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MURPHY**, JILL: : MR LARGE IN CHARGE. [Illustrated by Jill Murphy.]

LONDON.WALKER BOOKS LTD.,2005.

ISBN 1844280489.

UK,slim rectagular/landscape 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.NFINE.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Jill Murphy,illustrated boards with caipalised pink+gilt lettered part-title and author's name and capilaised gilt lettered title to front board, mauve capitalised lettered peach-coloured spine/backstrip,rear board with colour pictorial elephant family illustration and brown+black lettering,immaculate repeated, colour pictorial illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners,some inevitable but minimal, superficial scoring/indents to either board - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unread other than my own collation.UK, rectangular/landscape 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,illustrated 1st edn,32pp [unpaginated - excluding both free endpapers] includes colour vignetted verso of front free endpaper with publishing details and an unused 'This Book Belongs To' line,colour vignetted title page with a plain red verso,similar red recto to rear free endpaper,part-page and 6 full-page full-colour pictorial illustrations throughout - all by Jill Murphy and with accompanying text. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. One of the titles in this series,others include 'Five Minutes' Peace','A Piece of Cake','All in One Piece',and 'A Quiet Night In.' Mrs. Large isn't feeling well,so Mr. Large sends her back to bed."I'll take charge," he says.So while he and the children get busy vacuuming,dusting,and tidying,Mrs. Large settles down for a nice rest.But somehow ("I want my mommy!") Mrs. Large's restful day (What's that burning smell?) is not as restful as she'd hoped.Wise moms,well-meaning dads,and their spirited offspring will all laugh in recognition at this droll,expressively illustrated story. Jill Murphy (b. 5th July,1949 – d. 18th August, 2021) was a British author and illustrator of children's picture books and children's fiction. Studied at the Chelsea Art School and Croydon Art School.She was first published in 1974 at the age of 24,and was best known for her 'Worst Witch' - see my book ID rja1020922 for SIGNED, first 3 p/back novels in that series,elsewhere - novels and her 'Large Family' picture books,all with sales amounting to several millions.Her books have also been adapted for stage and television. 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,slim rectagular/landscape 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,illustrated 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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