The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
réf. 74863London: 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. Ex-Heywood Hill Mayfair book slip inserted. London: Century, 1991 unknown
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