THE HOUDINI GIRL.** [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn.[Stated First Edition.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten ink inscrptn/dedication: ' To Hana - with best wishes - - - and good luck with your novel. Martyn. ( ? - first word indecipherable) ? Bank, November 2007) to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with glossy lower case lettered title+author's name to front; letters' colours repeated to spine/backstrip,rear panel with critics' pale blue+ white-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.To near centre of spine/backstrip some vertical,small indent impressions but seemingly without adversely affected concomitant area beneath. Also in nearby vicinity some minor vertical abrasions with colour paper loss at rear board's gutter's fold/crease.Top+fore-edges though toned are clean and without noticeable blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,a mustard coloured headband,and immaculate mustard coloured endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn,1-309pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,Pts 1+2 with varying numbers of chapters/sections and an Epilogue,and to the rear,acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] blank with publisher's b/w colophon to lower edge.author SIGNED title page,a dedication,an epigram,individual Pts separator pages each of which are followed by a page with 2 epigrams and at the rear,as last pages - 2pp blanks.
Visually the exterior appearance is still acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. 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. **