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Assorted authors: : GREATEST ANIMAL STORIES - Chosen by Michael Morpurgo.**

UK.OXFORD,OXON.OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS,2016.

ISBN 9780192748621.

UK,Qrto HB,no dw/d,as issued,illustrated 1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE. No owner inscrptn,and an absence of printed published price.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, paper-covered boards with wrap-around pale blue background with brown illustrated birds+animal figures in a climbing foliage border with brown +white lettering to front,brown lettered spine/ backstrip,rear board with brown prose extract text and a small white bird illustration,and brown+white illustrated endpapers.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top,front corner and diagonally opposed bottom,rear corner tips both with miniscule bump and reciprocal crease to same,and rear board with a few light, but superficial indents.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; 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.UK, Qrto HB,no dw/d,as issued,1st edn,9-253pp [paginated] includes 17 stories - all colour illustrated by 12 assorted illustrators and each preceded by a separator colour vignette illustrated story title page with a story precis /background opposite; plus [unpaginated] half-title with a 'This Book Belongs To' panel (unused - no name inserted),a colour vignetted title page,an introduction by Michael Morpurgo with a colour anthropomorphic animal illustration - a clothed fox,a contents list/ table also with a colour animal illustration - a cat,and reverse of last page with acknowledgements and author+illustrator credits. Both Morpurgo and Geraldine McCuaghrean have contributed a story each. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional example for its cleanliness and brightness. Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo and Award-winning children's writer,has collected his greatest animal stories from all around the world and put them in one place . . . Here! From brave mice to hungry wolves,and mischievous spiders to ingenious cats,this is a timeless collection to treasure forever. Beautifully illustrated throughout,a menagerie will come to life before your eyes.There are lots of stories to choose from,including Puss in Boots, The Ugly Duckling, and Peter and the Wolf,so whether you're looking for a quick read or a longer story to lose yourself in,something to read alone or a tale to share,there's a great animal story within for everyone to find.This beautifully-illustrated,sumptuous gift edition is perfectfor young readers to treasure.From squeaks and peeps to growls and howls,all animal life is here.A treasure trove of animal delights,chosen by the UK's best-loved storyteller. 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,Qrto HB,no dw/d,as issued,illustrated 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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