Inscribed "To Hannah" by Roald Dahl to front endpaper in black felt tip pen; second printing, 1983, same year as the first edition. Full blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, pictorial dust jacket, 9-1/2" x 6-1/2", 208 pp. Offsetting to half-title page from inscription, else fine; dust jacket with the original price of 6.50 net intact, minor fading to spine panel of jacket. One of Dahl's most beloved books, basis for various performing arts, and updated with 59 changes in 2023 for good or ill ("old hags", for example, is now "old crows"). Signed early printings are increasingly uncommon on the market.
Title: The Witches
ISBN Number: 0224021656
ISBN-13: 9780224021654
Illustrator: Blake, Quentin
Location Published: London, Jonathan Cape: 1983
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Size: 100x13x152
Type: Hardcover
Categories: Signed Books
Seller ID: 002304