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FLEMING**, IAN: : CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG: The Magical Car. [Adventures No.1 - 3 in one volume.]

LONDON.BCA,1968.

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UK,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Originally the 3 adventures were separately and sequentially published UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns by Cape in 1964 (No's 1 & 2) and 1965 (No 3).This edn by BCA (Book Club Associates,1968) - so 1st edn thus - as an omnibus with all three adventures.This is the first publication of all three books into one volume, preceding even CAPE's own omnibus issue/ publication,in 1971.] FINE.No owner inscrptn,but minus the issued dw/dj.Really bright,crisp,clean,white background with partial wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by John Burningham,illustrated cloth boards,with red,black and grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges and corners.A tiny,tiny brown spot/splash to rear bd.Top +fore-edges really bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's boards with bright, crisp,black+red ink printed letters which also includes the Book Club letters (BCA) to foot of spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.An outstanding example, particularly considering the absence of the dw/dj,as the book's overall clean appearance would seem to indicate the dw/dj's recent discarding/removal.UK,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn thus,5-121pp [paginated] includes a dedication,3 adventures/stories along with profuse part,full and double-page b/w+colour illustrations - all by John Burningham - throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] b/w illustrated half-title page,b/w illustrated double-page title page,and double-page colour illustration as last two pages. Commander Caractacus Pott is a struggling inventor.His Whistling Sweets,tried out on his two children,Jeremy and Jemima,bring in enough money to buy his family a car. And the car is the once-famous Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang with a six-cylinder Zeppelin engine.Fact and fiction are skilfully blended to make an exciting story. John Mackintosh Burningham (b. 1936) works as John Burningham,born in Farnham, Surrey.Studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1956-59),Writer and illustrator of children's books and he also occasionally designed posters (e.g for London Transport).Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medals for 'Borka' (1963) - his first picture book - and 'Mr Grumpy's Outing' (1970).He works in a wide range of media,sometimes within a single work,as in 'Come Away from the Water,Shirley' (1977), where 'reality',shown in line with pale crayon tints,is contrasted with the vivid colour washes of the 'daydream' pages.His imagery is simplified and he sometimes successfully adopts a child-like drawing style to increase the sense of participation of young readers. 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' among his earliest published works (1964-5) and he was offered the opportunity to illustrate Fleming's 'Chitty Chitty' almost immediately after winning his first Kate Greenaway Medal. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the light weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn thus.

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