PERKINS, SUE:: Spectacles: a memoir

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PERKINS, SUE: : Spectacles: a memoir

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH/PENGUIN,2005.

ISBN 9781405918541.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 001.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, white background with subject's black+ fluorescent red gilt portrait silhouette to front panel of dw/dj with black+fluorescent red lettering and similar lettering to spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners,both head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing - but no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black letters to spine /backstrip,a black+silver striped headband and immaculate b/w spectacle frames illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-377pp [paginated] includes author's preface,Pts One to Five (Croydon,Cambridge (1988-1991),London, Cornwall and The rest of the world) comprising 9,4,5,15 and 2 chapters respectively,an epilogue,permissions at rear of book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,b/w facsimile reproduction handwritten school work extract,contents list/ table,author preamble,and to the rear,3pp b/w facsimile reproductions of her childhood artwork and handwriting. An unusual debut item in Perkin's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to her canon of work. Author's debut work,a comedic but true autobiography. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included or free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR 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. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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