The BFG.

DAHL, Roald (1916-1990), [BLAKE, Quentin, illustrator].

London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 13cm), pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Blake, priced at £6.50. A nice clean copy, somewhat toned to edges and margins, as usual. Minor pencil erasure to fly-leaf. A particularly bright, crisp example of the jacket. Near fine. The story of Sophie's adventures with the Big Friendly Giant, bursting with strange and quite dubious-sounding victuals such as fizzy Frobscottle and the revolting Snozzcumber. Basis for the 1989 animation starring Sir David Jason, and more recently the 2016 live-action film by Steven Spielberg. Item #72199

Price: £695.00