Esio Trot, Roald Dahl - First Edition, 1st Printing - 1990

First edition, first printing of Esio Trot by Roald Dahl with original illustrations by Quinten Blake in beautiful condition!

Includes full number ending in '1' indicating a true first printing.

Original dust jacket, not price clipped in near fine condition with no tears or creases. Some light rubbing on dust jacket spine. Small 'Borders Bookshop' sticker covering original price on inside dust jacket flap. Book itself in near fine condition with no bumping or damage to boards. There is a portion of the front end paper cut out (see picture). Book is otherwise clean, with no other markings, plates or inscriptions. No page creasing.

Esio Trot is a 1990 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl published in 1990 in America by Viking. The title is an anadrome of "tortoise". It was the last of Dahl's books to be published in his lifetime; he died just two months later.