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CHAPLIN**, JANI TULLY: : Chesterfield Penguin the Butler: ALL AT SEA - The Manor House Stories. [Illustrated & SIGNED by Jani Tully Chaplin. **]

JANI TULLY CHAPLIN,2017.

ISBN 9781527207462.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn but author's neat,handwritten ink signature and doodle thus: 'Jani Tully Chaplin ~ with love (and a doodled heart shape beneath) and no dedication', and no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial vignetted artwork by Jani Tully Chaplin,illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt coloured lettering to front panel,and gilt+black lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered glazed boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate multi shaped and multi-coloured repeated birds' feathers illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,and illustrated by,1st edn,1-68pp [paginated] includes profuse colour illustrations by author throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] a foreword by Julian Fellowes,a double-page synopsis about the books in the Manor House series,double page of oval colour portrait illustrated vignettes of characters in the story with author's signature+ doodle to reverse of the last page of portraits,publisher's printed bookplate (untouched - unused) with illustrated environs map to its reverse,a sewn-in blue silk bookmark ribbon and to the rear,a How to make a Seaweed print diections,a blurb on the Gerald Durrell Conservation Trust - the author contributes funds from the sale of her books,reverse with author's connections to Beatrix Potter and the National Trust,recto of rear free endpaper a dedication and a note about the author on last page.The 7th story in the series of 12.See also,my book ID's rja735117,rja812118 and rja827219 for the scarce 3rd title in the series - all 3,1st edn examples also author SIGNED. [This 3rd title sold out immediately on publication and was only available from the author directly,whilst awaiting a new publisher and is very scarce.] Plus rja827319  - the last title of the series - also a 1st edn and author SIGNED.                                          These stories are loosely themed on the months of the year.There is a circularity to the series,as will be seen when all 12 books are published,although each book stands on its own. The January,March and December books have all first edition copies sold out,and the author expects to reprint these titles in due course.    Somewhere deep in the heart of the English countryside,many years ago,stood a large Manor House.In the House lived a family of birds. Upstairs and downstairs all the birds played their part in looking after it.In the gardens, the village and on the farm,the birds and animals worked together,in harmony with nature, to preserve the traditions and idyllic way of life that have disappeared long ago.            The stories follow the adventures of the characters and their duties,from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.From time to time surprising visitors arrive at the House; from a Princess to a pirate,you never know who may appear to cast their magic and mischief over the Manor House. . .                              The Manor House family make a trip to the seaside.The twins,Arthur and Sebastian,launch their new raft.Blown out to sea they call for help.Sailor Oswald Seagull and Chesterfield Penguin are their only hope.Without a moment's delay Chesterfield plunged underwater where he could swim fastest.Little fish scattered this way and that as he burst through their shoals. "Out of my way!" he squawked in a rather bubbly voice.                    The Manor House Stories were written by Jani some 25 years ago for her children when she was living in Devon. They remained undiscovered until a chance meeting in Corfu in 2011 when she met her publisher,since which time the many wonderful illustrations have been added and the series of twelve stories finally brought back to life.Written and illustrated by Jani,based on her observations and inspirations while raising her two children,Rory and Miranda, at their family home in the heart of the Devonshire countryside.                                      Working in watercolour and gouache provides a perfect medium for her delicate and finely detailed style; her subjects reflect facets of her experience,her infectious personality and quirky sense of humour,which combine easily with her skills as a meticulous observer of nature and interest in disappearing traditional rural customs and gentler ways of life.                An established designer with a large selection of nature and wildlife illustrations to her credit.Many of these have been licensed and commissioned both at home in the UK and worldwide to great acclaim.                      Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and small size of this item,for correct 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,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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