The Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Dahl, Roald; Illustrations by Donald Chaffin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0394904974
- ISBN 13
- 9780394904979
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970 First Edition very early printing in gilt-stamped tan cloth boards with Mr Fox cameo to front panel, no markings, NOT ex-lib, NOT a book club, pages bright & unfoxed, boards a little soiled, spine slightly shaken, boards a little cocked with slight misalignment at rear fold (hinge sound & uncracked), a Good early copy of this beloved Roald Dahl classic, lacking the dust wrapper; 8vo; 62pp illus + author bio/colophon page. Hard Cover.
Synopsis
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a children's novel written by Roald Dahl that was published in 1970. The story tells about Mr. Fox and the myriad ways he outwits his neighbor, a farmer, and steals his food from right under his nose!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32973
- Title
- The Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Author
- Dahl, Roald; Illustrations by Donald Chaffin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10
- 0394904974
- ISBN 13
- 9780394904979
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- The Fantastic Mr. Fox Dahl, Roald; Illustrations by Donald Chaffin
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Nighttown Books
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...