THE MINPINS. by DAHL, Roald. Illustrated by Patrick Benson.:

London, Cape, 1991.. FIRST EDITION 1991, 4to, 280 x 220 mm, 11 x 8½ inches, colour illustrated boards, red endpapers, 48 pages. Enchanting illustrations in colour by Patrick Benson, many full page and double page. Little Billy tired of being so awfully good succumbs to the temptation to explore the Forest of Sin and there with the help of the charming Minpins he defeats the monsters. No inscriptions, a tiny light bump to upper corner of lower cover, otherwise a Fine crisp clean copy in very good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, very pale damp stain on reverse from foot of spine to bottom of front flap, maximum depth 45 mm (1¾"), showing on outside only on front flap (see images), tiny patch of slight creasing to head of spine and top of lower fold, spine very faintly browned). Dahl's last book for children published posthumously. Benson is a widely admired artist who won the Mother Goose Award in 1984 and has illustrated many books for children. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.