DAHL, Roald.
Rare books by Roald Dahl, including first editions and signed and finely bound copies.
Roald Dahl (1916–1990) had two quite distinct literary personae, one as the author of macabre adult stories that came to be known by their televised series title as Tales of the Unexpected, the other as one of most popular authors of children’s fiction of all time.
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DAHL, Roald. The Gremlins.London and Glasgow : [1944]
First UK edition, preceded by the first US edition of the previous year. A special copy, bound for presentation, signed by 32 assorted dignitaries, probably at a special dinner in London in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund. The eclectic group of signatories include Air Marshall Richard Peck, Assistant Chief of Air Staff, London, and Dahl's superior, to... Learn More£12,500.00Stock Code: 83206
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DAHL, Roald. Over to You.London : 1946
First UK edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Frances, with all good wishes, Roald Dahl, March '47". It is, however, probable that this copy was inscribed but never presented, as it bears two ownership signatures of Dahl's first wife, Patricia Neale: first upside down on the rear free endpaper, likely written... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 106791
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DAHL, Roald. Someone Like You.New York : 1953
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by Dahl on the front flyleaf: "For Kate from Roald Dahl. Nov. 9, 1953." Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 112941
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DAHL, Roald. Kiss Kiss.London : 1960
First UK edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Ian Love Roald Dahl". It was originally published in the US earlier the same year. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 136686
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DAHL, Roald. James and the Giant Peach.New York : 1961
First edition, first printing, with the five-line colophon on the last page. Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 117153
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DAHL, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.New York : 1964
First edition, first printing with the six line colophon on the last page (this was cut to five in all subsequent printings). This US edition precedes the English by three years. Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 109131
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DAHL, Roald. The Magic Finger.London : 1968
First UK edition, first impression. Dahl had originally begun work on it in 1962, under its original title of The Almost Ducks. In the story, an eight-year-old girl, who hates to see animals killed for fun, develops a special power, similar to that of Matilda. The book was part of a project in which a group of writers were asked to create a story for... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 69449
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DAHL, Roald. The Magic Finger.London : 1968
First UK edition, first impression. Dahl had originally begun work on it in 1962, under its original title of The Almost Ducks. In the story, an eight-year-old girl, who hates to see animals killed for fun, develops a special power, similar to that of Matilda. The book was part of a project in which a group of writers were asked to create a story for... Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 111986
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DAHL, Roald. Fantastic Mr Fox.London : 1970
First UK edition, first impression. Fantastic Mr Fox formed the basis for Wes Anderson's 2009 film of the same name and has been successfully adapted into both a stage play and an opera. The US edition was published earlier the same year. Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 138952
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DAHL, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.New York : 1972
First edition, first printing. The American edition preceded the UK edition by a year. Learn More£225.00Stock Code: 129930
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DAHL, Roald. Switch Bitch.London : 1974
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Philip, love Roald Dahl." From the library of Irish book collector Dr Philip Murray, author of The Adventures of a Book Collector (2011). He writes of meeting Dahl at a signing: "It was quite apparent that he got great enjoyment out of meeting the hundreds of children... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 112842
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DAHL, Roald. Switch Bitch.London : 1974
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 91286
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DAHL, Roald. Danny The Champion of the World.New York : 1975
First US edition, first printing. The UK edition was published earlier the same year. A film adaptation was made in 1989, starring Jeremy Irons with his son Samuel in the title role. Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 139198
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DAHL, Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.London : 1977
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Betty Jane, Love, Roald Dahl, June 28 1978". Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 101146
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DAHL, Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.London : 1977
First edition, first impression, of Dahl's collection of seven short stories. Aimed at a slightly older readership than his other works, the collection includes two semi-autobiographical stories, respectively based on Dahl's experience as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, and his motivation to become a writer. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 134100
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DAHL, Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.London : 1977
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Philip, love Roald Dahl." Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 112959
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DAHL, Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.London : 1977
