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PRATCHETT**, TERRY: : THE FIFTH ELEPHANT

LONDON.DOUBLEDAY/an imprint of TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD.,1999..

ISBN 0385409958.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,repeated colour pictorial artwork by Josh Kirby illustrated panels of dw/dj,with capitalised,embossed white with gilt edging-lettered author name; capitalised, embossed black-lettered title; a red spine/ backstrip with similarly embossed,coloured+ lettered author+title as front and thumbnail colour illustration from the front,and publisher's white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with repeated colour illustration from front and capitalised,black-lettered title to top edge of panel of dw/dj. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - both panels with age-acquired minimal, superficial scoring/indents with only the front board with very faint impression to the board beneath.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,a gold+red striped headband,and immaculate plain,custard-yellow endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-317pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,author's Thanks, title separator page - the latter two with blank reverse,and to the rear,2pp blanks.    Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 20+ year-old age.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher overall grading. Despite them,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults.             Sam Vimes is a man on the run.                  Yesterday he was a duke,a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious,fat-rich country of Uberwald.                              Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask).It's snowing.It's freezing. And if he cant make it through the forest to civilization there's going to be a terrible war.                         But there are monsters onhis trail.They're bright.They're fast.They're werewolves - and they're catching up.Sam Vimes is out of time,out of luck and already out of breath . . .          'THE FIFTH ELEPHANT' is Pratchett's latest instalment in the Discworld cycle,this time starring dwarfs,diplomacy,intrigue and big lumps of fat.                                         Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 any inexpensive 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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