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THE MAGIC FINGER.
by DAHL, ROALD. Illustrated by QUENTIN BLAKE.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
20London, Viking, 1995.. FIRST EDITION WITH BLAKE ILLUSTRATIONS 1995 (countdown digits correct for a first issue: 1....2), 8vo, dark green boards gilt, 64 pages. Illustrated on every page in black and white by Quentin Blake. No inscriptions, minute dent to top edges of boards, page edges and margins lightly browned, otherwise a near Fine crisp clean unread copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, 5 mm (¼") closed tear at foot of lower fold, neatly repaired. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMAB25.0020LE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Synopsis
The Magic Finger is a children's story published by Roald Dahl in 1966. Although the original edition had illustrations by William Pene du Bois, there have been later editions of the book with illustrations by Pat Mariott, Tony Ross, and Quentin Blake.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45379
- Title
- THE MAGIC FINGER.
- Author
- DAHL, ROALD. Illustrated by QUENTIN BLAKE.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Viking, 1995.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Roald Dahl QUENTIN BLAKE children's picture book fantasy magic
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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