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BROWNING**, ROBERT : THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. [illus by John Lawrence.**]

LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1992.

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UK,slim 24mo HB,1st edn thus+card slipcase. [116 x 85 x 7mm/ 12.7cm x 8.8cm /5" x 3.1/2". This is the second title in this new series of miniature poetry books,each illustrated with wood-engravings,and with a typographical border on the title-page.They were issued in a uniform binding of artificial moire silk,with patterned endleaves and a gold slip case.] FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn,bright,crisp,sharp-cornered gold card slipcase with embossed Folio Society colophon to either side with no nicks,tears or splits.UK,slim 24mo HB,1st edn thus + card slipcase,32pp [unpaginated] includes half-title with b/w wood-engraving to its reverse,title page,a title separator page with wood-engraving illustration of a running/fleeing rat to its lower,fore-edge corner with a b/w wood-engraving to its reverse and another 4 other wood-engravings - all by John Lawrence - within the text. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,unblemished dark brown moire silk cloth boards with a darker brown rectangular panel with blocked gilt decorative border and capitalised bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered author+title to front board; spine/backstrip with capitalised bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered title,rear board undecorated and plain immaculate repeated dark brown background with a repeated patterned/illustration of four running rats in gold by Phipps,illustrated endpapers. Type: Monotype Blado (9-pt). Typeset by Gloucester Typesetting,printed by the Bath Press. Bound by Hunter & Foulis in dark brown series binding: with dark red endleaves.This issue has dark brown+gold endleaves,and is believed to be a variant due to the colour difference.There was a problem with blocking the cover decoration meant that the first copies were delivered in October 1992,while the remainder were bound later using a different brass,and were not completed until December.  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral slipcase.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major imperfections or detracting faults. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and 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,that 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 any inexpensive 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 24mo HB,1st edn thus+card slipcase.
Not SIGNED.

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