First edition, first impression. With the author's signed inscription to the verso of the half-title. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 99107
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DAHL, Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.London : 1977
First edition, first impression. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Sonia with love Roald Dahl, March 1981". Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 86898
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DAHL, Roald. My Uncle Oswald.London : 1979
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Jan & Colin, Love Roald 1979". The recipients were Jan and Colin Ross-Munro. Jan, an art historian who regularly lectured at the Victoria and Albert Museum, was a close friend of Dahl's second wife, Liccy. Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 118335
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DAHL, Roald. My Uncle Oswald.New York : 1980
First US edition, first printing. The UK edition was published the preceding year. The novel stars Uncle Oswald, a character who previously appeared in "The Visitor" and "Bitch", two short stories also written by Roald Dahl (both of which can be found in Switch Bitch). Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 137837
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DAHL, Roald. The Twits.London : 1980
First edition, first impression. Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 137013
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DAHL, Roald. The Twits.London : 1980
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front free endpaper, "To Andrew, Heidi & Matthew, with love, Roald Dahl. 15 Dec. 1980", in the year of publication. Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 123208
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DAHL, Roald. The Twits.London : 1980
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author in blue marker pen on the front free endpaper, "Magnus, Love Roald Dahl". Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 116997
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DAHL, Roald. George's Marvellous Medicine.London : 1981
First edition, first impression. Learn More£600.00Stock Code: 138960
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DAHL, Roald. George's Marvellous Medicine.New York : 1982
First US edition, first printing, signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 136988
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DAHL, Roald. Revolting Rhymes.London : 1982
First edition, first impression, of Dahl and Blake's reinterpretation of six classic nursery rhymes. Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 144369
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DAHL, Roald. The BFG.London : 1982
First edition, first impression. A wonderful example of the Chelsea Bindery's work. Dahl's fantastical tale was expanded from a short story within his 1975 book Danny, the Champion of the World. A film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released in 2016. Learn More£3,250.00Stock Code: 132372
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DAHL, Roald. Revolting Rhymes.London : 1982
First edition, first impression, of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake's fun and quirky take on six classic nursery rhymes. Inscribed by Dahl on the front free endpaper, "To Jessica with love Roald Dahl, 25 Oct. 1983." Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 101381
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DAHL, Roald. The BFG.London : 1982
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author, "To Jeremy with love, Roald Dahl, Gipsy House 11/9/85", boldly on the front free endpaper, and with the recipient's ownership inscription "This book belongs to Jeremy Cunnington" in a childish hand above the presentation. Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 134138
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DAHL, Roald. The Witches.London : 1983
First edition, first impression. Winner of the Whitbread Award for Children's Novel in 1983, the book was adapted into a stage play and a two-part radio dramatization for the BBC, a 1990 movie directed by Nicolas Roeg which starred Anjelica Huston and Rowan Atkinson, and an opera by Marcus Paus and Ole Paus. Learn More£3,250.00Stock Code: 132374
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DAHL, Roald. The Witches.New York : 1983
First US edition, signed limited issue, no. 168 of 300 signed by the author and the illustrator, unusually preserving the original packing box. The Witches was the second of only two Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake signed limited editions produced in the US for which there was no UK equivalent. Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 137909
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DAHL, Roald. The Witches.London : 1983
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author the day after his wedding to the dedicatee, Felicity "Liccy" d'Abreu Crosland, on the front free endpaper, "To James, Love Roald Dahl, 16 Dec. 1983". The recipient has neatly written his name, "James King", on the front pastedown. The Witches was published in a tumultuous... Learn More£6,750.00Stock Code: 123625
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DAHL, Roald. Dirty Beasts.London : 1983
Proof copy of the first edition, with publisher's stamp "proof copy only" in black on the front free endpaper. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 125263
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DAHL, Roald. Boy.New York : 1984
First US edition, signed limited issue, number 82 of 200 copies signed by the author. Dahl's autobiographical collection of childhood stories was first published in the UK earlier the same year. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 144570
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DAHL, Roald. Boy.London : 1984
First edition, first impression, of Roald Dahl's autobiographical collection of childhood stories. Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 144567
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DAHL, Roald. Going Solo.London : 1986
