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UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued, illustrated 1st edn. [UK first English language edn. Original,non-English text edn,published a year earlier, 1987.] NMINT.Wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,and immaculate plain white endpapers.Top+fore-edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy,apart from my own collation.English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, nwith colour comic strip art.UK,slim Qrto HB,as issued, illustrated 1st edn,5-48pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] title page,colour map,recto of which has potted biographies of some of the characters [Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, Cacofonix, and Vitalstatistix]… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn. [UK first English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. Original,non-English text edn,was published a year earlier,1987.] NMINT. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,and b/w cartoon illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy,apart from my own collation.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, with colour comic strip art.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn,5-48pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] title page,a colour map,verso of which has potted biographies of some of the characters [Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, Cacofonix, Getafix and Vitalstatistix] involved… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued, illustrated 1st thus edn,7th imp.[UK first revised English language translation edn by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Original,non-English text edn,was published as 'La Rose et le Glaive', 1991.Complete number line 7 9 10 8,so 1st edn,7th imp.This special edition is under exclusive license to Orion Publishing Group.It was also originally published by Orion,in 2002.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj, card boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Albert Uderzo,illustrated glazed boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,and blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears an unread copy,apart from my own collation. Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,with colour comic strip artwork.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn thus. [UK's first English language edn was Hodder & Stoughton,1991.Simultaneous as original,non-English published edn,Les Editions R-G & A-U.This new English-text edn,1st edn thus,by this publisher.] NMINT. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,and immaculate blue+ white cartoon illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and pristine; contents bright,tight,clean and pristine too - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy,apart from my own collation.Another English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge,this time on glossy paper.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, with colour comic strip art.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn,5-48pp… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn. [Originally and first published in 1987 by Les Editions Albert Uderzo.This listing is the first English language edn, 1988,translatd by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by UDERZO alone,as Goscinny had died in November,1977.This is the 4th Asterix adventure after his death.] FINE. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued,and no price removal from rear board.Bright,crisp ,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by UDERZO,illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free, and b/w cartoon illustrated endpapers with no hinge cracking.Top+fore-edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight and generally clean - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corner tips - some light,minimal,sporadic spotting/foxing towards pages' fore-edges.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,with colour comic strip art. UK, slim Qrto HB,as issued,1st edn,5-48pp [paginated];… Read More

FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued, illustrated 1st edn. [The true 1st edn. English title 'Asterix and Obelix All at Sea.'] FINE+. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued and text is in French.Bright, crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Albert Uderzo,illustrated glazed boards - with b/w,red+yellow lettering and immaculate blue+ white cartoon illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread? France,slim Qrto HB,as issued, illustrated 1st edn,5-48pp [paginated] includes title page,a colour map of Gaul,body of book is a colour strip-cartoon story with French text. This title is No. 30 of the series and although written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,Rene Goscinny is still credited. The slaves are revolting - they've stolen Julius Caesar's own galley.Seeking shelter in the little Gaulish… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn.[UK first English language edn.Written and illustrated by UDERZO alone,as Goscinny had died in November,1977. Translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by UDERZO, illustrated front board,rear board with 33 thumbnail colour illustrations of previously published English books' covers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,and b/w cartoon illustrated endpapers with no hinge cracking. Top+fore-edges age/toned; contents bright,tight and generally clean - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corner tips - some light,minimal sporadic spotting/ foxing to both sides of the title page.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,with colour comic strip art.UK, slim Qrto HB,as issued,illustrated 1st edn, 5-48pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] title page,a colour map,verso of which… Read More

FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued, illustrated 1st edn.[The true 1st edn,as it precedes the 2002 UK,Qrto HB,published by Orion (London) edn.See book ID rja26767 where this story appears in an even later edn,by Hatchette Partworks special collection (2005).] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued - text in French.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered, glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Albert Uderzo, illustrated glazed boards - with b/w,red+yellow lettering and immaculate blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Some minor,minimal superficial scoring indents marks to either board.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - therefore appears unread? France,slim Qrto HB,as issued,illustrated 1st edn,5-48pp [paginated] includes title page,colour map of Gaul,verso of which has colour cartoon characters - each with a potted biography,body of book is a colour… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn. [UK first English language edn.Original,non-English text edn,published a year earlier,1987.] NMINT. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch,scoring and indent free,and immaculate plain white endpapers.Top +fore-edges inevitably aged/toned; but contents bright,tight,clean and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy, apart from my own collation.English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,with colour comic strip art.UK,slim Qrto HB,as issued,illustrated 1st edn, 5-48pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] title page,a colour map,verso of which has potted biographies of some of the characters [Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, Cacofonix, and… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards as issued, illustrated 1st edn. [Originally and first published in 1987, 'Astérix chez Rahazade' by Les Editions Albert Uderzo.This listing is the first English language edn, 1988,translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. Written and illustrated by UDERZO alone,as Goscinny had died in November,1977. This is the 4th Asterix adventure after his death.] FINE++.No owner inscrptn, no dw/dj,card boards as issued,and no price removal from rear board.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by UDERZO, illustrated glazed boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - both top edges each with 5 or 6 tiny uniform dents,otherwise virtually scratch/scoring and indent free,and b/w cartoon illustrated endpapers with no hinge cracking.Top+fore-edges aged/toned; contents bright, tight, clean,solid and sound and remarkably bright without foxing/spotting - and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated 1st edn thus. [Originally published in 2001,Les Editions Albert Rene/Goscinny-Uderzo under title of 'Asterix et Latraviata'.1st UK edn,published by ORION,2002,this UK special edn,published Hatchette,2005.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork illustrated upper board by UDERZO,with red+white letters to same and the spine/ backstrip; negligible shelf-wear to edges,miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to corners and head +foot of spine/backstrip,some small indents to rear board,and blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.UK,slim Qrto HB,as issued,illustrated 1st thus,3-48pp [paginated] includes title page,a colour map of Gaul,verso of which has colourcartoon characters with a potted biography of each, colour strip-cartoon story with English text.Translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by Albert… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards as issued, illustrated 1st edn. [UK first English language translation edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Original,non-English text edn,was published as 'Le Ciel Lui Tombe Sur La Tete'.This edition is under exclusive license to Orion Publishing Group.First new Asterix's return story in four years.] FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork,by Albert Uderzo,illustrated glazed boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,just a few superficial indents to rear board, clean blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears an unread copy, apart from my own collation.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,with colour comic strip art.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,glazed boards as… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards as issued, illustrated 1st edn. [UK first English language translation edn by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. Original non-English text edn,was published as 'Le Ciel Lui Tombe Sur La Tete'.This edition is under exclusive license to Orion Publishing Group. ASTERIX'S first new return story four years.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork,by Albert Uderzo,illustrated glazed boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners but some indents visible only under angled light source,to front cover,and just a few superficial indents to rear board, immaculate blue+white cartoon illustrated endpapers. Without the presence of those indents the grade for this book would be NMINT.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears an unread copy,apart from my own collation. Written and… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,glazed boards as issued, illustrated,1st ed thus. [Originally published in 2001,Les Editions Albert Rene/Goscinny-Uderzo under title of 'Asterix et Latraviata'.1st UK edn,published by ORION, 2002,this UK special edn,published Hatchette, 2005.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated upper board by UDERZO,with red+white letters to same and to the spine/backstrip,but misbound - back to front and upside down! [The upper board in relation to book's signatures is inverted and blank,the rear board should be the upper,front board and is also inverted.] The blank,upper board has several small circular indents towards it's bottom right-hand corner.Boards with negligible shelf-wear to edges,miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to corners - both head+foot of spine/backstrip unaffected - immaculate blue+ white cartoon illustrated endpapers; bottom right-hand corner of front fep has a diagonal crease to the… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,as issued,illustrated 1st edn. [UK's first English language edn,1991.Simultaneous as original, non-English published edn,Les Editions R-G & A-U, published in France as 'La Galere D'Obelix'.] NMINT.[Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase.] No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners and virtually scratch and indent free,and immaculate brown+white cartoon illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and pristine; contents bright,tight,clean and pristine too - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - anunread copy,apart from my own collation.Another English language edn translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.Written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,with colour comic strip art.UK, slim Qrto HB,as issued,1st edn,5-48pp [paginated]; plus [unpaginated] title page, colour map. The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied… Read More

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.N o owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,cream background with b/w Tenniel 'Alice' illustration to front,Wm. Blake's b/w thumbnail-size illustration to rear panel of dw/dj,with bright, crisp,gilt lettering to front,gilt+black lettered spine which has a small (approx. 1.5cm) creased abrasion to rear-facing spine's edge - very minimally affecting concomitant area of board beneath,rear panel with black lettered critics' reviews and Wm. Blake illustration; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore- edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - 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 charcoal cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine,a b/w striped headband and immaculate slate grey endpapers.UK,12mo… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A tiny snick on front,top edge and a small closed tear at foot of spine's gutter's edge on bottom edge of dw/dj.Top+ fore-edges imperceptibly toned but still bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.(An accidental corner crease to top corner pp285/6.) Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate scenic colour photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vi-ixpp+2-290pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,a foreword by… Read More

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - no publisher price!! Bright,crisp,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with author colour photograph to upper wrap and b/w author photograph to rear wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creases to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges very bright,white and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine.Bright, clean,plain white paper-covered boards with red cloth blind spine with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xxvipp+3-259pp includes card press out Tracey figure - still in situ and unused - with 15 character costumes to rear,again all unused and in situ; contents list,character biographies,12 chapters,profuse colour photographs throughout,colour +b/w illustrations.… Read More

UK,8vo HB [no dw/dj - as issued],SIGNED,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn,but black ink,author's handwritten,warm dedication+signature: 'Hi Sandy! So nice to see you AGAIN! Love Kaye Umansky xxx..' to front pastedown. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Chris Smedley,illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.UK,slim 8vo HB, no dw/dj - as issued,SIGNED,1st edn,12-206pp [paginated] includes cast list,b/w map,a prologue,28 chapters+2 Goblin Newsflashes,b/w cartoon illustrations by Chris Smedley,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,b/w cartoon illustrated title page, contents list/table and last page (2nd Goblin NewsFlash). It is raining in Witchway Wood,and everybody at Number One,Dump Edge is depressed.The fire has gone… Read More

UK,12mo wraps,no dw/dj - as issued,SIGNED p/back Original,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten,black ink signature and warm dedication: 'To Poppy,with love from Kaye Umansky xxx,' to a small,white rectangular adhesive label to half-title page.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial artwork by Nick Price,illustrated card wraps and yellow, black+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,no nicks or tears present, and no reading creases to spine/backstrip - unread and almost as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy.UK,12mo wraps, p/back Original,SIGNED,1st edn,7-331pp [paginated] includes 29… Read More