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Kiss Kiss.
by DAHL, Roald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1960. An inscribed copy First edition, first printing, of this collection of 11 short stories for adults, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Christopher Radmell, with all good wishes, from, Roald Dahl". The recipient is known to have had other books signed by Dahl including Fantastic Mr Fox and The Magic Finger. As noted by the blurb, "ever since his stories first appeared in the United States, people have been retelling each other... Roald Dahl's sometimes shocking and always unpredictable plots. The stories in Kiss Kiss are no less haunting and no less brilliantly told". Octavo. Original light purple cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black on pink ground, rear cover with publisher's device in black, top edge pink. With dust jacket. Extremities slightly bumped; jacket somewhat toned, extremities and hinges worn, damp staining to verso together with small adhesive tape repair to spine, paper slightly rippled, not price-clipped; a very good copy in a very good jacket.
Synopsis
Eleven Devious, Shocking Stories from the Master of the Unpredictable.What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a pricelass piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband?In these dark, dangerous stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly, selfish part of each of us that leads into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling. Stylish, macabre and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169505
- Title
- Kiss Kiss.
- Author
- DAHL, Roald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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