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SWITCH BITCH
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0394494733
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494739
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. first edition, as stated. hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo, red cloth covers with gilt titles. [x] 210 [1] colophon. Book is in fine condition. Unclipped jacket has a crease on top edge of front panel, else very good. Four stories, originally published in Playboy magazine. Studio
Synopsis
Switch Bitch is a 1974 short story collection for adults by Roald Dahl. The book is made up of four stories: "The Visitor," "The Great Switcheroo," "The Last Act," and "Bitch". The stories had been written by Dahl for Playboy magazine and published separately in 1965.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020643
- Title
- SWITCH BITCH
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition, as stated
- ISBN 10
- 0394494733
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494739
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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