Books

"Danny the Champion of the World" by Roald Dahl. Jonathan Cape, London. 1975 first UK edition first printing. llustrations by Jill Bennett, jacket creased, some minor chipping to spine ends and corners. Book in good condition. With cut-out signature of Roald Dahl on title page. Rare signed first UK edition of Dahl's novel that introduced the BFG.

Danny, the Champion of the World is a 1975 children's book by Roald Dahl. The plot centers on a young English boy named Danny and his father, William, who live in a Gypsy caravan fixing cars for a living and partake in poaching pheasants. It is one of Dahl's novels that is not based on a fantastical premise and tends to be considered one of his stories grounded more in reality.