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THE VARIOUS
Steve Augarde
SIGNED/DATED/UNIQUE

A perfect night for fishing...Colour Illustration hand painted watercolour & MORE

1st U.K. edition, 1st printing hardback with dustjacket published by David Fickling 2003.

The book is hand-signed and dated (with day of publication) by the author and features a text quote relating to the hand painted watercolour illustration. An additional bonus is a hand-written passage from the dustjacket..... This is the only such copy you will find with these unique extras and as such a 1/1 status has been conferred by the author.

Both book and wrapper are as new with no faults whatsoever. Protected wrapper. A sound investment and already a prize-winning title from the prestigious Smarties Award - Smarties Book Prize Bronze. Also longlisted for the Carnegie medal, possible film rights, popularity rising in the USA.

Extremely Rare In this Form.

'The first novel in a gripping trilogy about 11-year-old Midge and her discovery of the Various, a tribe of fairies whose livelihood and existence is becoming increasingly threatened. A gritty and captivating story of courage and strength against terrible odds, this is the story of Midge, left to stay with her eccentric uncle during the holidays, and her adventures with the Various, a band of fairies. The existence of the Various, who are strange, wild, and sometimes even deadly, has been kept secret since the beginning of time. But when their world begins to clash with the human world, they are threatened with extinction. This wonderfully imaginative story of love and loyalty is the first in a powerful trilogy that readers won't be able to put down.