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Presented in a question and answer format, the book offers a comprehensive guide to the relief of back pain. The author provides an explanation of the various alternative treatments, together with a description of the way to relieve pain of all kinds, using her own "hands-on technique". The author trained as a physiotherapist in Australia, before establishing the Sarah Key Physiotherapy Centre in the Harley Street area, and later opened a branch in Sydney. She is also a consulting physiotherapist for Quantas.
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"Imagine what would happen if a nervous young parson were re-afflicted with a peculiar strain of his childhood dyslexia, so that he unknowingly pronounced backwards only the most significant word in every sentence. Blake's daffy illustrations have long captured the outrageous humor of Dahl's text, and this collaboration proves no exception. Of special interest is the illustrator's touching tribute at the end of the book, both to the late author's talent and to his "passionate belief in the importance of reading," which inspired this, his last book."--Publishers Weekly "Slim but handsomely designed, with a series of cheery pictorial vignettes and a brief tribute to the late author from his frequent collaborator, one of Britain's leading comic illustrators. Just a dram of Dahl, but vintage."--Kirkus Reviews
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The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author. His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. He died in November 1990.
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- PublisherCentury
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0712649913
- ISBN 13 9780712649919
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Condition: Good. Blake, Quentin (illustrator). Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and price clipped. Seller Inventory # 9999-9992504424
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Blake, Quentin (illustrator). Presented in a question and answer format, the book offers a comprehensive guide to the relief of back pain. The author provides an explanation of the various alternative treatments, together with a description of the way to relieve pain of all kinds, using her own hands-on technique. The author trained as a physiotherapist in Australia, before establishing the Sarah Key Physiotherapy Centre in the Harley Street area, and later opened a branch in Sydney. She is also a consulting physiotherapist for Quantas. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR002479382
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Book Description Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Quentin Blake (illustrator). First Edition. 24 pages, text illustrated with colour, and black-and-white illustrations. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The Reverend Robert Lee, Vicar of Nibbleswicke and a charming and God-fearing man, caused utter confusion and often genuine consternation among his devout parishioners. Robert Lee had suffered from severe dyslexia as a boy and had successfully overcome his problems with the help of the Dyslexia Institute. Later in life, soon after arriving at Nibbleswicke, he suddenly developed a particular and unusual sort of dyslexia. Roald Dahl describes the awkwardness of the Vicar's situation on many occasions and explains the simple cure. the dustjacket has a 1 inch tear at the top left of the rear panel, and there are marks as if the book had been used as a backrest for some paper writing impressed into the rear panel of the dustjacket . no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .3. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Quentin Blake. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; ISBN: 0712649913. ISBN/EAN: 9780712649919. Inventory No: 0238222. Seller Inventory # 0238222
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Quentin Blake (illustrator). 1st Edition. A very good copy with no inscriptions in a very good non-price clipped dust wrapper BUT there is a half" tear on bottom corner join on the front cover ; the last 2 pages are by Quentin Blake on the generosity of the author. Seller Inventory # 000407
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Blake, Quentin (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1991. Good condition in a good dustwrapper. Written in the last months of Dahl's life for the benefit of The Dyslexia Institute. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations to text. Light stains to top and bottom edges of covers. Marks/stains to endpapers. Some wrinkling to top edges of pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn, stains to correspond with those on covers, only visible on verso. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1506415
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Blake, Quentin (illustrator). 1st Edition. London. Random Century Ltd. 1991. First Printing. No edition remarks to copyright page. Hard Cover. Crown 8vo. 5.4 x 8 in {13.7 x 20.3 cm } approx. 24 pp. This title was beautifully illustrated by Quentin Blake in colour and black and white; as page headers and in the text. Upper board has small knock to leading upper corner. Spine is straight and uncreased. Tiny dint along top edge. Jacket is unclipped (£6.99). Royal blue dust wrapper with very minor handling wear. Both are close to fine. It was first published in 1991, after Dahl's death the previous year. The protagonist is a dyslexic vicar, and the book was written to benefit the Dyslexia Institute in London (now Dyslexia Action), with Dahl and Blake donating their rights. Contains a 2 page postscript by Blake on his partnership with Dahl on so many books. Seller Inventory # 2305MAR001
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Quentin Blake (illustrator). First Edition. F-/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards gilt in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & a trifle frayed); pp. 24, with illustrations. A near fine copy. Seller Inventory # 009576
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blake, Quentin (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Written in the last months of Dahl's life for the benefit of The Dyslexia Institute. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations to text. Minimal bumping to corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1318045
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