Silas, Shelley ( edits ) - 12 Days - SIGNED

Stories inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas. The twelve contributors are, in order of song : A Partridge in a Pear Tree - STELLA DUFFY; Two Turtle Doves - MIKE GAYLE; Three French Hens - ANNABEL GILES; Four Calling Birds - VAL McDERMID; Five Gold Rings - SHELLEY SILAS; Six Geese a Laying - SOPHIE KINSELLA; Seven Swans a Swimming - HELEN CROSS; Eight Maids a Milking - BEN RICHARDS; Nine Ladies Dancing - LAUREN HENDERSON; Ten Lords a Leaping - JAKE ARNOTT; Eleven Pipers Piping - MATT WHYMAN; Twelve Drummers Drumming - PATRICK NEATE. A multi SIGNED UK first edition, first impression.

Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is very bright, is unfaded, and is complete. It is unclipped. it shows a tiny trace of bruising at the head of the spine. Looks very sharp.

Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. The pages and closed page edges are clean and bright. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. No remainder marks. This copy has been FLAT SIGNED by ALL TWELVE CONTRIBUTORS to the title page. A lovely copy in a protected wrapper.

Publisher: Virago, 2004

Condition: Fine. Wrapper: Near Fine ++