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Dahl, Roald : The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2001

ISBN 9780375814235

Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket, 8vo, 225 pp., First printing of the revised edition.

Revised ed.

DAHL**, ROALD: : THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR and six more. **

LONDON.CAPE,1977.

ISBN 0224015478.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Minimal shelf-wear to dw/dj edges with a small water-stain to top front edge of same - boards unaffected. Spine/backstrip slightly sunned/faded.Contents bright,tight and clean.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,249pp [paginated],7 stories, 2 of which The Mildenhall Treasure and A Piece of Cake as earlier versions,were first published in the Saturday Evening Post. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured 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 US 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

DAHL**, ROALD: : THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR and six more.**

LONDON.CAPE,1977.

ISBN 0224015478.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition,and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution in its country of origin.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Susan Shields,illustrated dw/dj with red+ black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - and spine/ backstrip unusually,without any sunning or fading.Head of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and top edges minimally creased. Top+fore-edges ubiquitously toned - due to quality of paper used at the time - but overall clean without foxing/spotting or other markings; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips and the merest hint of page-edge toning.Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,publisher's original dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 2nd imp,8-249pp [paginated] includes,7 stories; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table with a dedication to verso and to the rear of the book,6pp blanks. Want more Roald DAHL titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. 'The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and six more.',a favourite among fans of Roald Dahl,tells of people with peculiar and unlikely powers.British hooligans pitch their strength against a boy whose will to survive is as powerful as the magnificent white wings of a swan.Who can say what drew Gordon Butcher to that particular field one squally day? If the honest man hadn't ploughed his furrows so deeply,no one might have found the green crusted metal that turned out to be Britain's greatest hoard of buried treasure.Guests at a Jamaican hotel stand aghast as a small boy rushes to rescue an enormous upturned turtle and,flinging his arms around the old winkled neck,soothes the animal's rage with his secret whispers. Perhaps the most curious tale is of the rich and idle man who learns to see without his eyes.It costs him gruelling feats of concentration and years of careful practice,but once mastered,the temptations and excitements of the roulette table are for Henry Sugar transformed for ever. This collection is certain to captivate every child and grown-up who reads it.For there is something secret in these stories,something not quite familiar - something that,just as it seems to have escaped your grasp,settles lingeringly, delicately in the mind. 2 of the seven stories - 'The Mildenhall Treasure' and 'A Piece of Cake' as earlier versions - were first published in the Saturday Evening Post. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.
Not SIGNED.

DAHL**, ROALD: : THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR and six more. **

LONDON.CAPE,1977.

ISBN 0224015478.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition,and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Susan Shields,illustrated dw/dj with red+ black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - and spine/backstrip unusually,without any sunning or fading.Head of spine/backstrip minisculey bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously, but lightly toned - to a much lesser degree than usually encountered - due to quality of paper used at the time - but overall clean without foxing/spotting or other markings; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners and the merest hint of page-edge toning.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,original dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters (author+ title but no publisher's name) to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,2nd imp,8-249pp [paginated] includes,7 stories; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Contents list/table with a dedication to verso and to the rear of the book,6pp blanks. Want more Roald DAHL titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. 'The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and six more.',a favourite among fans of Roald Dahl, tells of people with peculiar and unlikely powers.British hooligans pitch their strength against a boy whose will to survive is as powerful as the magnificent white wings of a swan.Who can say what drew Gordon Butcher to that particular field one squally day? If the honest man hadn't ploughed his furrows so deeply,no one might have found the green crusted metal that turned out to be Britain's greatest hoard of buried treasure.Guests at a Jamaican hotel stand aghast as a small boy rushes to rescue an enormous upturned turtle and,flinging his arms around the old winkled neck,soothes the animal's rage with his secret whispers. Perhaps the most curious tale is of the rich and idle man who learns to see without his eyes.It costs him gruelling feats of concentration and years of careful practice,but once mastered,the temptations and excitements of the roulette table are for Henry Sugar transformed for ever. This collection is certain to captivate every child and grown-up who reads it.For there is something secret in these stories,something not quite familiar - something that,just as it seems to have escaped your grasp,settles lingeringly, delicately in the mind. 2 of the seven stories - 'The Mildenhall Treasure' and 'A Piece of Cake' as earlier versions - were first published in the Saturday Evening Post. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured 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 US 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,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,2nd imp.
Not SIGNED.

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