Dahl (Roald) Rhyme Stew, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "Tom love Roald Dahl" to front free endpaper and original pen and ink drawing by Quentin Blake of Tortoise from "The Tortoise and the Hare" racing downhill using his motorised shell signed by the artist below running across the rear endpaper and pastedown, illustrations by Quentin Blake, offsetting of Dahl's inscription onto front pastedown and jacket flap, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, minor chipping to corner tips, closed tear to head of lower fore-edge, light creasing to head, near-fine, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 4to, 1989.

⁂ A wonderful copy of this classic collection of Dahl's rhyme's for children with superb drawing by Blake.