Books

London: Cape, 1965. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1985. A near fine book (small and neat gift inscription to the title page), signed by Blake on the title page. Some light bumping to the boards. A very nice signed item. The plot follows a young boy named Billy who meets a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey, who work as window cleaners. In 1985, Dahl won the Kurt Maschler award runner-up for The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.

A delightful and whimsical tale from Roald Dahl, 'The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me' follows the adventures of a young boy who befriends a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey who run a window-cleaning company. This charming story combines Dahl's magical storytelling with beautiful illustrations by Quentin Blake.