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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (illustrated by Michael Foreman)
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0048233420
- ISBN 13
- 9780048233424
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Unwin Hyman, 1989. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Michael Foreman. Second edition second printing 1989. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to top edge. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Nice sharp spine ends, near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping to top edge. Light handling marks to the gloss. 8mm split to head of fore edge of front panel. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible title, a second printing of the 1986 first Michael Foreman illustrated edition.
Synopsis
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the UK by George Allen & Unwin in 1973.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003934
- Title
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (illustrated by Michael Foreman)
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Illustrator
- Michael Foreman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0048233420
- ISBN 13
- 9780048233424
- Publisher
- Unwin Hyman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 160
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Matilda charlie chocolate factory glass elevator General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
- X weight
- 800 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- Spine
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- Text Block
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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