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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.
by DAHL, Roald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape,, 1977. First edition, first impression, of this story collection written for a slightly older readership than his other books for children. It includes two semi-autobiographical stories, one relating Dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, the other exploring his motivations to become a writer. A film adaptation of the titular story premiered in September 2023. Directed by Wes Anderson, the cast included Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Octavo. Original blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, beige endpapers, top edge yellow. With dust jacket. Double-page photographic illustration for the story "The Mildenhall Treasure" after the real pieces of exquisite Roman tableware. Spine ends bumped, faint splash marks to fore edge and jacket verso, text clean; price-clipped jacket spine sunned, small tears repaired and reinforced with paper on verso: a very good copy in like jacket.
Synopsis
Seven superb stories, from the world's no. 1 storyteller Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A cleaver mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 172312
- Title
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.
- Author
- DAHL, Roald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Jonathan Cape,
- Date Published
- 1977
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Fore Edge
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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