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AHLBERG**, ALLAN: : The Shopping Expedition. [Illus by Andre Amstutz.]

LONDON.WALKER BOOKS LTD.,2005.

ISBN 074459684X.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial poster-like artwork by Andre Amstutz,illustrated dw/dj with yellow lettered title and capitalised,illustrator+author white-lettered names to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered illustrator+author surnames only,similarly coloured+lettered title,and publisher's black lettered+illustrated name and colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj without text,other than b/w barcode.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj with head+ foot of spine minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing - but no nicks,tears or splits present. Minor minimal and superficial scoring/indents with little noticeable effect to boards beneath - not obtrusive.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glazed boards with repeated dw/dj illustration+ lettering and clean plain orange endpapers.UK, slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] with colour vingnette illustrated half-title,double-page colour illustrated title page,14 double-page colour illustrations and text. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. a child’s book.It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite them,it really is still an exceptional, example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults.                      A wonderful flight of the imagination in which an ordinary trip to the shops becomes an intrepid adventure. Come shopping with me and Mum and little Harry and Wilf the Wonderdog. But this is no ordinary shopping trip; the car breaks down, the rain keeps coming and the road becomes a jungle, then a river...It's an expedition where anything might happen; in fact, it probably will! A delightful picture book by an accomplished story-teller - a past winner of the Children's Book Award and a Blue Peter Award.Author's 137th book.                       Andre Amstutz  studied at Brighton School of Art in the early years of the Second World War, becoming an animator for Gaumont British (GB) Animation,before developing his career on a number of professional skills,including art directing for a number of leading British advertising agencies,poster designing and the prolific illustration of children’s books.        From the 1960s onwards he also developed a reputation as a prolific and highly successful illustrator of children’s books, many of which were written by Allan and Janet Ahlberg, including Master Salt the Sailor’s Son (1980), Hip-Hippo-Hooray (1981), The Man Who Wore All His Clothes (2001) and The Baby in the Hat (2008).He was also a member of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight 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 U&S 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 Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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