The White Darkness. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn - includes publisher's glossy,laminated and colour portrait illustrated card bookmark.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,blue ink handwritten free-flowing signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt,white background with colour female portrait illustrated front panel of dw/dj and a monochromemale portrait illustrated rear panel of dw/dj,with pale blue lettered author name and dark grey lettered title to front panel of dw/dj,similarly coloured author name+title to spine/backstrip with capitalised black lettered publisher name to foot of same,rear panel with black lettering+barcode; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with minimal,sporadic spotting,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread, other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.laid in loose,a glossy,laminated and colour portrait illustrated card bookmark.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn+ publisher's bookmark,1-264pp [paginated] includes 23 chapters, Scott of the Antarctic,and Thanks pages; plus [unpaginated] half-title.author SIGNED - without dedication - title page,a dedication, and an epigram [John Milton - Paradise Lost] Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It is only the exterior fault descried that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Want more Geraldine McCAUGHREAN titles? Please search my SIGNED and CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogues for signed/ unsigned UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edns of other and similar titles. Captain Oates,hero of the Antarctic,has been dead for nearly a century.But not in Sym's head.In there,he is her constant companion,her soul mate,her adviser.It is as if he walked out of the Polar blizzard and into her mind.In fact,if it were not for him,life might be as bleak a place as the Antarctic wilderness. Then a short family expedition makes her ask the question she has long been avoiding: is it madness to stake your happinedd on someone or something that isn't there? Please contact seller for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.