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QUIMET, DAVID: : I GO QUIET

SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.CANONGATE BOOKS LTD.,Sept,2019.

ISBN 9781786897404.

UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [Published Sept.,2019 (SCOTLAND,Edinburgh) it precedes the US,W.W Norton edn/issue of early 2020,followed by edns in Portuguese, Turkish, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese amongst others."I Get Loud",the follow-up to "I Go Quiet",will be published in the summer of 2021.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price removal from cover.Bright,clean,matt,colour scenic day and night illustrated covers to front+rear respectively,paper-covered boards with gilt lettered title and other white lettering on front,a gilt spine/backstrip with white letters,rear panel with white lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - though miniscule rubbing with minimal gilt loss to spine's edge,and immaculate plain dark blue sets ofendpapers.Top+ fore-edges bright,clean and without blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread other than my own collation.UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn,48pp [unpaginated] includes 16 double-page colour or monochrome illustrations with white text for colour and black text for monochrome illustrations,other full-page,full-colour or b/w page illustrations,a pair of unillustrated pages with black text to white background - all by David Quimet; plus [unpaginated] colour vignetted title page,and a plain white page with dedication in black text. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's nature - i.e. a child's book,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation. September 2019,marked Ouimet's debut book as an author and illustrator,"I Go Quiet", and was published in the UK,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa and India by Canongate Books Ltd.[Edinburgh.] 'I Go Quiet' is the exquisite story of an introverted girl,struggling to find her place in a noisy world Through the power of books, creativity and imagination,she begins to see possibilities for herself beyond the present,to a future where her voice will finally be heard. The enchantingly drawn story of a girl who discovers her voice,was the winner of the 2020 East Sussex Children's Book Award and was also shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. 'Completely original.Unique,in fact.' - Philip Pullman. 'Astonishingly beautiful.' - Neil Gaiman.'Stunning . . . David Quimet understands that to comfort means to strenghten,not to coddle.I want it sent back in time to my seven-year-old self.' - Stephen Fry. 'This is he kind of book the child I was would have stared at for days on end.' - Dave Eggars. 'Poetical,magical . . . bewildering and mysterious.' - Laura Dockrill. Please contact seller,becaus of the lighter weight and smaller size of this item,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 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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