Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Authorised,official and adapted sequel to A.A.Milne's original Winnie-the-Pooh stories,by David Benedictus; with illustrations by Mark Burgess in the style of the original E.H. Shepard illustrations.] FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - publisher's price to rear panel of dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,white background with colour pictorial artwork by Mark Burgess,illustrated dw/dj with green,brown and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Tiny snick with miniscule loss to front,top corner of dw/dj.A small abrasion to spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - top corners minimally bumped excepted - bds,dw/dj design+lettering repeated to paper-covered bds with a dark green headband and a silk sewn-in bookmark ribbon,and immaculate colour pictorial artwork illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,1-201pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters,full single+double-page,full colour illus by Mark Burgess throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted illustrated half-title+title pages,dedication page similarly,an exposition,acknowledgements,double-page colour vignetted contents list/table,oval colour pictorial vignetted frntis to recto of content's last page,and to rear; last 2 pages as publisher's b/w adverts for other similar Pooh-related book titles. "HALLO,EVERYONE.I'M BACK!" The Rumours are true - Christopher Robin is back in the Hundred Acre Wood. A.A. Milne's stories about Pooh and his Forest friends have been loved by generations of children and their parents ever since the publication of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' in 1926.Now eighty years on,David Benedictus takes up the pen where Milne left off.'Return to the Hundred Acre Wood' is the much-anticipated official sequel to 'Winnie-the-Pooh' and 'The House at Pooh Corner'. 'Return to the Hundred Acre Wood' by author David Benedictus picks up from the poignant ending of Milne's last Pooh book,'The House at Pooh Corner',in which Christopher Robin is growing up and heading away to school."Pooh,promise you won't forget about me,ever.Not even when I'm a hundred," he tells the bear,and they leave together.In these new adventures we revisit all our favourite characters,and are introduced to someone new - Lottie the otter! E[rnest].H.Shepard's decorations played as much a part in Pooh's widespread appeal as Milne's words.Following in his footsteps is no mean feat,but Mark Burgess's new illustrations capture the charm and humour of these stories beautifully.This book is a delightfully entertaining sequel to one of the classics of children's literature. David Benedictus brought Winnie-the-Pooh to life in his audio dramatisations starring Dame Judi Dench,Stephen Fry and Jane Horrocks.He published his first novel at 22,and saw his second adapted for film by Francis Ford Coppola. Mark Burgess has been an illustrator of children's books for over twenty years.He studied Fine Art at the Slade School in London.He then worked for a short time at London Zoo and in a library in Cambridge before becoming a full-time artist and writer.Mark was also the colourist for E.H. Shepard's drawings in 'When We Were Very Young' and 'Now We Are Six'. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!