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ROWLING**, J[oanne] K[athleen]: : Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

LONDON.SPHERE/LITTLE,BROWN BOOK GROUP,2015.

ISBN 9781408706787.

UK,slim,small 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,white background with black+red lettering designed dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread - apart from my own collation - book wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red background illustrated with b/w repeated illustration (mortar board),paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-69pp [paginated] includes full,part-page multi-colour block illustrations throughout the text and the book,text of the speech; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,title separator page with b/w colour illustration to its verso,last page of speech made,note about the author,and author's explanation for her founded charity LUMOS at the rear. The book was published simultaneously in 2015 in the USA and UK.In 2008,J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University.Now published for the first time in book form,'Very Good Lives' offers J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life,asking the profound and provocative questions: How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years,the world-famous author addresses some of life's most important issues with acuity and emotional force. J. K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books,published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide,are distributed in more than 200 territories,have been translated into 73 languages and have been turned into eight blockbuster films.As well as an Order of the British Empire for services to children`s literature,J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees,including the Prince of Asturia's Award for Concord, France`s Legion d`Honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.She supports a wide range of causes and is the founder of Lumos,which works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children. A highly collected and prolific children's book author and an unusual item /ephemera in Rowling's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Rowling canon. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: standard AIR 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. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. q52.BIOGRAPHY.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 9781408706787.J K Rowling_Harvard University_LUMOS.Harry Potter_Hogwarts_ Wizards. Books new,used,signed,rare.

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

ROWLING**, J[oanne] K[athleen]: : VERY GOOD LIVES: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination.**

LONDON.SPHERE/LITTLE,BROWN BOOK GROUP,20015.

ISBN 9781408706787.

UK,slim,small 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,white background with black+red lettering designed dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread - apart from my own collation - book wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red background illustrated with b/w repeated illustration (mortar board),paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-69pp [paginated] includes full,part-page multi-colour block illustrations throughout the text and the book,text of the speech; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,title separator page with b/w colour illustration to its verso,last page of speech made,note about the author,and author's explanation for her founded charity LUMOS at the rear. The book was published simultaneously in 2015 in the USA and UK.In 2008,J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University.Now published for the first time in book form,'Very Good Lives' offers J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life,asking the profound and provocative questions: How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years,the world-famous author addresses some of life's most important issues with acuity and emotional force. J. K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books,published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide,are distributed in more than 200 territories,have been translated into 73 languages and have been turned into eight blockbuster films.As well as an Order of the British Empire for services to children`s literature,J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees,including the Prince of Asturia's Award for Concord, France`s Legion d`Honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.She supports a wide range of causes and is the founder of Lumos,which works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children. A highly collected and prolific children's book author and an unusual item /ephemera in Rowling's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Rowling canon. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: standard AIR 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. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

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

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