2011, ISBN: 9780007315888

Paperback

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn but author's recognisable,bold expansive black felt-tip ink signature - without dedication to book's title p… More...

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn but author's recognisable,bold expansive black felt-tip ink signature - without dedication to book's title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by David Wyatt, illustrated front panel of dw/dj, repeated colour thumbnail illustration detail to spine/backstrip; embossed pale blue with black shadowing capitalised author's name and embossed,glossy white lettered title and an adhesive b/w circular 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' label on front panel; similarly repeated coloured lettering to spine and publisher's white colophon to foot of same, rear panel with embossed,glossy,pale blue capitalised sub-title and white lettered story extract along with an embossed,glossy,circled pentagram; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - an approx. 1cm tiny,closed tear with concomitant fold/crease to foot of front-facing spine/ backstrip's gutter's fold/crease - no other nicks,tears or splits present. Both head+foot of spine with miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright. tight.clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears uread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked fluorescent/metallic pale blue lettered spine/backstrip and immacluate plain pale tan endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st edn,9-231pp [paginated] includes Parts 1-5 comprising 25 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's other published series/works to its reverse,authot SIGNED title page,a dedication with blank verso,individual Parts separator pages each with prose extract/sentence and to the rear 3pp publisher's adverts for; forthcoming 3rd title,b/w illustrated advert for 1st title now in paperback,and b/w illustrated covers of the Demonate series/saga,the last three named all with blank versos. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal,minor exterior fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional/acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. The epic tale of the vampire Larten Crepsley continues.The question is - how far can Larten go...alone? Free from their mentor Seba Nile, Larten Crepsley and Wester Flack join the Cubs - wild young vampires with little respect for human life,and a taste for mindless enjoyment.For the Cubs,everything is easy.But nothing has ever been easy for Larten,and soon fate throws his life into another spin.With dark paths to travel,Larten finds himself far from the Vampire Mountain and its rules.A long way from home,sick and alone,he must decide what kind of vampire he will be.Whether he will stand firm,be true to his master and his princples - or whether he will lose himself in blood... Darren Shan is the number-one best-selling author of the twelve book series THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN,and more recently the 'DEMONATA' series. 'Ocean of Blood' is the second title in his new SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY,which takes readers full circle,to before the beginning of THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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., LONDON.HarperCollins Children's Books,2011., 5<

ISBN: 9780007315888

HarperCollins Children's Books. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Cen… More...

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ISBN: 9780007315888

Hardback. Good., 2.5