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Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

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Danny the Champion of the World

by Roald Dahl

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DAHL, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World. Illustrated by Jill Bennett. NY: Alfred A. Knopf [1975]. 8vo, [viii] 200pp. Brown quarter-cloth stamped in gold with orange boards pictorially blind stamped; top edge purple. Turquoise endpapers; 6 full-page and numerous smaller b&w illustrations. Spine ends and upper front corner a bit rubbed, faint foxing to foredge, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine lightly sunned).

First US edition. Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Now Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off?

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Bookseller
Books of Wonder US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
1049644
Title
Danny the Champion of the World
Author
Roald Dahl
Illustrator
Jill Bennett
Format/Binding
Brown quarter-cloth stamped in gold with orange boards pictorially blind stamped
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First US edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1975
Pages
200
Size
8vo
Weight
0.00 lbs

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