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New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1983. Beautifully signed by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake at limitation page: "This edition of The Wtiches, signed by the author and the illustrato, is limited to three hundred copies, of which this is copy number '177'. 'Roald Dahl,' 'Quentin Blake.'" Stated First American Edition, 1983, at copyright. Brilliant blue cloth boards, stylized red metallic spine titles, slight shelf wear. Red metallic vignette of mouse about to feast on beans. Pages very good; no writing. Last couple with slight 1/2" blue bleed from bottom; also fairly faint bleed near gutter of lower exterior text block. Fine matte blue endpapers at front and back. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Beautiful original yellow slipcase, slight shelf wear; light blue bleed to interior. Dedication page To Liccy. Sharp near fine limited edition. The Witches was the 1983 winner of the Whitbread Award for Children's Books. Left an orphan at age 7, the…

The Witches is a dark fantasy children's novel by the British writer Roald Dahl. The story is set partly in Norway and partly in the United Kingdom, and features the influence of Scandinavian folklore on the plot and characters.

The true first edition has 'First published 1983' on the copyright page and no additional printings listed.