HOW TOM BEAT CAPTAIN NAJORK AND HIS HIRED SPORTSMEN

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and the illustrator. Original pictorial boards, in dustwrapper. Illustrated in colour throughout by Quentin Blake. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the corners slightly bumped. The contents are entirely complete, clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper which remains bright and without fading, loss or tears. Correctly priced £1.50 net to the front flap.

Signed and inscribed by Russell Hoban in black ink on the front endpaper "To Timothy / Best wishes / from / Russ Hoban / 19.4.74", underneath which Quentin Blake has signed in black ink. Scarce thus. This wonderful Hoban and Blake collaboration was joint winner of the 1974 Whitbread Award for Children's Books.