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BYATT, A. S: : Ragnarok: The End of the Gods

SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.CANONGATE BOOKS LTD.,2011.

ISBN 9781847670649.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial montage'd illustrations within a decorated gilt border to front of dw/dj with mixture of capitalised+lower case white-lettered author credit for her 'Possession' and The Children's Book' titles at front's top edge' author's capitalised,glossy,graduated yellow+ orange lettered name and capitalised,bright, crisp,embossed gilt-lettered part-title with orange-lettered sub-title beneath.Orange illustrated spine/backstrip with author's, capitalised,glossy,black-lettered name,a glossy colour thumbnail illustration separating author name from title and publisher's capitalised, black-lettered name and red illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with decorative gilt bordered panel and within,a white-lettered synopsis at top edge and 3 critics' white-lettered reviews of author. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges lightly aged/toned,fore-edges slightly brighter and either without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards with gilt-lettered and gilt repeated dw/dj spine's thumbnail illustration,a sand-coloured headband and immaculate plain light khaki endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-177p [paginated] includes a collection of Norse myths/stories with b/w facsimile engraving illustrations interspersed throughout the text, Thoughts on the Myths,a Bibliography, Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,a Note on names; a b/w illustration,and to the rear,a Note on the Type and 4pp blanks. See my book IDs rja25737 [Angels and Insects], rja87 [The Babel Tower - author SIGNED] both UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns.in my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues.             Recently evacuated to the British countryside and with World War II raging around her, one young girl is struggling to make sense of her life. Then she is given a book of ancient Norse legends and her inner and outer worlds are transformed.                                     A.S. Byatt is the author of fifteen works of fiction including the Booker Prize-winning 'Possession', 'The Biographer's Tale' and, most recently, the Man Booker-shortlisted 'The Children's Book'.A distinguished critic as well as a writer of fiction,A.S. Byatt was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                        ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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