OCTOPUS'S GARDEN. [Illustrated by Ben Cort.]

UK,portrait,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,wrap-around glossy,blue background with colour pictorial artwork illustration by Ben Cort,illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,silver iridescent lettered title,capitalised, black-lettered author name and illustrator's other black-lettered name,plus a red roundel with capitalised white lettering for 'CD WITH EXCLUSIVE SONG & READING BY RINGO STARR' name to dw/dj front; spine/backstrip with capitalised,black-lettered title,author's,illustrator's names and capitalised white lettered name,rear panel of dw/dj with colour pictorial illustration with black-lettered short synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – an internally+exteriorly sellotape repair to an approx. 2.1/2" oblique angled tear to front's top edge near the head of spine/backstrip; but no other nicks,tears or splits present and majority of any scoring/indents restricted to rear panel of dw/dj mainly,with minimal penetration to same board beneath.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting ; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation and includes aplastic wallet with Audio CD present,attached to rear pastedown.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,glazed sharp-cornered, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustration of children riding on the backs of turtles swimming amongst a shoal of fish to boards,and immaculate plain blue endpapers,audio CD in wallet attached to rear pastedown. UK,portrait,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,28pp [unpaginated includes free endpapers] with colour illustrated title page,and 12 double-page colour illustrations by Ben Cort, and text. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 10+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children's book. It is only the faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite the minimal fault it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults. Based on the lyrics of the world famous Beatles song, this glorious picture book follows five children on a magical journey through the Octopus's garden. The playful Octopus takes them on a wondrous underwater adventure - riding on the backs of turtles, playing pirates in a sunken city and sheltering from a storm in the octopus's cave. The book comes with an accompanying CD which includes an exclusive reading by Ringo Starr and a never-before-heard version of the song. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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. **