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War Horse. [SPECIAL EDITION - illustrated by Francois Place.]
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War Horse. [SPECIAL EDITION - illustrated by Francois Place.] Hardcover - 2010

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UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn thus.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.True UK 1st edn (unillustrated) Kaye & Ward Ltd., 1982. Coloured edn first published simulataneously in France and UK in 2004 by Egmont Books Limited and Editions Gallimard Jeunesse. This edition published in 2010.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,part matt and part glossy laminated,monochrome photographic and superimposed illustrated dw/dj,with white,orange and red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour pictorial artwork illustrated endpapers by Francois Place.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn,1-179pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters,profuse part-page,several single,full-page and a couple of double-page full-colour illustrations by Francois Place throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] a blank with author's other published works listed to its verso,colour vignetted half-title page,title page,author's note,and at the rear 2pp blanks,publisher's coloured advert for 'Kensuke's Kingdom' in a coloured p/back format with publisher's ethical publishing standards to its verso. In the deadly chaos of the First World War,one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches.Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back,Joey tells a powerful story of the truest of friendships in the worst of wars. This special edition of a classic tale is beautifully illustrated by acclaimed French artist Francois Place.Francois Place is a French author and illustrator renowned for his work in children's literature.He wrote 'Les Derniers Geants' (The Last Giants),a book which has gone on to win numerous awards.He has since won the Grand Prix de la Foire de Bolgne for 'Atlas des Geographes d'Orbae (The Atlas of the Geographers of Orbae) as well as winning a special award from Les Libraries Socieres.In 2004 Francois was invited as an honorary guest to the Villerbanne Children's Literature Festival. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.
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