THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original laminated boards. Illustrated in colour by Quentin Blake throughout. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping and rubbing to the extremities, the colours fresh and without fading. The contents are entirely complete, without loose or torn pages and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. There is evidence of a small pencil price have been erased on the top right corner of the front endpaper removing some of the green coating from the surface. An attractive example.

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.