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WALTER, JON : Nevertheless she persisted. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK.OXFORD,OXON.DAVID FICKLING BOOKS,2018.

ISBN 9781788450256.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author’s neat handwritten red felt-tip pen signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt,dark blue background with the movement's shaded 3 colour lettered title;purple,green and white for individual words of title respectively,(the concept of the Suffragette colours was devised by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence,the co-editor of Votes for Women magazine.Purple for loyalty and dignity,green for hope and white for purity.); with a grey+b/w bicycle illustration blue-lettered strap-line and capitalised,blue-lettered author name to lower edge of front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered title+author as the front's,and publisher’s blue+white coloured+illustrated colophon/name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with colour and black silhouette London skyslione part-panel illustration with purple-lettered prose.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj,miniscule creases to head+foot of spine/backstrip - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges toned but crisp,clean without foxing/spotting ; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/ unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 326pp [paginated] includes a Foreword,38 chpaters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Christabel Pankhurst epigram,a Contents list/table and to the rear,author's Acknowledgements page.                            Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and even internally,also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its nature, i.e. a child's book.It is only the minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is an still an exceptional example for its cleanliness,a lack of other detracting faults and particularly,as an award-winning author SIGNED,but uncommon example.                  Clara and Nancy both have choices to make.Two sisters,working in Holloway - a women's prison in 1913; many of the inmates they are faced with have been arrested for their actions as part of the suffragette movement.                 For Nancy, there's one inmate in particular,the enigmatic Duchess who she finds herself drawn to - following the Duchess's lead into the fight for the right to vote. But for Clara,the choice is not so clear-cut. She's started stepping out with a chap called Ted.But if she were to marry him,she would have to give up the job she loves,and lose her independence forever.                            A moving new novel from the masterful Jon Walter about two sisters involved with the suffragette movement in 1913.Author's 3rd title following on from 'Close to the Wind' and 'My Name's Not Friday' respectively.                 The author was former photo-journalist of 20 years,who lives in East Sussex. A long time ago he went to Warwick University and studied English & Theatre before going on to sell T-shirts on Brighton Pier.                        His critically acclaimed debut novel for children,'Close to the Wind', was published by David Fickling Books and longlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal.His second novel 'My Name’s Not Friday' was longlisted for the 2016 Carnegie Medal,the Guardian’s Children’s Fiction Prize 2015 and has been longlisted for the 2017 UKLA Book Awards.                               Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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