First edition, first impression. Going Solo continues Dahl's autobiography from his account of his childhood years in Boy, describing his travels in Africa and his experiences in the RAF. Learn More£100.00Stock Code: 144333
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DAHL, Roald. Boy.London : 1984
First edition, first impression, presentation copy from the author to his dentist and his family, inscribed on the half title "Happy Christmas to the Rigdens from Roald Dahl 1984". The book was directly acquired by Peter Harrington from a family member. Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 128806
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DAHL, Roald. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.London : 1985
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front blank, "To Justin, with love Roald Dahl 14/10/85". This copy was purchased at Dahl's local bookshop and inscribed close to publication (October 1985). The books' owner spent much time around the Dahl house in Great Missenden and had an after-school job at Dahl and Son Antiques on... Learn More£2,750.00Stock Code: 120075
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DAHL, Roald. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.London : 1985
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "Sarah love Roald Dahl". Learn More£2,350.00Stock Code: 123326
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DAHL, Roald. Going Solo.London : 1986
First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the half-title. Going Solo continues Dahl's autobiography from his account of his childhood years in Boy, describing his travels in Africa and his experiences in the RAF. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 140271
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DAHL, Roald. Going Solo.London : 1986
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the half-title, "To Jenny with love, Roald Dahl, 1988". Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 112116
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DAHL, Roald. Two Fables.Harmondsworth : 1986
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Colin, Love Roald". The recipient was Colin Ross-Munro. Colin's wife, Jan, was an old friend of Dahl's second wife, Liccy. Two Fables was published in honour of Dahl's 70th birthday. Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 118336
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DAHL, Roald. Going Solo.New York : 1986
First US edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title, "To Jan, Love Roald". The recipient was Jan Ross-Munro. Jan, an art historian who regularly lectured at the Victoria and Albert Museum, was a close friend of Dahl's second wife, Liccy. Learn More£1,600.00Stock Code: 118338
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DAHL, Roald. Matilda.London : 1988
First edition, first impression. Matilda won the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication. It formed the basis for both the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the successful stage musical which premiered at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010. Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 136792
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DAHL, Roald. Matilda.London : 1988
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the half-title, "Camilla, love Roald Dahl". Matilda won the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication. It formed the basis for both the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the successful stage musical which premiered at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 125998
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DAHL, Roald. Rhyme Stew.London : 1989
First edition, first impression, of this collection of quirky poetry adapted from traditional nursery tales. Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 144569
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DAHL, Roald. Rhyme Stew.London : 1989
First edition, first impression, of this collection of quirky poetry adapted from traditional nursery tales. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 144566
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DAHL, Roald. Rhyme Stew.London : 1989
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "Nick, Love, Roald Dahl". Rhyme Stew is a collection of quirky poetry adapted from traditional nursery tales. Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 142484
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DAHL, Roald. Rhyme Stew.London : 1989
First edition, fourth impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the half-title, "Happy Birthday Colin, Roald, 12 Feb. 1990". The recipients was Colin Ross-Munro. Colin's wife, Jan, was an old friend of Dahl's second wife, Liccy. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 118340
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DAHL, Roald. Rhyme Stew.London : 1989
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sonia, love, Roald Dahl". A quirky collection of poetry. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 99770
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DAHL, Roald. Esio Trot.London : 1990
First edition, first impression. Esio Trot was the final book to be published during Dahl's lifetime. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 145010
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DAHL, Roald. The Minpins.London : 1991
First edition, first impression. This was Roald Dahl's final work written for children, published posthumously. Minpin was the nickname Dahl used for his daughter, Ophelia, to whom he dedicated the book. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 130124
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DAHL, Roald. The Vicar of Nibbleswicke.London : 1991
First edition, first impression. The Vicar of Nibbleswicke was written in the last days of Roald Dahl's life for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute, with a dyslexic protagonist. Both Dahl and Blake donated their rights to the book to the institute. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 121937
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DAHL, Roald. Even More Revolting Recipes.London : 2001
First edition, first impression, signed by Quentin Blake on the title page. Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 144102
