TRISS - A TALE FROM REDWALL.

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1st impression.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2,Stated First Edition First Impression.NFINE/FINE-.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (US$36.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Troy Howell,illustrated dw/dj with white+white-oulined red lettering to front,white and gold lettered spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - though minor,minimal scoring/indents mainly to rear panel of dw/dj and without penetration to boards beneath.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edges very lightly dust-soiled,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – near pristine,appears unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,paper-covered plain grey boards with a red cloth blind spine with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters and clean plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3389pp [paginated] includes Books 1-3 comprising 14,15 and 13 chapters respectively - each chapter with a b/w ilustrated chapter headpiece; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,double-page b/w map of sea routes and b/w line illustrated individual Book's separator pages and to the rear,author's b/w portrait photograph with an About The Author page. Enslaved by the evil ferret King Agarnu and his daughter Princess Kurda - slavers of shackled hundreds - the brave squirrelmaid Triss, along with Shogg the otter and Welfo the hedgehog,plans a daring escape by sea. At the same time,far away in Salamandastrom,three young companions,Scarum the hare,Sagax the badger and Kroova the otter,are driven to sail away from their mountain home,too,but for a different reason: they are seeking the adventures of their lives! Something far from family and home. And in Mossflower Woods,a pair of wandering Dibbuns accidentally discovers the long-lost entrance to Brockhall,the most ancient hall of the Badger Lords. The journeyers could not seem more remote from one another in pursuit or kind.Yet fate relentlessly draws them together when,in her flight from Kurda,Triss happens upon Redwall,and the abbey creatures discover a new hero in her.Someone brave enough to carry the sword of Martin and face the evil that threatens them. In this,the 15th novel in the Redwall epic,Brian Jacques once again looks to the history of the sword of Martin for his adventure,and celebrates a new and unforgettable heroine. Please contact seller, 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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.