THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original laminated boards. Illustrated in colour by Quentin Blake throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the boards bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without foxing, inscriptions or stamps. Publisher's price label (£2.95 net) is present to the bottom edge of the rear board, as issued. A lovely copy.

The Enormous Crocodile was the first of Roald Dahl's books to be illustrated by Quentin Blake, beginning one of the most notable partnerships of author and illustrator in late 20th century children's literature. "The combination of Roald Dahl as storyteller with Quentin Blake as illustrator must be the recipe for a bestseller" - Times Literary Supplement, 29 September 1978.