the twilight saga: the official illustrated guide.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [First published in the US in April,2011 by Little,Brown and Company and first published in UK,in 2011 by ATOM - an imprint of Little,Brown Book Group.] MINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, wrap-around,matt black background with a pair of glossy red+white jigsaw pieces illustration to front and spine of dw/dj,with bright,crisp,blocked,silver gilt-lettered title and capitalised,white-lettered strapline: 'A COMPANION TO THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES BY STEPHENIE MEYER' to front's lower edge; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title,and strapline partially capitalised with only the author's name and publisher's b/w lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with white-lettered synopsis and glossy thumbnail colour illustrations of 5 book's covers of the series.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip, a red+black speckled/flecked headband,and immaculate plain maroon endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,2-543pp [paginated] includes A conversation with Shannon Hale,sections of Vampires, Covens: Cullens, Volturi, Amazon, Denali, Egyptian, Irish, James's, Mexican, Riley's, Romanian,The Nomads, Joham and Vampire Hybrids; Werewolves, Quileute Packs and Tribe, Humans, Students at Forks High School, Other residents of Forks,Seattle and Brazil; Origins and Inspirations, Fan Art Gallery, International Cover Gallery, Outtakes and FAQ.Illustrated profusely throughout the text and the book of colour pictorial artwork illustrations by assorted artists; plus [unpaginated] colour photographic illustrated half-title page,thumbnail coloured key illustrated title page,9pp Contents list/table,an Introduction with Publisher's Note to its reverse and individual section separator pages and illustrations credits to verso of last page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 10+ year old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. A definitive encyclopedic reference for the Twilight saga including character profiles, outtakes, a conversation with Meyer, genealogical charts, maps and extensive cross-references with nearly 100 full color illustrations, was released on April 12, 2011. Twilight is a series of four fantasy romance novels, two companion novels, and one novella written by American author Stephenie Meyer.They were released annually from 2005 through to 2008, the four novels chart the later teen years of Bella Swan,a girl who moves to Forks,Washington,from Phoenix,Arizona and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. The series is told primarily from Bella's point of view, with the epilogue of 'Eclipse' and the second part of 'Breaking Dawn' being told from the viewpoint of character Jacob Black,a werewolf. See also the following sequential alpha-numerical book ID rja1132524 for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn novella of 'The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner' which tells the story of a newborn vampire who appeared in 'Eclipse'. 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 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. **