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EDWARDS**, DOROTHY: : THE COMPLETE My Naughty Little Sister. [Illus by Shirley Hughes.**]

LONDON.DEAN/EGMONT CHILDREN'S BOOKS LIMITED,2000.

ISBN 0603560148.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,complete 1st edn thus. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Originally published early 1950s,the late 1960s to the late '70s and some illustrated by Shirley Hughes.A UK first compilation,coloured by Mark Burgess (original illustrations were in b/w) and containing 11 or 12 stories appeared in 1991, published by Methuen as 'My Naughty Little Sister Storybook - A Treasury Collection',from stories published 1952,1957,1962 respectively.A further,but complete UK compilation,again coloured by Mark Burgess,entitled 'The Complete My Naughty Little Sister Storybook',appeared in 1997 by the same publisher - stories from 1952,'57,'59 and 1970,also 1962,1974 and 1977.This edn the first complete collected edn published by DEAN,2000.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Shirley Hughes,illustrated dw/dj panels with blue+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Remarkably virtually scoring-free and similarly almost indents free, except for a faint,superficial indent which has very lightly affected concomitant spot to front board beneath.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's glazed boards with design/ illustration repeated from dw/dj,a b/w striped headband and immaculate lilac with repeated illustration of brother+sister standing side by side,illustrated endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,15-240pp [paginated] includes 53 Little Sister stories,profuse part+full page and vignetted b/w+colour illustrations by Shirley Hughes,throughout; plus [unpaginated] colour illustrated half-title with full-page coloured frntis to it's reverse,colour vignette (boy+ girl,side by side) illustrated title page,5pp b/w+colour vignetted contents list/table with colour vignette to reverse of last page of same,an introduction by Shirley Hughes,and a separator page with coloured vignette of a boy+girl stood together. Although not Edward's first illustrator for the Naughty Little Sister series,her first commission for the series was 'When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good' (Methuen,1968).Dorothy Edwards' first two books were illustrated by Henrietta Garland and Una J. Place respectively. Shirley Hughes (b.1927).Born in Hoylake, near Liverpool,daughter of a department store owner.Educated at West Kirby High School.Studied drawing and costume design at Liverpool School of Art,and drawing and lithography at the Ruskin School of Drawing,Oxford.Since then,working freelance,she has illustrated more than 200 books for British,American and Dutch publishers. As an 'intimate chronicler of familiar childhood experience',she has developed a distinctive, easily recognisable way of drawing children, winning the Kate Greenaway Medal (1977) with 'Dogger.' For black and white work,she uses pen and ink,sometimes with brushed-in areas of solid black; for colour,she works up from a fine sepia brush drawing,adding chalk,watercolour,gouache, and finally black ink. Awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1977 and the Eleanor Farjeon Award in 1984.Awarded the OBE in 1999. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item - nearly 1.2Kg unpackaged - for correct and possibly, insured 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st thus.
Not SIGNED.

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