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WELDON**, FAY: : Death of a She Devil

LONDON.HEAD OF ZEUS LTD.,2017.

ISBN 9781784979591.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 9 7 5 3 1 2 4 6 8.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,part matt,part glossy,repeated colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj panels,with glossy yellow-lettered title and glossy white-lettered author name; illustrated spine/backstrip with colour detail from front and similarly coloured +lettered title+author as the front and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+ illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with similar illustration as front but with critics' white-lettered reviews transposed to the centre.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – no major nicks, tears or splits present - top two corners minisculely rubbed and reciprocally creased.The majority of light edge-creasing with its ubiquitous curl,is to the top edges of dw/dj.Top edges bright and clean,fore-edges clean also, without foxing/spotting but the merest hint of a tiny blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - text body virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain lemon yellow paper-covered boards with cloth boards with bright, crisp,glossy,blocked black ink lettered spine/ backstrip,a red headband with a sewn-in,red silk bookmark ribbon,and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-346pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5 comprising 68 and 12 numbered chapters in Pts 1+2 respectively - the rest non-numerated; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's potted biograph and publisher's list of her other titles advert to its reverse,a title page,a title separator page, individual Pts 1-5 separator pages - the latter six each with a blank reverse.                    Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the minimal exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite them,it is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness and a welcome addition to any Fay Weldon collection or collector.                  In Fay Weldon's 1983 classic,'The Life and Loves of a She Devil',women fought men for power and won. But in 2018,the fight continues on a new front. Ruth Patchett,the original She Devil, is eighty-four and keen to retire. She has worked hard to make the world as she wants it: women triumphant,men submissive. Now she is tired. Her business is done. The mantle of power and influence is up for grabs. Who can take up the role? Valerie Valeria,hot-shot millennial and Ruth's PA,is ready and eager to inherit.   Enter Tyler Patchett,our new kind of heroine and Ruth's grandson. He's an ultra-confident,23-year-old man: beautiful,resentful and unemployed. Tyler won't be satisfied until he can transition into the ultimate symbol of power and status. A woman.                             Want more Fay WELDON titles? For similar and other titles please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue for the prequel 'The Life and Loves of a She Devil' - rja1039223 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn.Also UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edns of 'PUFFBALL', 'The Cloning of Joanna May', 'BIG WOMEN', and 'WICKED WOMEN - A Collection of Short Stories'.   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,that 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 any inexpensive 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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