Rhyme Stew
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224026607
- ISBN 13
- 9780224026604
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1989. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 10 " X 7 1/2. Quentin Blake. The marvellously dastardly Dahl has joined forces with that bounder Blake to plunder a wealth of nursery heritage for the delight of the older reader in this wonderful addition to the literature of the absurd." (front flap) 80 pp. Blue boards have as new gilt text on spine. Spine ends are very slightly rubbed, gift dedication ffep. Price clipped DJ has shelf/edge wear, small chip at heel of spine. Book carries notice, " Warning Unsuitable for Small Readers". Bookseller's Inventory # 142963
Synopsis
"Mary, Mary, quite contrary / How does your garden grow? / 'I live with my brat in a high-rise flat / so how in the world would I know?" This book is a collection of Roald Dahl's poems for older children or adults.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002963
- Title
- Rhyme Stew
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Illustrator
- Quentin Blake
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0224026607
- ISBN 13
- 9780224026604
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 10 " X 7 1/2
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- New
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- Heel
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- FFEP
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