George's Marvellous [Marvelous] Medicine
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0224019015
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019019
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition, first printing. Signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light lean to binding, slight sunning to edges of boards and slight wear to spine ends, foxing to textblock edge. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with toning to spine and slight edge wear, slight offsetting to front flap and front pastedown from the author's signature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944327
- Title
- George's Marvellous [Marvelous] Medicine
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0224019015
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019019
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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