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UDERZO**, ALBERT: : ASTERIX and SON

LONDON.HODDER AND STOUGHTON,1983.

ISBN 0340330082.

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,illustred 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 Vitalststistix] involved in the story. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 40+ year-old age [and nature, i.e. a children's book.] It is only the minimal fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans.Well,not entirely . . . One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium,Laudanum and Compendium . . . . A baby boy mysteriously turns up at Asterix's doorstep.No one in the village knows who he is, so Asterix is forced to be his adoptive father. Meanwhile,Roman legions led by Brutus are after the baby,who is actually Caesar's full-blooded son,Caesarion. Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo were a French writer/artist team.Born 1925 and 1927 respectively,the two men have - together or separately - worked on many comic strips,but are best known for their series of books featuring the 'indomitable Gaul' Asterix.He made his first appearance in the French magazine,'Pilote',in 1959,and has since featured in well over two dozen books.Goscinny also created the characters Lucky Luke,Ompa-pa,Iznogoud and Nicholas,albeit in collaboration with other artists.He died in 1977.After the death of Goscinny,Uderzo continued the series by himself (1980-2005), writing 8 of his own stories on subjects such as feminism and aliens,with travels to India and Atlantis. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim Qrto HB,as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.