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THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS.**

THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS.**

THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS.**
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THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS.**

by BAKER**, TOM:

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ISBN 10
057119771X
ISBN 13
9780571197712
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UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE-.Black and purple pictorial decorated paper-covered boards with capitalised,white-lettered author name and title to upper board and spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with hint of toning and some minimal,sporadic foxing spots,fore-edge brighter and clearer but with much less spotting; 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.UK,slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,3-123pp [paginated] with profuse [each alternate page] b/w line illustrations by David Roberts throughout the text; plus [unpaginated] a potted biography of author,b/w line illustrated title page,a b/w line illustrated title separator page with a b/w line illustration to its verso.
Robert Caligari is a thoroughly evil thirteen-year-old who gets his kicks from kicking pigs.After a humiliating episode with a bacon butty (sandwich), Robert realizes just how much he loathes the human race - and his revenge is truly terrible. This subversive horror-fantasy from Tom Baker (ex-monk,ex-sailor,and the ultimate Dr Who) is outrageous and funny. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk, because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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Bookseller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
THE BOY WHO KICKED PIGS.**
Author
BAKER**, TOM:
Illustrator
illus by David Roberts.
Format/Binding
UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Book Condition
Used - FINE-.
Jacket Condition
No dw/dj,as issued.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
057119771X
ISBN 13
9780571197712
Publisher
LONDON.FABER & FABER,1999.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
December 1, 1999
Keywords
q52.CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED.UK,slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.ISBN 057119771X.Modern fiction_grotesque novel.Gothic_horror_fiction.Books by_of_Tom Baker.DR WHO_TOM BAKER.Horror_fantasy fiction_pigs.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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