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ATWOOD**, M[argaret] E[leanor]: : UP IN THE TREE. [illus by Margaret Atwood.**]

LONDON.Bloomsbury Publishing ,plc.,2008.

ISBN 9780747591924.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued.1st edn. [Originally published in Canada,by McClelland and Stewart,1978,this is the book's first UK publication and appearance as a 1st edn here. Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] Near MINT.No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear cover.Publisher's original,bright,crisp, clean and sharp-cornered,paper-covered boards with white background and a narrow red border with colour illustration to front with red capialised,lettered title and brown lettered author's name,rear panel with similar bordered white background as front,but with coloured owl vignette and brown (repeated book's title) in black lettered history note on book's production etc.,and immaculate plain lilac endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean - without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued.1st edn,32pp [unpaginated - includes title page],9 double-page colour illustraions,11 single-page colour illustrations - includes the colour illustrated title page; plus an unillustrated half-title with the author's (introduction?) to verso of same.Author's first children's book. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e a child's book,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. 'Up In the Tree' is the charming story of two children who decide to make their home in the leafy branches of a tree.wonderfully playful and whimsical,this is vintage Margaret Atwood.Long out of print,'Up In The Tree' was first published in 1978. From her introduction(?): I drew this book in the very early days of children's book publishing in Canada,We could use only two colours,as three would have been too expensive to print: hence the blue,the red,and the odd brown that is a combination of the two.I hand-lettered the entire book for the same reaso: to save on costs.I had a background in poster design and printing - in my university days in the late fifties I'd had a little serigraph poster business that I ran on the ping-pong table - so I knew how to do the lettering.The drawings were black and white pen-and-ink - I then indicated to the publisher which of the two colours should go where.The techniques were primitive - there were no computers then - and the results look a little primitive as well,but I remain very fond of this book,for sentimental reasons. - Margaret Atwood,2005. 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 Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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