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First UK edition, first impression. The US edition was published earlier the same year. Fantastic Mr Fox formed the basis for Wes Anderson's 2009 film of the same name and has been successfully adapted into both a stage play and an opera. This edition was issued without a dust jacket. Octavo. Original laminated pictorial boards, titles to spine and front cover in red and black. With numerous in-text and full-page illustrations by Donald Chaffin. Gift inscription to front free endpaper dated Christmas 1971. Head of spine slightly bumped, covers bright, occasional foxing: a very good copy.

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl is a children’s novel about a clever and daring fox who outsmarts three cruel farmers to feed his family. With charm and wit, Mr. Fox weaves his way through dangerous situations, turning the tables on his enemies in spectacular ways.