SKELLIG

written by DAVID ALMOND

INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR "TO JOAN / DAVID ALMOND" on half title page. 

BONUS ITERMS: PROMOTIONAL INTRODUCTION TO AUTHOR FROM PUBLISHER (4 PAGES) + BOXED REVIEW + INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR. 

This was the launch of David Almond's writing career in the USA, which proved to be very successful! I received the promotional materials and had the opportunity to meet David in my capacity as children's book buyer for the Booksmith in San Francisco. I loved the book upon reading & was very excited to meet the author.

BONUS MATERIALS: 

1.) Promotional materials from publisher dated in June 1999 includes:

 a form letter from the publisher, Craig Virden, saying that SKELLIG won the prestigious 1998 WHITBREAD CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE UK; 

a sheet with five glowing blurbs; 

a copy of a "Flying Starts" article from Publishers Weekly magazine dated June 28, 1999; 

a copy of the NYTBR review by Perri Klass dated June 6, 1999. 

The other two items are things I saved: 

2.) a boxed review from Publishers Weekly dated December 7, 1998; 

3.) an interview with David Almond from Pages magazine dated May / June 2001.                                                This latter piece talks about the phenomenal success of SKELLIG - it also won the 1998 CARNEGIE MEDAL - the UK equivalent of the Newberry Medal.

{SPOILER - the Skellig is a creature that combines elements of a human, an owl and an angel.}

Notes on condition:

dust jacket: crisp & clean, no rips or marks

binding: purple boards with light green cloth spine - all clean, no marks or dents

interior pages: clean & crisp, no marks or tears; all pages secure

Note - when book closed, there are age discoloration spots along the edges of the paper

Please see photos to get a sense of the condition, format and cover art.

ISBN: 083700717

publisher: Delacorte Press, based in N.Y.C., N.Y.

year published: 1999; originally published in the UK in 1998

Copyright information: specifically states First American  Edition, but does indicates a second printing with a number run of  10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 

Original price: $15.95 printed on upper flap of dust jacket flap

weight: 11.8 oz

height: 8 1/2 inches

width: 6 inches

page count: 182

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