OBELIX AND CO.

UK,Qrto wraps,illustrated 1st edn,2nd imp,thus.[First UK HB was 1978 with a 3rd imp in 1981.First UK paperbound edn/issue in 1980, this 1st edn,2nd imp,1981.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated card wraps; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,an accidental,diagonal crease to upper wrap's top right-hand corner,which in turn has concomitant corner crease to both the title and following page of illustrated map,another further oblique angled small crease a little further along the same top edge,towards head of spine also leaving a concomitant crease in lessening degree to first 32pp,and lightly sunned/ faded spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges aged+toned; contents bright,tight and clean.UK,slim Qrto wraps,illustrated 1st edn,2nd imp. thus,5-48pp [paginated] includes colour comic-strip format illus by Albert Uderzo; plus [unpaginated] title page,colour map,verso of which has potted biographies of some of the characters involved in the story.
Caesar sends one of his advisors to the Gaulish village,in an effort to make them rich,decadent and utterly dependent on Rome.He starts by buying menhirs at ever-increasing prices,thus persuading most of the village to make useless menhirs,and in turn employing other villagers to hunt for their food. The plan goes awry when Caesar's treasury proves insufficient to fund the menhirs,and a campaign to sell them in Rome fails because of competition from Egyptian menhirs and slave-made Roman menhirs. Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo were a French writer/artist team.Born 1925 and 1927 respectively,the two men have - together or separately - worked on many comic strips,but are best known for their series of books featuring the 'indomitable Gaul' Asterix.He made his first appearance in the French magazine, Pilote,in 1959,and has since featured in well over two dozen books.Goscinny also created the characters Lucky Luke,Ompa-pa,Iznogoud and Nicholas,albeit in collaboration with other artists.He died November, 1977. UDERZO died 24/03/20 aged 92.
Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight 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. **