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Matilda. by Roald DAHL - First Edition - 1988 - from Peter Harrington (SKU: 136538)

Matilda.

Matilda. by Roald DAHL - First Edition - 1988 - from Peter Harrington (SKU: 136538)
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Matilda.: Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

by DAHL, Roald

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About This Item

London: Jonathan Cape,, 1988. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With the dust jacket. Numerous black and white illustrations in the text. A near-fine copy, spine minimally cocked with a couple small bumps to board edges, but otherwise bright, negligible offsetting to endpapers, else a near-fine copy in the jacket with faint foxing to flaps. First edition, first impression. Matilda won the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication. It formed the basis for both the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the successful stage musical which premiered at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010.

Synopsis

Roald Dahl does it again with his tale of little Matilda . Matilda is a genius. She knows that, and so does her teacher Miss Honey, but every other adult in her life is short-sighted and mean.  Can this odd, lovable little girl manage to find a better family to live with? Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (1989) , Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Read Aloud (1990), Younger Readers (1997) (1990) , Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (1991) , Blue Peter Book Award for Voter's Award - Book that Made Me Laugh the Loudest (2000) , Red House Children's Book Award (1989) ...more Red House Children's Book Award (1989) , Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Book Award (1991) , Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1992) , Nevada Young Readers' Award for Intermediate Category (1992) , Beehive Awards for Children's Fiction (1991) , Virginia Readers' Choice for Elementary (1990) , Indian Paintbrush Book Award (1991)

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Bookseller
Peter Harrington GB (GB)
Bookseller Inventory #
136538
Title
Matilda.
Author
DAHL, Roald
Book condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
London: Jonathan Cape,
Date published
1988

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About Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington is currently offering a normal national and international delivery service unaffected by COVID-19. Peter Harrington first started selling rare and antiquarian books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road in 1969, and have since grown to become one of the largest and best known antiquarian bookshops in Europe. Our shop extends over four floors offering up to 20,000 volumes. We also offer a full bookbinding and restoration service, and are members of the ABA and ILAB.

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Cloth
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spine
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flap(s)
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First Edition
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gilt
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Bumps
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octavo
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cocked
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jacket
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