London : Doubleday UK, 2006. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition fourth printing. Book is tight and clean with a hint of lean. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Feels lightly read. Text block very clean with light toning to edges. Near fine condition, Jacket has light crimping to edges, and 10mm split to top of rear foreedge. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A near fine example of this collectible 35th Discworld title, that looks great on the shelf. To browse the rest of our extensive Terry Pratchett listings search using the keyword: Durdprat

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At 9, Tiffany Aching defeated the cruel Queen of Fairyland.At 11, she battled an ancient body-stealing evil.At 13, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy. And boys can be a bit of a problem when you're thirteen. . . .But the Wintersmith isn't exactly a boy. He is Winter itself—snow, gales, icicles—all of it. When he has a crush on Tiffany, he may make her roses out of ice, but his nature is blizzards and avalanches. And he wants Tiffany to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever.Tiffany will need all her cunning to make it to Spring. She'll also need her friends, from junior witches to the legendary Granny Weatherwax. They—Crivens! Tiffany will need the Wee Free Men too! She'll have the help of the bravest, toughest, smelliest pictsies ever to be banished from Fairyland—whether she wants it or not.It's going to be a cold, cold season, because if Tiffany doesn't survive until Spring——Spring won't come.

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Bookseller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005701
Title: Wintersmith (Discworld Novel 35)
Author: Pratchett, Terry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 4th Printing
ISBN 10: 0385609841
ISBN 13: 9780385609845
Publisher: Doubleday UK
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2006
Pages: 352
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: discworld durdprat General
Bookseller catalogs: Fantasy;
X weight: 950 g

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Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.

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