The Witches [Limited Signed Edition]

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 hero of this story is sent to live with his Norwegian grandmother. After mistakenly wandering into the annual convention of the Witches of England, the boy overhears their horrible plot to turn all the children of England into mice. Now he and his grandmother, an expert in all things witchy, must stop the witches from carrying out their dastardly deed. Illustrated with b&w drawings by Quetin Blake; an oftentime match arranged in heaven with Dahl. Printed in the United States of America. 202 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Author and Illustrator . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Blake, Quentin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.