"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke
George's Marvellous Medicine.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. [Childrens classic] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.96. With illustrations by Blake. In publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With pictorial dust-jacket priced at £3.95. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket is fresh. Simply a crisp, fine copy. Outstanding. Dahl's splendidly wicked tale of vengeance in which the mischievous George Kranky substitutes his tyrannical grandma's regular medicine for his own concoction with a little more pep... Influenced by the 'Drink Me' potion from Alice in Wonderland, and basis for the memorable 1986 BBC Jackanory adaptation performed by the peerless comedy genius that was Rik Mayall. Item #70745
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