D is for Dahl.
by DAHL, Roald - COOLING, Wendy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Puffin Books,, 2004. First edition, first impression, of this alphabetical primer to Dahl's life and books by Wendy Cooling, the founder of the children's reading charity Bookstart. Square octavo. Original dark purple boards, spine lettered in silver, red endpapers. With dust jacket. Line drawings by Quentin Blake. Unclipped jacket spine partially sunned, panels and flaps bright, light edge creasing: a fine copy in very good jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 172297
- Title
- D is for Dahl.
- Author
- DAHL, Roald - COOLING, Wendy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Puffin Books,
- Date Published
- 2004
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Sunned
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- Fine
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