Books

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982. First American Edition. Near Fine. Deluxe limited first American edition, number 20 of 300 copies, signed by the Roald Dahl and illustrator Quentin Blake. Bound in publuisher's original red cloth stamped in gilt, housed in grey cloth-covered slipcase. Near Fine with a bump to one corner of the slipcase with a corresponding bump to the top corner of the covers of the book itself, else Fine.

The BFG is a children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl. The story is about a young orphan girl named Sophie who encounters the eponymous Big Friendly Giant who, unlike his giant peers, does not eat boys and girls. The BFG and Sophie team up to stop the man-eating giants that terrorize the human world.

One can detect a first edition of 'The BFG' by Roald Dahl by checking for the publisher name 'Jonathan Cape' and the first edition's specific ISBN number, as well as any dedications or print line numbers that indicate it's a first printing.