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ARMITAGE.** [POET LAUREATE], SIMON: : The Owl and the Nightingale. [Author SIGNED copy. Illustrated by Clive Hicks-Jenkins.]

LONDON.Faber & Faber Ltd.,2021.

ISBN 9780571357291.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED, illustrated,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 signature to a pasted,personalised Simon Armitage colour illustrated bookplate to the title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around matt,colour pictorial illustration by Clive Hicks-Jenkins,illustrated dw/dj with author's orange-lettered name and white-lettered title along with illustratator's name letters; plus an adhesive circular red with white-lettered 'Signed copy' label on front of dw/d; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured and lettered author+illustrator names and title as the front's and publisher's white-lettered initialled,illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel of dw/dj with colour foliage illustration with the tiniest speck of an abrasion/puncture to an edge of a leaf towards the spine's gutter - but without any penetration to board beneath.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered original plain white cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, a gold coloured headband,and immaculate plain reddish-brown endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+ dw/dj,author SIGNED bookplate,1st edn,vii-xivpp+ 3-85pp [paginated] includes a Contents list/ table,author's Introduction,the translated poem with colour illuminated capital letter at each verse,8 full-page,full colour illustrations - includes frntis - by Clive Hicks-Jenkins interspersed throughout the text and the book, Acknowledgements as a last page; plus [unpaginated] half-title,thumbnail colour illustraion to recto of frntis,author SIGNED bookplate to title page,and a title separator page after the Introduction and before the Poem's start page.   Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that it is still is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults.    A witty and enchanting illustrated edition of the medieval debate poem,in a new translation by the Poet Laureate.                                Following his acclaimed translations of 'Sir Gawain and the Green knight' and Pearl',Simon Armitage shines light on another jewel of Middle English verse.In his highly engaging version, Armitage communicates the energy and humour of the tale with all the cut and thrust of the original.An unnamed narrator overhears a fiery verbal contest between the two eponymous birds, which moves entertainingly from the eloquent and philosophical to the ribald and ridiculous.The disputed issues still resonate - concerning identity,cultural attitudes,class distinctions and the right to be heard.Excerpts were featured in the BBC Radio 4 podcast The Poet Laurate Has Gone to His Shed.Including the lively illustrations of Clive Hicks-Jenkins,this is a book for the whole household to read and enjoy.  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. **

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Authoor SIGNED personalised bookplate.

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