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HEALEY, JANE: : The Animals At Lockwood Manor. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.MANTLE an imprint of Pan Macmillan,2020.

ISBN 9781529014174.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten,black ink signature to a special dedicated 'Signed by author' title page and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,part-matt and part-glossy, colour pictorial illustration with bright,crisp gilt decoration/embellishment to the gilt-lettered title and capitalised,gilt-lettered author name and a black circular adhesive 'Waterstones Signed Exclusive Edition' label to front lower fore-edge corner; spine/backstrip with white-lettered title,capitalised,white-lettered author's name and publisher's capitalised white+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour flora border with critics' black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+lower edges colour tinted,fore-edges with coloured floral+foliage illustration to closed edges; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any ages' corner tips - appears unread, other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,a blue-green headband and immaculate repeated bird's coloured feather plumage illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 2-337pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,46 chapters each with a b/w illustrated bird headpiece; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,an epigram (Angela Carter,'The Lady of the House of Love'),and to the rear, Acknowledgements and 6pp blanks.               Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of detracting faults. A welcome SIGNED debut novel.                      In August 1939 Hetty Cartwight is tasked with the evacuation and safekeeping of the natural history museum's collection of mammals.Once she and her exhibits arrive at Lockwood Manor, however,where they are to stay for the duration of the war, Hetty soon realizes that she's taken on more than she'd bargained for.                Protecting her charges from the irascible Lord Lockwood and resentful servants is work enough, but when some of the animals go missing (and worse) Hetty begins to suspect someone - or something is stalking her through the darkened corridors of the house.                          As the disasters mount,Hetty finds herself falling under the spell of Lucy,Lord Lockwood's beautiful but clearly haunted daughter.But why is Lucy so traumatized? Does she know something she's not telling? And is there any truth to local rumours of ghosts and curses?             Part love story,part mystery.'The Animals at Lockwood Manor' by Jane Healey is a gripping and atmospheric tale of family madness,long-buried secrets and hidden desires. 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,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. **

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