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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- Books of Wonder (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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