Quentin Blake — Loveykins
London, Jonathan Cape, 2002. First edition. Hardback. A fantastic signed first edition of this classic Quentin Blake children's book about an unlikely friendship. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression, complete with the full number line to the copyright page. A charming picture book that follows the improbable friendship between an eccentric lady and a baby bird. Written and illustrated by beloved children's writer and illustrator, Quentin Blake, who stood as the British Children's Laureate from 1999-2001 and won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002. His drawings are most widely recognised from the books of Roald Dahl. In the publisher's original pictorial boards. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: Quentin Blake. Fine .
