Toby & The Secrets Of The Tree [SIGNED COPY, FIRST UK PRINTING]

de Fombelle, Timothee, and Ardizzone, Sarah (Translated by)

ISBN 10: 140631014X / ISBN 13: 9781406310146

Published by Walker Books Ltd, London, 2009

About this Item

Near fine in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author AND by translator Sarah Ardizzone on the title page (signatures and dates only). 1st UK edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has mild edgewear, a small closed tear, and scraping. Book has minor shelfwear to the bottoms of the boards. ?Signed Copy? sticker. The sequel to ?Toby Alone? by the Parents? Choice Award-, Marsh Award-, IBBY Honour-, Prix des Mordus du polar-, Prix du Souffleur-, and Andersen Award-winning author of 'Vango? and ?Two lives of Mr. Pearl?. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Seller Inventory # Alibris.0009813

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Toby & The Secrets Of The Tree [SIGNED COPY, FIRST UK PRINTING]
• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140631014X
• ISBN 13: 9781406310146
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Place, Francois
• Edition: 1st UK edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The second and final part of the thrilling adventure of heroism and friendship in an unforgettable miniature world.Toby's world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the centre of the Tree, moss and lichen invade the branches, and one tyrant controls it all. Leo Blue, once Toby's best friend, now his worst enemy, is holding Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force, capturing all who stand in his way, inflicting a life of poverty and fear. But returning after several years among the Grass People, Toby will fight back. And this time he's not alone. A resistance is forming...This eagerly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Toby Alone is a gripping conclusion to a new classic adventure story.

From the Back Cover

Toby's world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the center of the Tree, moss and lichen have invaded the branches, and one tyrant controls it all. Leo Blue, once Toby's best friend, is holding Toby's beloved Elisha prisoner, hunting the Grass People with merciless force, and in?icting a life of poverty and fear on the Tree People. But after several years among the Grass People, Toby has returned to fight back. And this time he's not alone: a resistance is forming. In the much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning Toby Alone, the compelling eco-adventure reaches its gripping conclusion.