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DAHL**, ROALD: : Three Tales of Magic and Mischief. [Illustrated by Quentin Blake.**]

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2012.

ISBN 9780857550736.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated omnibus,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 'George's Marvellous Medicine' first published by Jonathan Cape,in 1981; 'Matilda' first published by Jonathan Cape in 1988, and 'The Witches' also by Cape,published in 1983.This combined edition published 2012,so a 1st edn thus.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, wrap-around pale sky-blue background with colour pictorial artwork by Quentin Blake,illustrated dw/dj panels,with silver gilt-lettered author+ illustrator names' and white-lettered title,a narrow white strip at front's lower edge with capitalised,blue-lettered story titles to same; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author+illustrator names' and title as front's,a thumbnail colour illustration towards foot of same and publisher's white-lettered+illustrated colophon at foot too,rear panel with white-lettered brief synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present but inevitable and age-acquired minimal superficial scoring/indents without penetration to boards beneath,to both panels of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges both sets lightly toned and both with minimal,sporadic blemishes given the book's age; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain mauve cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate plain pale yellow endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated omnibus,1st edn thus,9-652pp [paginated] includes the 3 stories,profuse b/w illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] b/w thumbnail illustrated half-title+title pages,individual story b/w thumbnail illustrated title separator pages each with a dedication to its reverse and to the rear,2 advertisements for Roald Dahl Children's Charity and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.          Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 10+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child’s book.It is only the minimal,minor exterior faults desceribed that prevents a slightly higher overall grading.Despite them,it really is still exceptional example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of major detracting faults.  A Roald Dahl omnibus title,contains the fabulous stories 'George's Marvellous Medicine', 'Matilda' and 'The Witches'.                      Roald Dahl's own favourite illustrator, Blake illustrated several other books of the author's work,during the author's lifetime,and these illustrations bring considerable enchantment to these stories.  Want more Roald DAHL titles? For similar and other available titles,please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue.    Quentin Blake,born 1932,Sidcup,Kent.Son of a civil servant. Educated at Chiselhurst,Sidcup Grammar School and Cambridge University.Attended life classes at Chelsea College of Art.Tutor in illustration at the Royal College of Art (1965- 78) and Head of the Illustration Dept since 1978.He works in pen and ink and watercolour in a popular and unmistakable style,capturing essential character and movement with wit and gaiety in a few rapid strokes.He has illustrated many editions of the BBC Jackanory television programme.He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item, for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated omnibus,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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