1978 The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
1978
[30]pp.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York
The first US edition of this charming work by Roald Dahl and illustrated by longtime collaborator, Quentin Blake.
The first US edition, first printing with complete number line. First published in the UK earlier the same year.
In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Copies in good quality dust wrappers are scarce, with this being a particularly smart example.
Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake.
An entertaining story in which children continually outsmart a crocodile and the many ‘disguises’ he uses to try and eat them.
In the original quarter cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition with just slight creasing to extremities and the occasional very minor closed tear. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
Grading: FINE in a NEAR FINE dust wrapper.
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