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CARTER**, ANGELA - Edited by: : Angela Carter's BOOK OF FAIRY TALES. [Illustrated by Corinna Sargood.]

LONDON.VIRAGO PRESS,2009.

ISBN 9781844081738.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,9th reprint.[Originally and first published in 2 separate volumes/edns - 'The Virago Book of Fairy Tales.',(UK, VIRAGO 1990),and 'The Second Book of Virago Book of Fairy Tales.'(UK.VIRAGO 1992) and both also illustrated by Corinna Sargood.This edn first published in 2005 and reprinted twice in that same year,2006(three times),and in 2007,2008 and 2009 (twice) - this edn.] FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt, cream background with colour pictorial illustration by Roxanna Bikadoroff,to front panel of dw/dj with embossed,hand-lettering also by her,similar lettering and repeated illustration detail to spine/backstrip,rear panel with colour vignette and brown+red critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,but with hint of ageing/toning and without further blemish; contents bright, tight,and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - virtually pristine and would appear unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain pale cream cloth boards with inpressed blind-tooled title to front cover,impressed black lettered spine/ backstrip,a maroon+white striped headband with sewn-in burgundy silk bookmark ribbon and maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,9th reprint,xii-xxivpp +6-486pp [paginated] includes Angela Carter's Introduction,a short Innuit story - 'Sermerssuaq',13 Pts containing 103 assorted tales accompanied by b/w woodcuts,all by Corinna Sargood,interspersed throughout the text and the book,an afterword by Marina Warner,Notes on Parts 1-7 by Angela Carter,Notes on Pts 8-13 by Angela Carter and Shahrukh Husain and acknowledgements.Plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w woodcut illustration by Corinna Sargood as a frntis to its reverse,title page, publisher's note,a contents list/table, individual Pts separator pages each with b/w woodcut illustration by Corinna Sargood,and 2pp blanks at the rear. Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children,and neither is 'Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales'.This stunning collection contains lyrical tales,bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world,from the Arctic to Asia,and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies.Instead,we have pretty maids and old crones,crafty women and bad girls, enchantresses and midwives,rascal aunts and odd sisters. This fabulous celebration of strong minds,low cunning,black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much missed Angela Carter (1940-92).Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts by Angela's oldest,best friend Corinna Sargood.She was the author and ilustrator o 'Journey to the Jungle: An Artist in Peru.' Her work includes print-making,illustrating books,film animation,furniture decoration,puppet shows,painting and etching. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are ad.justed 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. ** This item offered P+p FREE.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,8vo HB+dw/dj,9th reprint.
Not SIGNED.

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