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THE BFG
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0374304696
- ISBN 13
- 9780374304690
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First US edition, review copy, of this Dahl classic. Dahl's beloved story of a giant both Big and Friendly, who steals young Sophie out the window of her orphanage and whisks her away to the land of Giants to invent idioms at her and show off his dream collection. Ably illustrated by Quentin Blake, Dahl's frequent collaborator, whose frenetic gestural drawings quiver with life and indelibly define the characters. After CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, one of Dahl's best and most beloved titles. 9'' x 5.75''. Original blue publisher's cloth with gilt titles. In original unclipped ($10.95) color pictorial jacket, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Green endpapers. x, 222 pages. Publisher's review slip and promotional materials laid in. Minor shelfwear, soil. Mild toning to extremities. Overall, sharp.
Synopsis
The well-loved story of a big friendly giant who spirits a child out of bed to the land of the child-eating giants. This edition has a great new cover by Quentin Blake as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
Reviews
On Jan 23 2012, Duchess0914 said:
a wonderful book, by a honest and wonderful and colorful author. you can picture each and everything Mr. Dahl writes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51704
- Title
- THE BFG
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374304696
- ISBN 13
- 9780374304690
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus, Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,Fantasy
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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