THE BFG

First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the illustrator with original drawings across five pages. Publisher's original light grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Quentin Blake illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated with ink and wash drawings throughout by Quentin Blake. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright, with some very light bumping to the spine tips and corner. The contents, with the unavoidable toning to the text block are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is bright and without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£6.50 net to the lower front flap). An exceptional example, embellished with original drawings of Sophie and the BFG spanning the front pastedown, endpaper and following page, and the BFG running over moonlit fields to the rear endpaper and pastedown. Signed and dated 'August 31st 2014' by Quentin Blake on the half title and further inscribed "& new endpapers" on the title page.

A beautifully hand-illustrated and unique first edition of Roald Dahl's much-loved 'The BFG'. The story has inspired numerous stage and screen adaptations, most notably the 2016 Walt Disney Pictures film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, and Bill Hader. The Big Friendly Giant first appeared as a character in 'Danny, the Champion of the World' (1975), told as a story by Danny's father. This exceptional copy was embellished by Quentin Blake to raise funds at a charity auction held at Sotheby's on 8 December 2014. The auction, titled 'First Editions: Redrawn', invited celebrated illustrators and authors to annotate, inscribe, and re-illustrate their most iconic children's books in support of Blake's charity, the House of Illustration, which is dedicated to championing illustrators in the UK. Blake's BFG was offered alongside similarly enhanced first editions by Judith Kerr, Lauren Child, Richard Adams, Cressida Cowell, Michael Bond, and Raymond Briggs.