PREDATOR'S GOLD.**

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dw.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by David Frankland,illustrated dw/dj with glossy pale blue,yellow/gold and matt black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/ toned but still bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine, other than hint of page-edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,seems unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate 3-colour block illustrated gears endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-316pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 18,10 and 7 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table,a dedication, individual Pts separator pages and to the rear of the book,author's acknowledgements,and 12pp blanks. 'Predator's Gold' is the spellbinding sequel to 'Mortal Engines', winner of the Nestle Smarties Gold Award,and shortlisted for the Whitbread Award.Philip Reeve plunges us into a ruthless and terrifyingly believable world. . . The Jenny was drifting across the shoulder of a big volcano. Beyond it there were no more mountains,just an endless blue-white plain stretching to the horizon.They were at the mercy of the wind,and it was carrying them helplessly into the Ice Wastes. After two years of carefree travelling on the Bird Roads,a chance encounter leads Tom and Hester back into danger.Fleeing from the grim aviators of the Green Storm,the cold of the Ice Wastes seeping into their bones, they stumble on the icy city of Anchorage just in time.But Anchorage is not a safe refuge - devastated by plague,the city is barely lurching along,and the young margravine is making a last desperate bid for survival. She has set a course for the Dead Continent - America. . . There are rumours of a lush haven growing from that blasted land, but the journey is a perilous one.For there are other rumours, of strange creatures,and ghosts walking on the High Ice; and there is the dreadful certainty of the savage Huntsmen of Arkangel. . . Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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 any inexpensive 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. **