Tales of the Unexpected
by Roald Dahl
ISBN: 0394740815
ISBN-13: 9780394740812
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published date: 1979
Edition: 1th edition
Pages: 471
Publisher's Notes
Twenty-four eerie, macabre, and sometimes hilarious short stories offer a varied sampler of the art of the surprise ending.
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Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
Dahl, Roald
Vintage Books, 1979. Paperback. Grade: C. Catalog: Fiction General Synopsis: 471 pages. Inside covers, pages foxing. Twenty-four masterly examples of Roald Dahl's incomparable short stories - some eerie, some macabre, some terr... ( more information)
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Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
Dahl, Roald
New York: Vintage Books, 1979. Light shelf wear. Solid copy with clean pages.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ( more information)
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Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
Dahl, Roald
Vintage Books; NY (1979). ISBN 0394740815. Mystery: anthology. 24 short stories. Quoted from the back cover: "This volume presents two stories never before anthologized, one of which appears in this country for the first time". Vintage Original, Sept. 1979. Vintage V-81. First Edition. (paperback) 4x7 inches. Solid. Clean pages. ** faults: Cover has corner crease, edge and corner wear, edge scrape on rear cover. VG. First Edition. Soft Cover. ( more information)
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