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THE BFG
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of Dahl's beloved story of a giant both Big and Friendly, who steals young Sophie out the window of her orphanage and whisks her away to the land of Giants to invent idioms at her and show off his dream collection. Ably illustrated by Quentin Blake, Dahl's frequent collaborator, whose frenetic gestural drawings quiver with life and indelibly define the characters. 9'' x 5.75''. Original grey cloth boards with gilt-stamped spine. In original unclipped (£6.50) pictorial dust jacket, illustrated by Quentin Blake. 224 pages. Some toning to extremities. Touches of shelfwear here and there. Else clean and sound.
Synopsis
The well-loved story of a big friendly giant who spirits a child out of bed to the land of the child-eating giants. This edition has a great new cover by Quentin Blake as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
Reviews
On Jan 23 2012, Duchess0914 said:
a wonderful book, by a honest and wonderful and colorful author. you can picture each and everything Mr. Dahl writes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51703
- Title
- THE BFG
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,Fantasy
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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