Michael Morpurgo — Gentle Giant
London, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A first edition, first impression, colourfully illustrated, with unclipped dust wrapper. A very scarce first edition, first impression of this enchanting story, with complete number line. Richly illustrated throughout with colour vignettes and full-page illustrations. Signed by illustrator to the title page.In original pictorial boards, with unclipped dust wrapper. Bound in original pictorial boards. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Moderate surface grazes to front board. The odd mark to rear board. Dust wrapper smart. Mild rubbing to rear dust wrapper cover. Moderate tide mark to dust wrapper reverse. Surface loss to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Moderate cockling to text block. Pages generally bright and clean. Author"s signature to the title page. Occasional dark tide marks to page extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Michael Foreman. Very Good/Very Good.
