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MOSSE**, KATE : THE MISTLETOE BRIDE & other HAUNTING TALES. **

LONDON.ORION BOOKS/An imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.,2013..

ISBN 9781409148043.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,scenic landscape monochrome photographic illustrated front and rear illustrated panels of dw/dj with capitalised,blocked gilt-lettered title and capitalised white-lettered title,a black circular adhesive label with white-lettered 'Waterstones exclusive edition includes an extra short story' ; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front,and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with story prose extract,colour thumbnail illustrations of author's four previous titles' book's covers and a critic's review.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges lightly toned,fore-edges brighter,crisp,clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,unblemished,generally sharp-cornered - front lower corner tip with a small wrinkle to upper board,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate repeated b/w photographic dw/dj scene illustrated endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, xi-xiiipp+3-301pp [paginated] includes author's Foreword with an epigram [Etienn de Grellet du Mabillier],16 short stories includes the Waterstones 'Exclusive edition's' extra story, and as last page Author's Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,a b/w line illustrated frntis,a Contents list/table,individual story separator pages each with a b/w line illustration by Rohan Daniel Eason and to the rear 4pp blanks. 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 10-year-oldage.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.           A perfect winter story collection from the No.1 bestselling author of 'LABYRINTH','SEPULCHRE' and 'CITADEL'. A wonderfully atmospheric collection of stories from one of our most captivating writers,inspired by ghost stories, traditional folk tales and country legends from England and France.These tales are richly populated by spirits and ghosts seeking revenge; by grief-stricken women and haunted men coming to terms with their destiny - all rooted deep in the elemental landscapes of Sussex, Brittany and the Languedoc. The collection includes The Mistletoe Bride, La Fille de Melisande, Red Letter Day, The Lending Library, The House on the Hill amongst others,and the extra short story Waterstones Exclusive 'Syrinx'. Please contact seller,for correct 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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