The Man
by Raymond Briggs
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Julia MacRae Books, 1992. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 12" by 9.5". Raymond Briggs. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated book from Raymond Briggs, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated throughout with fifty-seven pages of colour images. A short humorous graphic novel featuring a boy and a homunculus. Telling the story of a boy, John, who is visited by the titular Man, a minuscule human who arrives in the boy's bedroom unclothed and hungry. Written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs, an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known for his 1978 story The Snowman, which is televised and its musical adaptation staged each Christmas. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892T34
- Title
- The Man
- Author
- Raymond Briggs
- Illustrator
- Raymond Briggs
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Julia MacRae Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 12" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- Man Briggs Homunculus John Briggs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...