The Gremlins from the Walt Disney Production: A Royal Air Force Story

by Dahl, Roald [as Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl]

First Edition

Price: $600.00
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Book desription: New York: Random House, 1943. First U.S. edition, preceding the British; no additional printings indicated on copyright page, with note stating that "The R.A.F. Benevolent Fund will receive the author's share of the proceeds from the sale of this book." Dark red cloth spine, color illus. paper covered boards. Unpaginated, illus. w/ 13 color plates (including frontis. and 1 double-page plate), additional b&w drawings, color illus. endpapers. Rubbed with surface loss along bottom edge and at a few spots along other edges, all corners exposed but only one (bottom front) layered. Light surface paper creasing near central front fore-edge and across upper rear cover. Short gift inscription on front pastedown. Firm binding, with cloth reinforced hinges (original to issue). Light scattered soiling to interior. Title page and 2 of the color plates show short (approx. 1/4" or less) closed tear along bottom edges; other scattered leaves show light thumbing marks. One page shows faint evidence of drawing along top edge (erased and barely noticeable). Overall, a copy that has been handled but not abused, with no compromising defects, simply normal wear typical of the issue and of children's books of the era. Scan(s) provided upon request. Scarce. Accompanied by a modern facsimile reprint, 1st thus (Sept. 2006), by Dark Horse, hardcover in dust jacket, Fine/Fine, with introduction by Leonard Maltin (ISBN 1593074964). The net proceeds from the sale of this copy revert to the Allentown Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to support scholarships for women enrolled at Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) colleges whose studies have been interrupted.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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