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DONALDSON**, JULIA & SCHEFFLER**, AXEL: : The Smeds and The Smoos. [Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.*]

LONDON.ALISON GREEN BOOKS/An imprint of Scholastic Chiuldren's Books,2019.

ISBN 9781407188898.

UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt background with glossy,colour pictorial onlay illustrations with a black+silver gilt decorated horizontal panel with capitalised author+illustrator names, silver gilt lettered title and a circular silver gilt adhesive label crediting the creators of The Gruffalo too - all to front of dw/dj; a red matt spine/backstrip with capitalised,white-lettered title,author+illustrators' surnames and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour illustration continuation with glossy onlays and white-lettered synopsis,and an adhesive Gruffalo illustrated label with Gruffalo internet site's address. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; 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,unblemished,sharp-cornered paper-covered boards with dw/dj repeated illustration/design and lettering but without the dw/dj adhesive labels,and immaculate repeated illustrated endpapers.UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial illustrated title page,part,full,single and double paged illustrations by Axel Scheffler and accompanying verse(s) by Julia Donaldson.        Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its nature, i.e. a child’s book].It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                          The Smeds,who are red,never,ever play with the Smoos,who are blue.So what will they do when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love?                Far away,on a distant planet,two aliens meet - and fall in love.                                But Janet is a Smed.Bill is a Smoo.And everyone knows tht Smeds and Smoos can't be friends.What will their families do when they find out?        Gruffalo creators Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler soar into space with this joyous tale of star-crossed aliens.Prepare for dazzling rhymes,hilarious pictures - and a love story that's out of this world.                        Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value 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 rectangular Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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