London, Jonathan Cape, 1988
A first edition of Dahl's superb tale of a little girl whose innate genius has her pitted against her inane parents and irate headmistress. A classic of modern children's literature, Matilda was the winner of the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication.
First edition, first impression; 8vo; illustrations by Quentin Blake; publisher's crimson cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, correctly priced at £8.50 nett, minor rubbing and wear to top edge, otherwise a near-fine copy; 240 pp.
First edition, first impression; 8vo; illustrations by Quentin Blake; publisher's crimson cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, correctly priced at £8.50 nett, minor rubbing and wear to top edge, otherwise a near-fine copy; 240 pp.
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