Dahl, Roald. The BFG; pictures by Quentin Blake. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982. STATED FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; "This edition of The BFG, signed by the author and the illustrator, is limited to three hundred copies, of which this is copy number 271." -- limitation page. 8vo - 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Red cloth covered boards with decoration stamped in gilt to front cover and titles stamped in gilt to spine for what is an exceptionally nice copy of the book. Original publisher's blue-gray cloth covered board slipcase is without a flaw. Gray marbled endpapers. 219 pp. A fantasy story about a young girl named Sophie who is whisked away from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant) who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children; together they concoct a plan to save the world from nine man-gobbling giants; black, gray and white illustrations by Quentin Blake throughout. The condition of both the book and the slipcase is FINE. SCARCE in this American limited edition, of which there was no corresponding English edition. # 001196