THE RESTLESS GIRLS. [Illustrated by Angela Barrett.]

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] NMINT/NMINT.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - as new. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictrial artwork by Angela Barrett,illustrated dw/dj panels with author's capitalised,glossy,embossed pale blue-lettered name, bright,capitalised gilt-lettered title,and illustrator's capitalised,glossy,embossed,red-lettered name and publisher's capitalised,gilt-lettered name at lower edge.A pale blue spine/backstrip with author+ illustrators' names and title in capitalised,gilt-lettering, a single thumbnail colour shoe illustration above and below title respectively,and to foot of spine,the publisher's gilt-illustrated colophon,rear panel of dw/dj withcolour pictorial illustration and a pair of pale blue-lettered sentences from story. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - pristine and unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,paper-covered,colour pictorial illustration of scattered pairs of dancing shoes and capitalised,gilt-lettered author, illustrator names,title and publisher's name to upper board,soine illustration and decoration as dw/dj spine,rear board with glossy,colour illustration of assorted dancing shoes arranged in a circle around repeated,white-lettered sentences as the dw/dj's and immaculate peach illustrated endpapers. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,1-144pp [paginated] includes 8 chapters each with a thumbnail colour illustrated headpiece,7 full-page colour illustrations and part-page thumbnail illustrations and several double-page colour illustrations - all by Angela Barrett - interspersed throughout the text and the book. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. A feminist reinterpretation of the Brothers Grimm's 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses', from the bestselling author of 'The Miniaturist' and 'The Muse',beautifully illustrated by Angela Barrett. For her twelve daughters, Queen Laurelia's death in a motor car accident is a disaster beyond losing a mother. Their father, King Alberto, cannot bear the idea of the princesses ever being in danger and decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs. Those costs include their lessons,their possessions and,most importantly,their freedom. But the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to his will without a fight and she still has one possession her father can't take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live. 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: US 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. **