Dirty Beasts. With illustrations by Quentin Blake.. This item is unavailable.Dirty Beasts. With illustrations by Quentin Blake.

Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, "To Adam, Love Roald Dahl". This title was first published in 1983 and first featured illustrations by Quentin Blake in 1984; this is the third reprint of the Blake edition. The book presents Dahl's nine poems on animals, including "The Tummy Beast". Large octavo. With numerous full page and other colour illustrations within the text by Quentin Blake. Original illustrated boards, spine and front cover lettered in black and brown, covers with colour illustrations, blue endpapers. Issued without jacket. Bookseller's ticket on front pastedown from Dahl's local bookshop (The Abbey Bookshop, Great Missenden). Head and foot of spine slightly bumped; a near-fine copy.