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Two Fables

Two Fables

by Roald Dahl

Publisher Viking

Genre: General Fiction

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  • Book Condition & Notes

    A good copy with slight bruising to top and bottom of the spine, and slight bump to one of the corners. In a good price clipped dust jacket, with wear to the corners. Shelf wear along the edges. Previous owner's gift inscription to first flyleaf.

About the book

Published in honour of Roald Dahl's 70th birthday in 1986, Two Fables is a slim volume containing two stories written by Roald especially for this collection. It was a limited run, and the book is now out-of-print. The last collection of this short stories for adults to be published in Roald's lifetime, Two Fables features beautiful princesses, ugly men and wise kings. Neither story has ever been published elsewhere. The two stories included are: The Princess and the Poacher Princess Mammalia

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Roald Dahl

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