Matilda

by Roald Dahl

$3,500 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. Uncorrected galley proofs of the first edition. 136 unbound sheets printed on rectos only plus one final blank sheet; without illustrations. Textual pages dated 23.11.87 at tops; question marks in the heading of the Contents page indicate no printer had been appointed yet; chapter pages on Contents page all numbered 000. Near Fine with light toning and a bit of wear. A scarce format of the of the

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