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ADAMS**, RICHARD: : TALES FROM WATERSHIP DOWN. [Illus by John Lawrence.**]

US.NY.ALFRED A. KNOPF,1996.

ISBN 0679451250.

US,12mo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn. FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by John Lawrence,illustrated dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain dark green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,a yellow headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viiipp+ 6-267pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,Pts I-III comprising 7,4 and 8 chapters respectively,a lapine glossary; plus [unpaginated] 1pp blank with publisher's advert to it's verso,half-title,b/w line illus vignette by John Lawrence illustrated title page,a dedication,grateful thanks,author's introduction, a note on pronunciation,title separator page,individual Pts separator pages - each with b/w line illus by John Lawrence,and to the rear,a note on the type used and also 2pp blanks. Twenty-four years after the publication of 'Watership Down' - one of the century's best-loved works of imaginative literature - the superb storyteller Richard Adams re-enters that unique and special world to tell us about the lives of the rabbits after their defeat of General Woundwort. 'Tales from Watership Down' begins with some of the great folk stories well known to all rabbits.Then we listen in as Dandelion,the rabbits' master storyteller,relates the thrilling adventures experienced by El-ahrairah, the mythical rabbit-hero,and his stalwart, Rabscuttle,during the long journey home after their terrible encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inle (as narrated in 'Watership Down'). Finally,in the principal part of the book,we are told eight enchanting stories about the rabbits of the Down - Hazel,Fiver,Bigwig,and their companions - including the impact on the warren of the obsessive doe Flyairth,and the appointment of Hyzenthlay as a female Chief Rabbit and partner to Hazel. All readers - the millions who remember 'Watership Down' with the deepest affection,and also those for whom this volume will be their first encounter with the rabbits - will find these nineteen tales utterly compelling,the fruit of Richard Adams's spellbinding narrative power and ability to conjure up a world that is at the same time both real and unreal. Please contact seller,because of the value 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. **

US,12mo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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