tombe dans la marmite du druide quand il etait petit'.The first UK edn/issue was by Hodder & Stoughton Children's Books,1989,with a new translation by Anthea Dell and Derek Hockridge.This listing first published (UK) by Orion Books,2009,again translated by Dell and Hockridge,so a 1st edn thus. ** This new edition has a new cover illustration,but is otherwise indentical.**] FINE-. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued.Bright,crisp,clean, colour pictorial illustrated,laminated boards with minimal shelf-wear and negligible bumping to edges,corners and spine/backstrip; with bright,clean,immaculate brown+white illustrated endpapers.Production process faults of laminate's light vertical wrinkling to front's top edge and light wrinkling also to lower corner's fore-edge.In the same area a tiny dent/abrasion on the lower edge and some minimal scoring to elsewhere to the front board. Described honestly and fairly - faults are minimal but noticeable without being excessive - reads badly - but is still an acceptable copy. UK,slim Qrto HB,as issued,1st edn thus,32pp [unpaginated] includes half-title page - verso of which has authors' sepia portrait photograph,a colour illustrated title page,8 double-page and 7 single-page colour illustrations by UDERZO.An uncommon title.        Want more GOSCINNY/UDERZO titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue.  One day,the truth had to come out.One day,humanity had to know the secret it has been breathlessly waiting to discover for over two thousand years.For though we all know that Obelix fell into the cauldron of magic potion when he was a little boy ("We'll never hear the end of it!" he has frequently been heard to complain),we never knew just how. Well - the hour has come!                                    And as Asterix was partly responsible for the wholle deplorable business,we have asked him to reveal all.So let there be light!  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.UDERZO died 24/03/20 aged 92.  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 thus.
Not SIGNED.

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