George's Marvellous Medicine
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". Quentin Blake. A fine first edition of Roald Dahl's beloved children's novel about a boy named George, who replaces his grandmother's medicine with a hazardous concoction. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake.Dahl's novel follows George Kranky, an eight-year-old boy who concocts his own miracle elixir to replace his tyrannical grandmother's regular prescription medicine.In 2020, a team of British researchers performed a toxicological investigation into the potion and all thirty-four of its ingredients, they summarised with: 'the overall outcome for Grandma would be fatal catastrophic physiological collapse'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine
Synopsis
In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 902F1
- Title
- George's Marvellous Medicine
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Illustrator
- Quentin Blake
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- charlie and the chocolate factory George's Marvelous Medicine George's Marvellous Medicine quentin blake George's Marvelous Medicine
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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