The Vicar of Nibbleswicke.
London: Century, 1991. [Illustrated Humour] FIRST EDITION, first impression, ASSOCIATION COPY from the library of Dahl's agent. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.24. Quentin Blake illustrations throughout, some in colour. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket, priced at £6.99. Blake-illustrated Bookplate of Tom Maschler to pastedown. Clean and fresh throughout. A short novel: Reverend Lee doesn't realise that his dyslexia is affecting his sermons. His parishioners are at first amused and then shocked by the garbled messages coming from the pulpit. Finally a cure is found. The Vicar must walk backwards for the rest of his life! More amazing nonsense from an absolute genius storyteller. Tom Maschler (1933-2020) was both Roald Dahl's publisher (at Jonathan Cape) and literary agent. Item #74863
Ex-Heywood Hill, Mayfair (book slip inserted).
Price: £175.00
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