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Over to You: 10 Stories of Flyers and Flying
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A signed first UK edition of Roald Dahl's first published book for adult readers, a collection of ten short stories, including 'Beware the Dog'. A signed first UK edition, first impression of this work. First published in the US in the same year, by Reynal & Hitchcock.With the inscription 'To Chris, Love Roald Dahl' to the title page.An early collection of short stories from the beloved children's author, a stylistic departure from his better known works. A collection reviewed as reflective and slow paced, featured are ten brief tales, including 'Beware of the Dog', which is set in the Second World War, following an RAF pilot.With a crossed out inscription to the front free endpaper, dated Christmas 1951.A signed copy of the first volume of short stories Dahl ever published. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping and minor mark to back strip tail, with boards exceptionally bright. Minor spotting to fore edge of text block. Lacking rear free endpaper, with rear hinge starting and board holding firm. Former owner's inscription - crossed out - to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Signed by Dahl to the title page. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
Synopsis
During the Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF and even suffered horrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan Desert. Drawing on his own experience as a fighter pilot, Dahl crafted these ten spine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; the infectious madness of conflict; and the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops room. Dahl brilliantly conveys the bizarre reality of a wartime pilot's daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 839F24
- Title
- Over to You: 10 Stories of Flyers and Flying
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- roald dhal matilda the twits matilda
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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