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Author: Michael Bond. Illustrator: Peggy Fortnum. Price: �1250. Publisher: Collins, London, UK. Editions: Various. Publication Date: 1966-1979. Format: Original cloth gilt with dustwrappers and signed card. Condition: Near fine in near fine dustwrappers overall. Size: 14.5cm x 20.5cm. Condition: The main 'Paddington' series titles. Eleven volumes. Complete. Published by Collins, London, UK. Date: 1968, 1966, 1968, 1968, 1968, 1968, 1968, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1979. All reprint editions apart from books 8, 9, 10 and 11 which are first editions. Sizes: 14.5cm x 20.7cm. pp. 128, 128, 128, 126, 128, 128, 128, 126, 127, 125, 126. Original cloth, dustwrappers. Book 1: Early reprint. A fine, tight, clean copy in very good plus, slightly nicked and rubbed, unfaded dustwrapper. Book 2: Early reprint. A fine, tight, clean copy in near fine, very slightly faded and rubbed dustwrapper. Book 3: Early reprint. Near fine in very near fine, slightly nicked and rubbed, bright, clean dustwrapper. Book 4: Early reprint. Fine in fine, slightly creased and rubbed dustwrapper which has none of the usual fading to the spine. Book 5: Early reprint. Fine in very good plus, slightly creased and rubbed dustwrapper which has a couple of marks to the rear panel but none of the usual fading to the spine. Book 6: Early reprint. Fine in near fine, bright and clean dustwrapper which has a small ?splash? mark to the rear panel. Book 7: Early reprint. Fine in fine, bright, clean dustwrapper. Book 8: First edition. Minor mark to the fore-edge and front free endpaper else a very good plus, tight, clean copy in very good slightly creased, nicked and rubbed dustwrapper. Book 9: First edition. First edition. Minor mark to the fore-edge and front free endpaper else a very good plus, tight, clean copy in very good slightly creased, nicked and rubbed dustwrapper. Book 10: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Book 11: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed card is printed 'WITH ALL GOOD WISHES PAD(D)INGTON? WITH A PAW PRINT AND SIGNED 'Michael Bond' IN BIRO. It is in fine condition. There are no ink names or inscriptions in any of the books. This is a lovely set with four of the titles being first editions. Very scarce in this uniform condition.