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First Edition, First Printing. This original dustjacket has the �8.50 printed price on the front flap. The book is bound in the publisher's red cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing or marks in the book. A lovely copy.

Matilda is a children's novel by British writer Roald Dahl. It was first published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London, with 232 pages and illustrations by Quentin Blake. The story is about a young prodigy named Matilda Wormwood, who loves reading books and has the power of telekinesis. She faces challenges from her neglectful parents and the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull, and seeks solace in books and her kind-hearted teacher, Miss Honey.