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MURPHY, JILL: : THE WORST WITCH, THE WORST WITCH STRIKES AGAIN, & A BAD SPELL FOR THE WORST WITCH. [3 p/backs - all SIGNED by author.]

LONDON.PENGUIN/PUFFIN BOOKS [A Young Puffin Story Book],1978,1981,1988.

ISBN 0140311084.

3 x UK,slim 12mo p/back,all author/illustrator SIGNED,all of later impressions.[Author's first 3 titles in the series; TWW - 29th imp. (7-106pp), TWWSA - 16th imp.(7-91pp),and ABSFWW - 18th imp.(7-127pp),SIGNED thus: 'For Ian With love from Jill Murphy', 'Jill Murphy' and 'Jill Murphy' respectively.All were signed together,in my son's Year 5 (Junior School),in his presence when Jill Murphy visited his Primary/Junior school in Plymouth.] Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, wrap-around colour background - lilac,red and yellow respectively - with b/w pictorial silhouetted illustration by Jill Murphy to front card covers,and colour pictorial illustrated rear covers with story precis to same.Books with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - other than an accidental,uniform crease to front top,corner tip creasing,lessening in visibility,from front card cover upto pp38 or so,to the first book (TWW).Tops+fore-edges with inevitable ageing/ toning to each but with minimal page-edge toning,red spine/backstrip to 2nd book sunned/ faded.B/w line and black silhouetted illustrations throughout each book.] A truly unique opportunity to purchse this author's first 3 titles of her world famous, well-known and best remembered 'Worst Witch' series,with the RARE added bonus of ALL 3 being SIGNED by her aming these all the more SCARCE. Offered as one lot,insured post paid. Jill Murphy (1949-2021) was born in London and grew up in Surrey. From a very early age she was drawing and writing stories, and was already putting books together (literally,with a stapler) by the time she was six.She went on to study at Chelsea,Croydon and Camberwell Schools of Art. Jill worked in a children's home for four years and as a nanny for a year,before becoming a freelance writer and illustrator.She wrote and iillustrated over 20 picture books,including the award-winning Large family of elephants,and 10 novels,including the highly successful Worst Witch series which have been also been adapted for television and stage.Jill passed away in Cornwall in August 2021,aged 72. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a child's ephemeral p/back, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading.Despite them,they really are of a collectable condition and state. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

3 X UK,12mo p/back,later imps,author/illustrator SIGNED edns.
Author/illustrator Signed, + 1 dedicated.

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