first edition
1972 · New York
by DAHL, Roald
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm.); blue cloth spine over tan paper covered board, titled in pink on spine; dustjacket; 163pp, illus. Light rubbing to board edges; upper board edges slightly sunned; Very Good Plus. Jacket is unclipped (priced $3.95) with a few small and faint spots to front panel; faint damp-mark and a tiny loss at base of spine panel; jacket flaps with old creases; still a presentable example with spine lettering unfaded, VG. Illustrated by Joseh Schindelman. The U.S. edition precedes the first U.K. edition. (Inventory #: 52022)