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First edition

Esio Trot

Roald Dahl
Viking, 1990. First edition, first printing.
$35One copy · this copy

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Book
Near Fine
Jacket
Very Good
Jacket note
The dust jacket grades Very Good.
Our ref
RCB-d61ca0f3dc4e
What we checked, and where to see itRCB-d61ca0f3dc4e · 7 photographs of this copy
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True first worldwide is the UK Jonathan Cape edition, London, 1990
examined on the copy in hand
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This copy is the stated First American edition, Viking 1990
examined on the copy in hand
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Number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 reads as a first (American) printing
examined on the copy in hand
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ISBN 0-670-83451-3 is the Viking US issue
examined on the copy in hand
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BOMC recordings advertisement on the copyright page (BOMR, Camp Hill, PA) raises a Book-of-the-Month Club question
examined on the copy in hand
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Rear board not photographed, so a club blind stamp could not be checked
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
1
Gift inscription "Bea / Easter / 3-31-91" on the free endpaper
noted on the copy in hand
2
Light overall toning/soiling to the yellow dust jacket
noted on the copy in hand
3
Mild edge wear to jacket extremities
noted on the copy in hand
This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: Jonathan Cape, London, 1990 (UK first); this is the first American edition, Viking, New York, 1990

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.