Kiss Kiss
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1960. Lavender cloth with pink detail surrounded by black border with R D printed over pink on front panel. Spine has similar detail with title and full author's name. Top page edges lightly stained in pink which appears to be fading lightly. Jacket is not price clipped. There is no chips, tears or creasing. The red ink on jacket's spine is sunned however. First edition, 4th printing in April 1960 stated. Text is clean and bright with no other markings. Tight and square. In mylar. . 4th Prntg. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Eleven Devious, Shocking Stories from the Master of the Unpredictable.What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a pricelass piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband?In these dark, dangerous stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly, selfish part of each of us that leads into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling. Stylish, macabre and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002481
- Title
- Kiss Kiss
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- 4th Prntg
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Price Clipped
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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