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STURROCK, DONALD - Edited by: : Love from Boy: ROALD DAHL'S LETTERS TO HIS MOTHER

LONDON.JOHN MURRAY (PUBLISHERS),2016.

ISBN 9781444786279.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,wrap-around blue monochrome scenic background photograph with overlaid b/w biographical portrait photograph of Dahl as a child,with his mother Sofie illustrated dw/dj with glossy black-lettered part-title and capitalised,glossy black-lettered sub-title and author's capitalised,matt,black-lettered credit+ name to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with subject's (ROALD DAHL) capitalised,glossy name at its head,glossy,black-lettered part title - as front's and publisher's capitalised,,matt, white-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with black-lettered prose extract. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning of foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – virtually pristine - with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate white endpapers with repeated,monochrome facsimile reproductions of letters illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,ix-xxiiipp+4-304pp [paginated] includes an Index of Locations (where letters were written),Editor's Introduction,A Note on Spelling and Punctuation, 7 sections/chapters and an Epilogue,profuse b/w autobiographical and biographical childhood+ adulthood photographs,facsimile examples of his drawings etc. interspersed throughout the text, Acknowledgements,Sources and Illustration Credits,Notes.Plus [unpaginated] half-titl+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table,2 b/w maps of the Continents he wrote his letters from,half-title separator page with b/w facsimile reproduction of Dahl's first letter home to it's reverse,as a frntis,and to the rear,4pp blanks,and publisher's advertisement for its media platforms information.              Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. For most of his life,Roald Dahl contued to write weekly letters to his mother,Sofie Magdalene,chronicling his advetures,frustrations and opinions,from the delights of childhood to the excitiements of flying as a Second World War fighter pilot and the thrill of meeting top politicians and film stars during his time as a diplomat and spy in Washington.And,unbeknown to Roald,his mother lovingly kept every single one of them.                                          Sofie was,in many ways,Roald's first reader.It was she who emcouraged him to tell stories and nourished his desire to fabricate,exaggerate and entertain.Reading these letters,you can see Roald practising his craft, developing the dark sense of humour and fantastical imagination the would produce such timeless tales as The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Witches. The letters in 'Love from Boy' are littered with jokes and madcap observations; sometimes serious,sometimes tender,and often outrageous.To eavesdrop on a son's letters to his mother is to witness Roald Dahl turning from a boy to a man, and finally becoming a writer.                    Sturrock is the author of the earlier writtenn and critically acclaimed biography of Roald Dahl, 'Storyteller' which won the Spear's Book Award for Biography 2011.   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 multiple. 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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