By Roald Dahl
London   Jonathan Cape
9.5" by 6" 160pp
A very smart first edition of Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, with the original dust wrapper.
By Roald Dahl

1984 Boy: Tales of Childhood

London   Jonathan Cape
9.5" by 6" 160pp
A very smart first edition of Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, with the original dust wrapper.
£140.00
: 0.5kgs / : 939Y45

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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition, first impression of this work. 

With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper. 

An engrossing autobiography exploring the childhood of popular British children's author Roald Dahl. 

This book describes his life from early upbringing until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing children's books as a career.

With illustrations throughout the text.

Condition

In the original cloth binding. With the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with slight bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is very smart, with slight edge wear and a couple marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages.

Near Fine

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