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DAHL**, ROALD: : THE VICAR OF NIBBLESWICKE - Illus by Quentin Blake

LONDON.CENTURY/RANDOM CENTURY LTD.,1991.

ISBN 071265013X.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn. FINE-/VG+.Donator's handwritten ink Christmas dated ('92) presentation inscrptn to reverse of front free endpaper,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,royal blue background with colour pictorial illustrated yellow panel with separate black+red edged borders and black text,repeated to either panel of dw/dj,white lettered spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and some minimal creasing to edges and corners - no major tears or splits present.Both head+foot of spine with miniscule rubbing/ chipping and reciprocal minute loss and both panels with inevitable,but minor scoring/ indents.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents of text body bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain dark blue glossy endpapers,pastedowns with repeated centrally placed thumbnail colour pictorial illustration. An approx 1/2" indent and concomitant creasing along the rear top edge,towards head of spine and a similar but small 1/4" indent to front board's lower edge,and a few more tinier indents of fore-edges of either board. Described hard but fairly and honestly,probably too detailed - but nowhere as bad as it reads or sounds - still an acceptable example.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4-24pp [paginated] includes both b/w+colour line illustrations by Quentin Blake on quality paper stock,and 2pp footnote by him,with his facsimile signature to the rear, describing his work and association with Roald Dahl,and the way this book came to be written and illustrated. Author's last book for children,as he died in 1990,a few months before book's publication. Want more Roald DAHL titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. The Reverend Robert Lee,Vicar of Nibbleswicke and a charming and God-fearing man,caused utter confusion and often genuine consternation among his devout parishioners.Robert Lee had suffered from severe dyslexia as a boy and had successfully overcome his problems with the help of the Dyslexia Institute. Later in life,soon after arriving at Nibbleswicke,he suddenly developed a particular and unusual sort of dyslexia. Occasionally,and without his knowledge,the words he used turned themselves around and came out of his mouth backwards and quite the wrong way round.For example,trap became part and his own name became Eel. The outrage and embarrassment which resulted was considerable. Roald Dahl describes the awkwardness of the Vicar's situation on many occasions and explains the simple cure found in walking constantly walking backwards. Roald Dahl's own favourite illustrator,Blake illustrated several other books of the author's work,during the author's lifetime,and these illustrations bring considerable enchantment to this story. Quentin Blake,born 1932,Sidcup,Kent.Son of a civil servant.Educated at Chiselhurst,Sidcup Grammar School and Cambridge University. Attended life classes at Chelsea College of Art.Tutor in illustration at the Royal College of Art (1965-78) and Head of the Illustration Dept since 1978.He works in pen and ink and watercolour in a popular and unmistakable style,capturing essential character and movement with wit and gaiety in a few rapid strokes.He has illustrated many editions of the BBC Jackanory television programme.He was chosen as the first Children's Laureate in 1999. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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