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Hutchinson & Co. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1914 Full vellum, titles gilt to upper board and along spine; pp. [x], v-xvi, [vi], 5-110, [vi]; with portrait of the author behind mounted tissue-guard, and facsimile of the original cover and title page from the first edition following; a partially unopened copy, some mild dust and dirt marks to boards and edges; a little splayed, as to be expected, but a very good copy otherwise; some previous ownership markings in pencil to prelims. Provenance: Book-plate of Thomas Evelyn Scott-Giles to front paste down (lightly offset to facing page). Limited edition, this copy numbered 34 of just 50 copies specially printed on Japanese Vellum. With a forward by Roger Ingpen. A pseudotranslation, purporting to be from an original Persian text, but in actual fact written by Richard Burton, who claimed to have 'translated' it from a manuscript received by him from his friend Hâjî Abdû of the Yezd province in Persia. A…
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The Kasidah of Hâjî Abdû El Yezdi
by Burton, Sir Richard F.
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Kiss Kiss
by Dahl, Roald
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Michael Joseph. First UK edition published by Michael Joseph in 1960. This is a near fine copy. The jacket is very clean with no loss. The unclipped wrapper displays the correct price of 15s net. The spine is a shade toned with light rubbing to the top. The book has very little wear at all and no previous owner's ink. The author Roald Dahl has signed boldly to the title page in the typical felt pen that he signed many books with. He has signed without dedication. Dahl's collection of macabre short stories that also included for the first time "The Champion of the World" a precursor to his classic children's novel Danny Champion of the World. A rare book to find in this condition and signed by Roald Dahl. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1960.
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