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MORRIS, MARCUS - Edited by: : THE BEST OF EAGLE

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD., and EBURY PRESS,22nd August,1977.

ISBN 071811566X.

UK,Folio HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated,1st edn thus. NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear board.Bright,crisp,clean, laminated/glazed boards with colour pictorial, comic strip artwork by Frank Hampson,illustrated front board with capitalised,white+red lettered title on a black diagonal band,capitalised,black -lettered strapline and part-capitalised,blue-lettered editor credit of Marcus Morris - founder of the comic,a b/w comic strip story continued across both sets of illustrated endpapers.The front's art illustration is a facsimile illustration of the comic's front cover of first issue of 14th April,1950.A white spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered title+Editor's name as the front's; and capitalised,black-lettered joint publisher's names to foot of same,rear board with a white background,capitalised red+black lettered title and featured stories: Dan Dare, Jeff Arnold, P.C.49, Luck of the Legion, Harris Tweed and many others; a black-lettered precis and synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners head+foot of spine gently bumped with reciprocal crease - miniscule rubbing to its foot,all corner tips minisculely bumped - but no nicks,tears of splits present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - top edges with minimal, faint sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges without foxing; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my own collation.UK,Folio HB,no dw/dj,as issued, illustrated, 1st edn thus,4-192pp [paginated] includes a comprehensive Introduction by founder Marcus Morris with accompanying contemporary b/w photographs,b/w+colour illustrated,strips, stories,features etc.                            Visually,the external appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 45+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children's book.It is only the faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for it's brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a child's book. The 'EAGLE' comic had a fairly short life,from 1950 to 1970,by which time it had been merged with 'LION'.But its most successful life was even shorter,from 1950 to about 1962.The Editor's choice of The Best of 'EAGLE' is confined to those years in this volume.   Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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,Folio HB,no dw/dj, as issued,illustrated,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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