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Scarfolk Annual 197* Hardcover - Richard Littler
William Collins
Richard Littler
First Edition Hardcover.
The perfect gift or self-purchase for any forty or fifty-something with a dark sense of humour!
The Scarfolk Annual is the facsimile of a book discovered in a charity shop in the north west of England in August 2018. The shop, and indeed town, do not wish to be identified as they are keen to “discourage the ‘occult-totalitarian tourism’ that as afflicted other areas of Britain” as people hunt for further socio-archaeological traces of the mysterious, missing town of Scarfolk – Britain’s own Brutalist Atlantis.
Apart from the archive of Scarfolk materials which was sent anonymously to the late Dr Ben Motte and formed the basis of the book Discovering Scarfolk, this children’s annual is, to date, the only complete artefact from Scarfolk ever to be unearthed ‘in the wild’.
It’s clear The Scarfolk Annual was not written to entertain children at Christmastime; its purpose was to indoctrinate young minds; in fact, one might go as far as to say destroy young minds, to an end that has been lost to us.
Welcome to the weird and warped world of Scarfolk, a town forever trapped in the 1970s… Based on the cult blog, the massive online hit which has over a million page views in a year, this is an illustrated guide to the Lancashire town which brings nightmarish childhood memories relentlessly back to life. Fans of Charlie Brooker, The League of Gentlemen and Brass Eye will love this…
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| Condition | New |
| Origin | UK Issue |
* See our grading guide below for explanation of media and sleeve condition.
Grading Guide
Please note – Our grading categories and descriptions differ slightly to the Goldmine and VRG standards so please read carefully. A PLUS or MINUS suffix denotes a very slight improvement or degradation to the attributed grading but not enough to raise or lower the item to the grading category above or below it.Record age is immaterial to its condition. Promotional releases will be denoted in the product description
| psilowave code | description |
|---|---|
| New [N] | Manufacturer Sealed, seal may have been split to check colour variant. Never played. Note some CD's are manufacturer issued without shrink wrap. |
| Mint [M] | As New. Never played. No corner or edge dings, shrink-wrap is intact. All additional items such as inserts, lyric sheets and posters etc... will be perfect. |
| Near Mint [NM] | May have been played a couple of times but the record shows no signs of having ever been played. This is highest grade allowed for an opened, handled record. The vinyl is virtually flawless, bright and shiny. A very minor, barely visible scuff or two may be permitted, but no scratches. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked. Sleeves will be near new condition. Virtually no wear to faces, edges or corners. |
| Excellent [EX] | Record surfaces are bright and clean but may have a few light paper scuffs or superficial surface marks that do not affect play. The record has obviously been played, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light blemish. Sleeve may have some very minor wear to faces, edges or corners of covers. |
| Very Good [VG] | A well cared for used record. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have scuffs or light scratches. May have some very light surface noise or isolated crackles and pops. Labels may be marked lightly. Sleeve may have some ring wear, moderate wear to edges and corners, light creases or stress lines, and other minor defects. |
| Good [G] | Record shows visible signs of wear. Some surface noise may be audible. Groove wear may be noticeable, as will some scratches that may cause clicks or pops. Labels may be marked. Sleeve will have heavier ring wear, edge wear and corner damage and some discoloration. |
| Fair [F] | Likely to be lots of minor scratches and scuffs with surface noise audible. Potential label marks and damage. Sleeve will have noticeable edge and ring wear and feature some tears, marks and discolouration. |
| Poor [P] | Scratched, scuffed and generally well worn with surface noise audible. Sleeve will have heavy ring and edge wear and likely tears, marks and damage. We will endeavour not to sell vinyl in this condition unless it is extremely rare and can be professionally cleaned and salvaged or where the cover is in good enough condition to warrant purchasing for the cover alone. |
Common Abbreviations used in the product description. [ relating to used vinyl and CD releases ]
- EW – Denotes sleeve edge wear
- LM – Label Marked
- Promo – Denotes a record label promotional release
- PS – Denotes a full picture sleeve
- RE – Denotes a re-issue
- RW – Denotes sleeve ring wear
- SPLT – Denotes split edge on sleeve
- WL – Denotes a white label release
Shipping
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- UK standard 1st Class Signed For £4.40
- European shipping is Royal Mail International Tracked at £17
- International shipping is Royal Mail International Tracked at £22
- Shipping discounts will apply at £1 per additional record for up to 3 units, over 3 units please contact me for a shipping cost.