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James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl 1st/1st 5 line colophon with Dust Jacket
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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North Miami, Florida, United States
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About This Item
The book is in Very good condition. There are no signatures, bookplates, or markings of any kind. The pages are free of any foxing. The book is a true first edition, with a 5 line colophon in the rear. The book comes with its rare original dustjacket. The jacket is in good condition. It has some light wear to its edges and a chip to the bottom of the spine. The book is a first edition, printed by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961. A rare first edition of Dahl's classic work.
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- Bookseller
- The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90
- Title
- James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl 1st/1st 5 line colophon with Dust Jacket
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- JAMES, AND, THE, GIANT, PEACH, ROALD, DAHL, ALFRED, A., KNOPF, 1961, 1ST, FIRST, ED, ED., EDITION, PRINTING, DUSTJACKET, DUST, JACKET, DJ, D.J., WRAPPER, DUSTWRAPPER, DW, D.W., 5, FIVE, LINE, COLOPHON, ISSUE
Terms of Sale
The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books
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About the Seller
The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2022
North Miami, Florida
About The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books
The Lion's End Antiquarian - A small business that specializes in First editions works from the Golden Age of Illustrators, including works by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, and Kay Nielsen. I also carry a variety of literature and science fiction from the late 19th century by such authors as Mark Twain and Jules Verne. Pictures are always available upon request and all questions will be answered promptly.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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....
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