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MURRAY, STRUAN: : ORPHANS OF THE TIDE. [Uncorrected Advance Proof copy & Publisher's A4 Press Release.]

LONDON.PUFFIN BOOKS/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE,2020.

ISBN 9780241384435.

K,8vo,Uncorrected Advance Proof,p/back,1st thus.[Complete number line 001. Often of limited availability,the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author,editors, proof-readers and some favoured reviewers. For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/ released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies.For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers,produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable,by their very nature.] NMINT.Wrapped+ protected from day of issue,so NO owner inscrptn,NO price removal from cover and NO reading creases to spine/backstrip - would appear unread - other than my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,matt colour pictorial illustrated front cover with bright (dark silhouetted starry nightime mountain-top silhouetted cityscape,with it's reflection in water),crisp,embossed gilt lettered title and other white lettering,spine/backstrip with white and gilt letters,rear panel with glossy thumbnail front cover's repeated illustration but in colour,thereby differing from the front cover illustration,and blue,white and gold-coloured lettering which includes the synopsis,title and publishing details; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - front lower corner with accidental corner tip creases,one approx. 6cm vertically oblique towards front fore-edge, the other approx. 2.5cm,crossing the oblique crease's foot diagonally on corner's tip - but no others present,nor any nicks,tears or splits present either.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - NO dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners and also noted - NO reading creases to spine/backstrip,unread other than my own collation.UK,8vo,Uncorrected Advance Proof copy,p/back,1st thus,1-344pp [paginated] includes 27 chapters each with black illustration chapter headpiece and an Epilogue,1 full-page b/w line illustration,this+headpieces by Manuel Sumberac; plus [unpaginated] title page, double-page b/w regional map of the City,a dedication,1pp blank with acknowledgements to its reverse, last page of contact emails for Editorial,Marketing and P.R feedback. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's nature, i.e. an unread Uncorrected Advance Proof copy with a folded A4 publisher's Press Release blurb,other than the front corner tip's crease,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.But for that one fault,prevents a higher grading of MINT. The City - mankind's last refuge in a drowned world,where Whale Lords reign and the Inquisition keeps the peace. The Enemy - a dark power, ever seeking to take possession of a human body and cause untold chaos. The Inventor - a girl living in the heart of the City in a ramshackle workshop overflowing with curiosities. When a whale washes up on the City roofs and a mysterious boy emerges from its belly,the superstitious citizens assume the Enemy has come again.Only Ellie - a fearless inventor striving to live up to her mother's legacy - believes the boy is innocent.Thrown together with the young fugitive,now on the run from the ruthless Inquisition,Ellie must discover who this boy really is - and what that means for her own terrible secret . . . Eventual Winner of the Branford Boase Award in 2021,and a breathtaking fantasy adventure for fans of 'His Dark Materials' that The Times (UK newspaper) calls 'Unputdownable'. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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,Uncorrected Advance Proof,p/back,1st thus.
Not SIGNED.

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