BADJELLY THE WITCH - a fairy story.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint.[UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn first and originally published 1973 (with b/w illustrations) by M.J. Hobbs/Michael Joseph, LONDON. VIRGIN,this publisher's,original edition in this format was first published in 2000,as a 1st edn thus.Republished in same format in 2007,as this edition/example.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with white+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or 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' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Dw/dj design repeated to publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original glazed boards with bright,crisp,ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,reprint,1-59pp [paginated] includes continuous story,full+ part-page colour illustrations throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,colour pictorial vignette illustrated title page with colour vignette dedication to its reverse.
Badjelly the Witch can turn children into sausages or chop them up to make boy-girl soup.She can turn policemen into apple trees and bananas into mice.In fact,she is the wickedest witch in all the world! Tim and Rose's terrifying encounter with Badjelly is a classic fairy tale that has delighted children for many years.It is a bubbling cauldron of imagInation,fun and nonsense sure to enthral readers of all ages. Searching for Lucy,their lost cow,Tim and Rose become lost in the great,black forest.There they meet Binklebonk the tree goblin,Mudwiggle the worm,Silly Sausage the grasshopper and Dinglemouse.When they are captured by Badjelly,their only hope is that Dinglemouse can escape her evil clutches and fetch Jim the giant eagle to come to their rescue. Featuring Spike Milligan's own drawings,which have been specially adapted and beautifully hand coloured, and lettering that includes a whole series of hidden delights to help illustrate the story,this book will capture the imagination of children everywhere.Much in demand it has since been turned into a stage play for schools and even an animated TV special and video. Please contact seller,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. **