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DAHL**, ROALD: : The BFG. [Exclusively for Marks & Spencer. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.**

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE/an imprint of Random House Children's Books,2007.

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UK,12mo French flaps,illustrated,1st edn thus. [Originally first published,1982 (CAPE,London, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,BLAKE illustrated,1st edn),this BLAKE illustrated title again,as UK,HB edn in 2002,and this particular French flap issue/edn published exclusively for Marks & Spencer p.lc., in 2007.] FINE. No owner inscrptn and an absence of a published price.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt paper-covered card covers with French flaps with black-lettered text - synopsis to front and potted biographies of author+illustrator to rear flap - each flap with a Blake's small colour illustration,a larger glossy,colour pictorial illustration by Quentin Blake,to front cover with author's capitalised, glossy,embossed white-lettered name and a matt yellow-lettered title and illustrator's name credited,in blue-green lettering,to lower edge of his illustration.Spine/backstrip with a glossy red panel at head of same with black-outlined,capitalised,white-lettered author name within; a glossy thumbnail colour detail from front's illustration,a yellow-lettered title,and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered initials and white illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear cover with a pale blue-green background with a black partial illustration,stopping at the top's edge,and a b/w barcode thus - M 5130 511 S. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and immaculate plain pale yellow endpapers.Top+fore-edges with sporadic but miniscule,minimal spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,12mo French flaps, illustrated,1st edn thus,8-272pp [paginated] includes a list of Characters [Humans - 6 and Giants - 10],24 partitions with either full+part -page b/w illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w illustrated title page,a dedication,and a Contents list/table.      Seems to be an uncommon,if not scarce,format issue/edn.See also my book IDs' rja1159824 and rja1159924 for similar M&S Exclusive format issues of of 'The Twits' and 'The BFG' respectively.  Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 15+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children's ephemeral softback.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for it's brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a softback. When Sophie is snatched from her bed in the middle of the night by a giant four times as tall as the tallest human,she thinks she is about to be breakfast.But luckily for Sophie,her giant is the only nice and jumbly giant in Giant Country,and the pair are soon thinking of ways to disappear the BFG's nasty neighbours. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                                                                                                

UK,12mo French flaps,illustrated,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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