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Thirty Bedford Square, London: Jonathan Cape, Limited, 1977. Beautifully signed by Roald Dahl at title page: "Love, Roald Dahl." Very attractive and dynamic. Stated at copyright: "First Published 1977. Copyright 1977." Navy textured boards, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear. Pages generally very good; moderate fox to front few leaves, some to exterior text block. Name or other with impression in blue pencil or similar partially erased and crossed out at half-title page. Original dust wrapper, moderate shelf wear, toning; unclipped 3.50 net, protected in new clear sleeve. Wonderful wrap-around jacket with red and black titles of London city scene or similar with caricatured people - jacket design by Susan Shields. Stated at back flap: "Jonathan Cape 1977." Rare near very good signed first edition in same wrapper. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. Dahl makes his dedication: "...with affection and sympathy to…

A collection of seven short stories by Roald Dahl, combining various genres including adventure, magic, and the supernatural.