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UDERZO**, ALBERT: : ASTERIX et La Traviata. [French text edn.] [English title 'Asterix and the Actress.']

FRANCE.PARIS.LES EDITIONS ALBERT RENE,2001.

ISBN 9782864971436.

FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued,illustrated 1st thus edn.[The true 1st edn,as it precedes the 2002 UK,Qrto HB,published by Orion (London) edn.See book ID rja26767 where this story appears in an even later edn,by Hatchette Partworks special collection (2005).] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued - text in French.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Albert Uderzo,illustrated glazed boards - with b/w,red+yellow lettering and immaculate blue+ white cartoon illustrated endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Some minor and very minimal,superficial scoring indents to either board.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread? France,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards as issued,illustrated 1st thus edn,5-48pp [paginated] includes title page,a colour map of Gaul,verso of which has colour cartoon characters - each with a potted biography,body of book is a colour strip-cartoon story with French text. Title translates as 'Asterix and the Actress.' This title is No.31 of the series and although written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo,Rene Goscinny is still credited. A Roman actress poses as Panacea in order to steal back a fancy sword/scabbard and helmet belonging to Pompey,which Asterix and Obelix received for their shared birthday. Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo were a French writer/artist team.Born 1925 and 1927 respectively,the two men have - together or separately - worked on many comic strips,but are best known for their series of books featuring the 'indomitable Gaul' Asterix.He made his first appearance in the French magazine,'Pilote',in 1959,and has since featured in well over two dozen books.Goscinny also created the characters Lucky Luke,Ompa-pa,Iznogoud and Nicholas,albeit in collaboration with other artists.He died in 1977.After the death of Goscinny,Uderzo continued the series by himself (1980-2005), writing 8 of his own stories on subjects such as feminism and aliens,with travels to India and Atlantis. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,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. **

FRANCE,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,card boards,as issued,illustrated 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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