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HORNBY, GILL: : GODMERSHAM PARK. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.CENTURY/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE,2022.

ISBN 9781529125894.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn but author'a handwritten black ink felt-tip pen signature - without dedication to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around,embossed embroidery colour pictorial illustration with gilt highlight/decoration by Chloe Giordano,illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with capitalised,embossed,white-lettered title and author name,and critic's other flat printed white-lettered review; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered title+author name as front,embossed coloured female figure detail from front,and publisher's capitalised,but flat printed white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with repeated illustration/design from front but flat printed with yellow+white-lettered synopsis and 2 critics' white-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting,fore-edges illustrated/decorated with green foliage design; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain cream cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent green gilt lettering,a gold coloured headband and immaculate,repeated antique print-style colour pictorial scenic landscape illustrated endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED - without dedication,1st edn,xi-xiipp+3-430pp [paginated] includes Dramatis Personae (Godmersham Family,Godmersham Household and Visitors),Acts 1-4 comprising 18, 8, 8 and 10 chapters respectively,Author's Note, Acknowledgements,Exclusive Content [Fanny's Diaries]; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,a dedication,Note to reader,an epigram [from Northanger Abbey,Jane Austen] the latter three each with a blank verso,Acts individual separator pages,2pp blanks between Author's Note and Acknowledgements towards the rear,a 1pp publisher's b/w illustrated cover advert for author's 'Miss Austen' title, followed by 2pp blanks.                     Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness,lack of detracting faults and as an author SIGNED item too.                January 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess. At thirty-one years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. But her mother has died and she desperately needs an independent income if she is to survive. For her new charge, twelve-year-old Fanny Austen, Anne''s arrival is all novelty and excitement. But Anne is keenly aware that her new role is an awkward one: she is neither one of the servants nor one of the family, and to balance a position between the ''upstairs'' and ''downstairs'' members of the household is a diplomatic chess game. One wrong move may result in her instant dismissal. She has just begun to settle into her position when dashing Henry Austen and his younger sister Jane come to stay. Both take an immediate interest in the pretty, clever governess who quickly becomes drawn into the above stairs life of the Austen family.Despite her best endeavours, Anne finds that she is beginning to fall in love. But has her survival at Godmersham Park just become a good deal more precarious?    Please contact seller,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,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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