David Almond — The Fire-Eaters
London, Hodder Children's Books, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel by famous children's and young adult's writer David Almond. "Once in a while a book comes along that takes over your head and your heart. David Almond's 'The Fire-Eater's' is such a book." - Wendy Cooling, The Bookseller. He is one of thirty children's writers, and one of three from the U.K. to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, "the world's most prestigious prize in children's literature". In the original publisher's cloth binding and the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards Dustwrapper is smart with just minor edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. There is an author's signature to the title-page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
