George's Marvelous Medicine
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394846001
- ISBN 13
- 9780394846002
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Knopf Books for Young Readers, February 1982. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First U.S. edition stated, first printing with complete number line. 8vo in 1/4 yellow cloth on purple paper. spine title in purple. Binding tight and square, very minor shelf wear. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, a couple very short closed tears at the spine ends.
Synopsis
In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299722
- Title
- George's Marvelous Medicine
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0394846001
- ISBN 13
- 9780394846002
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- Westminister, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- February 1982
- Pages
- 88
Terms of Sale
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Dunaway Books
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.