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The BFG.
by DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1982. . Limited deluxe first US edition, number 70 of 300 copies, signed by the author and illustrator; 8vo; illustrated throughout in black and white; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt device to upper cover, grey marbled endpapers, housed in original blue cloth slipcase; a fine example.
Deluxe limited first US edition of this Dahl classic, signed by both the author and the illustrator on the limitation page.
Dahl's beloved story of a giant both Big and Friendly, who steals young Sophie out the window of her orphanage and whisks her away to the land of Giants to invent idioms at her and show off his dream collection. This signed limited edition, which has no UK equivalent, is increasingly scarce on the market.
Deluxe limited first US edition of this Dahl classic, signed by both the author and the illustrator on the limitation page.
Dahl's beloved story of a giant both Big and Friendly, who steals young Sophie out the window of her orphanage and whisks her away to the land of Giants to invent idioms at her and show off his dream collection. This signed limited edition, which has no UK equivalent, is increasingly scarce on the market.
Synopsis
The well-loved story of a big friendly giant who spirits a child out of bed to the land of the child-eating giants. This edition has a great new cover by Quentin Blake as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109052
- Title
- The BFG.
- Author
- DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York, Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1982.
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About the Seller
Shapero Rare Books
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London, London
About Shapero Rare Books
Specialising in rare books on Travel & Voyages, Natural History, Literature (including modern first editions), Children's Books, Guide Books, Judaica & Hebraica, titles of Russian interest, and Islamica.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Device
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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....
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