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THE MAGIC FINGER.
by DAHL, ROALD.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1968.. FIRST U.K. EDITION 1968, small 4to, 230 x 190 mm, 9 x 7¼ inches, colour illustrated cream boards, blue and black pictorial endpapers, 41 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white by William Pene du Bois. Spine firm and not worn, small light pink smear on upper board, about 20 x 3 mm (¾" x 1/8") maximum, affecting background only (see image), a couple of other very minor marks. 2 margins very slightly spotted, occasional signs of page turning to lower margins, no inscriptions. VG+ (no dustwrapper as issued). This is the first U.K. printing, this title was first published in the U.S.A. in 1966. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Synopsis
The Magic Finger is a children's story published by Roald Dahl in 1966. Although the original edition had illustrations by William Pene du Bois, there have been later editions of the book with illustrations by Pat Mariott, Tony Ross, and Quentin Blake.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47302
- Title
- THE MAGIC FINGER.
- Author
- DAHL, ROALD.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1968.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Roald Dahl william pene du bois children's picture book fantasy magic
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- 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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