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HUGHES**, TED: : THE IRON WOMAN. ** [A Sequel to THE IRON MAN. **]

LONDON.FABER and FABER LIMITED,1993.

ISBN 057117003X.

UK,slim 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. First published in Great Britain on 7 September 1993.] VG+/VG-. No owner inscrptn,but a small, colour pictorial unused bookplate pasted to ffe,and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Though protected with a clear transparent polythene cover; all the corners,along with both head+foot of spine/backstrip are all minimally rubbed, creased and most exhibiting some fraying and subsequent minimal loss - due to breakdown of laminate,prior to protective cover being used. Colour pictorial artwork,by Andrew Davidson, illustrated dw/dj,with white and silver gilt lettering; with negligible creasing and some laminate creasing/wrinkling to dw/dj's front, inner flap.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread or minimally handled.Publisher's bright,clean, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked white ink letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+protected dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,1-87pp [paginated] includes 6 chapters,8 b/w line illustrations (Tunnicliffesque-style) in the text; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w line illustrated title page,a dedication,and 2pp blanks at rear. The Iron Woman has come to take revenge on mankind for its thoughtless polluting of the seas,lakes and rivers.Her first target for destruction is the waste-disposal factory where Lucy's dad and most of the men in the town are employed.Lucy understands the Iron Woman's rage and she too wants to save the water creatures from their painful deaths.But she also wants to save her dad.She needs help of an extraordinary kind,and who best to ask it of but Hogarth and the Iron Man . . . ? Full of the power and fantastic imagery of the acclaimed modern classic 'The Iron Man',this new tale by the Poet Laureate (then 1993) is a passionate and brilliant cry against the relentless pollution of the Earth's waterways through the dumping of industrial waste. See also,book ID rja30768 'The Iron Giant' (UK,12mo paperback original,p/b 1st edn.) This is the original version of Ted Hughes's best-loved children's story,'The Iron Man',now adapted into a major film from Warner Bros. Want more Ted HUGHES titles? Other titles available - please check my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED and MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogues. 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,stock(s') 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 US 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+protected dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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