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THOMPSON**, E[rnest] V[ictor]: : THE TOLPUDDLE WOMAN. [Author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn.**]

LONDON.HEADLINE PUBLISHING,1994.

ISBN 0747210535.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Kevin Tweddle,illustrated dw/dj,spine/backstrip with ubiquitous sunning/fading with capitalised white lettered author's name and red lettered title to front of dw/dj, white lettered author+title to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to top edges,corners and spine /backstrip - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal - but without further blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight and clean - near pristine,page-edge toning aside - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered original navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked, bordered gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn,3475pp [pagfinated] includes 46 chapters and an Epilogue. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent an overall higher grading.Despite them,it really still is an aceptable copy for collectors. Set amidst a period of upheaval in the West Country,18-year old Wes must protect his family from the law's injustices,contend with the unwelcome attentions of the magistrate's daughter and rescue the vicar's girl from ruin,before he is free to pursue his sweetheart, Saranna. Wesley Gillam fears he has little chance of romance with the beautiful Saranna,especially when he discovers she is his brother's girl. Saranna is drawn by Wes's distance,but Wes is committed to helping his stuggling fellow countrymen before he is free to pursue his own cherished dreams. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+ dedicated,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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