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Bond, Michael : Paddington on Top

Collins, England, 1976

ISBN 0001821350

Jacket is price clipped. Nice copy. Illustr.: Peggy Fortnum. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

BOND**, MICHAEL: : Paddington on Top

LONDON.COLLINS,1974.

ISBN 0001821350.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj, but there is in situ,partial remains of a removed publisher's own,original square, adhesive white paper price-label, minimally affecting the paper beneath, towards foot of dw/djs' front,inner flap's corner.The residue of it has also left a 'ghost' corresponding spot to ffe.Bright, crisp, clean,glossy laminated,pale pinkish background with colour pictorial artwork by Peggy Fortnum,illustrated upper panel and black lettering,a b/w line illustrated publisher's advert to rear panel; both with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - but a tiny,tiny nick/ closed tear to dw/djs' upper panel towards it's lower edge and reciprocal creasing present.Spine/backstrip imperceptably darkened but not sunned/faded,with black lettering,number 10 towards foot and just above a blue vertical lozenge with black line illus of Paddington within it, minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of same.Top+ fore-edges both slightly aged/toned,but generally clean; contents fox-free,bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to body of text/book - an unread example? Bright,crisp,clean, textured,sharp-cornered,salmon/(rose pink?) paper-covered bds with bright, crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine /backstrip and near immaculate plain white eps.The only fault to them (eps) is offset foxing from dw/djs' inner flaps to both pastedowns and the aforementioned 'ghost to ffe,the rear free endpaper unaffected. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,7-124pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters,profuse b/w line illus by Peggy Fortnum,as either chapter head+tail pieces or part-page illustrations within the text,plus [unpaginated] b/w Paddington Bear vignetted half-title page,similar title-page,and a contents list/table,and 4pp blanks at rear.The first page of the blanks has a b/w line illus of Paddington to it's lower,right-hand corner,the others are blank as described.Despite listed minor faults,it is another exceptional example - definitely one of the better examples I've handled and seen - of the rarest of the Paddington novels in this series. The 10th PB novel,which finds him in excellent form - and is an occasion for celebration,and indeed this very famous bear has found a variety of ways to prove that Paddington is still on top. In this book Paddington does a lot of things he's never done before: he goes to school (and how has he managed to avoid it up till now?) and he goes to court; he buys a body-building outfit and tries to sell a vacuum cleaner; he makes spectacularly brave attempts at rugby and water-skiing; and finally he introduces a surprise guest from Darkest Peru! All these adventures are delightfully illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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