The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and Six More
by DAHL. Roald
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Aiken, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First US edition, first printing. Octavo, titles to spine in gilt, in the original illustrated dust jacket. The basis for the recent Wes Anderson film. A very good copy with slight toning to pages in the lightly toned dust jacket with shallow chipping to top spine end, mild soiling to panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caroliniana (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10659
- Title
- The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and Six More
- Author
- DAHL. Roald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- 6/9/23
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Caroliniana
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Aiken, South Carolina
About Caroliniana
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...