MILLIGAN'S ARK.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,b/w illustrated,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. Handwritten,blue ink Christmas gift presentation inscrptn+contempraneous date to front free endpaper and a price-clip to dw/dj inner flap.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-around color pictorial artwork by Spike Milligan,illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,white-lettered title to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with capitalised, white-lettered title and HOBBS surname,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of front's illustration. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - a tiny pin-prick abrasion to front's facing edge approx. middle of same.Top edges clean without foxing,fore-edhes with minimal,sporadic foxing,contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,repeated dw/dj colour illustration to paper-covered glazed boards and repeated lettered spine as dw/dj and reasonably clean palin white pastedowns and thumbnail line illustrated front+rear free endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,b/w illustrated,1st edn,5-111pp [paginated] includes 90+ drawn b/w animal illustrations accompanied by written verse of their favourite animals,by assorted celebrities beginning with GILES and finishing with Johnny Speight,also includes a raison d'etre on behalf of the Wildlife Youth Service to foster in children,an interest in preservation of wildlife everywhere by Cyril Littlewood [Director]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ thumbnail sketch illustrated title page,with Acknowledgements to its verso,a double-page Contributors list/table,a Foreword by HRH. The Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh,a double-page repeated dw/dj illustraion but in b/w,illustrated dedication page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 50+ year-old age.It is only the minor and minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of major detracting faults. At Spike Milligan's invitation Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore, Tony Jackling, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Elizabeth Taylor, Sooty and many other famous people have drawn funny pictures and written verses and cartoons about their favourite animials in aid of the Wildlife Youth Serivce. 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. **