Asterix & Obelix's Birthday - The Golden Book. - Lot 8

Asterix & Obelix's Birthday - The Golden Book. GOSCINNY - UDERZO Asterix & Obelix's Birthday - The Golden Book. Les Éditions Albert René, 2009. In-4 hardback, boards illustrated in color. Thirty-fourth album in the series, published to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the famous Gauls (1959-2009). Conceived by Albert Uderzo as a festive tribute, the book takes the form of a collection of short stories and sketches in which the villagers imagine gifts for the two heroes. It's a veritable "Golden Book" with many nods to the past, including parodies of famous works of art and appearances by key characters from the saga. Technically, the album is remarkable for its meticulous coloring and metallic gold-effect cover, underlining the exceptional nature of this publishing event. Copy note: Please note that the photos provided contain a handling error: the justification page (mentioning a 1969 Dargaud copyright and the title Asterix in Hispania) does not correspond to the album shown on the cover. Justification page (theoretical for this album) : 2009 - Albert René / Goscinny-Uderzo. Legal deposit: October 2009. ISBN: 978-2-86497-230-3 (conforms to the barcode on the second plate). Second plate: the exhaustive list of "Déjà parus" titles engraved on the menhir ends with the present volume. Descriptive condition: Boards in very good condition. Clean boards, glossy varnish and gold cover well preserved. Corners and headpieces very slightly rubbed. Note a small price label (Hachette, 2011) at top right of second cover. Perfectly fresh interior, complete and without annotations. An essential celebratory album to complete the collection