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First editions of all three volumes of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car
FLEMING, IAN. [ROALD DAHL].
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car.
1964-65: Jonathan Cape Ltd London.
First editions of all three volumes of Fleming’s rare children’s novel. Octavo, three volumes, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by John Burningham. Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets with the final two volumes price-clipped. A sharp set.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146724
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“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men": First Edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Inscribed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, ROALD.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1972.
First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Timothy Love Roald Dahl.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 146383
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First editions of all three volumes of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car; with Adventure Number One signed by Roald Dahl and Adventure Number Three from the collection of Harry Saltzman
FLEMING, IAN. [ROALD DAHL].
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car.
1964-65: Jonathan Cape Ltd London.
First editions of all three volumes of Fleming’s rare children’s novel. Octavo, three volumes, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by John Burningham. Adventure Number One is signed by Roald Dahl who co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film adaptation opposite the half-title page, very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Adventure Number Two is very good in a very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Adventure Number Three is from the collection of Harry Saltzman, who co-produced the first nine James Bond films with Albert R. Broccoli. Housed in a custom green cloth slipcase. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 146992
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First edition of Switch Bitch; inscribed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, ROALD.
Switch Bitch.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1974.
First American edition of this collection of Dahl’s short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jon Walley Thanks Roald Dahl 1975.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Shields.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146282
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"It was some time during the battle of Britain, when Hurricanes and Spitfires were up from dawn to dark and the noise of battle was heard all day in the sky": First Edition of The Gremlins; Inscribed by Walt Disney
DAHL, ROALD [WALT DISNEY].
The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story.
New York: Random House 1943.
First edition of Dahl’s rare first book, with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walt Disney on the half-title page, “To Joan With Best Wishes Walt Disney.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by Walt Disney.
Price: $11,000.00 Item Number: 103458
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"It alwats happens when I get cross,when I see red": The Magic Finger; Signed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, ROALD.
The Magic Finger.
Harmondsworth: Puffin Books 1977.
Later edition of this classic children’s novel. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated by Pat Marriott. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front pastedown. In very good condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 146304
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First Edition of Dirty Beasts; Inscribed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, ROALD.
Dirty Beasts.
London: Jonathan Cape 1983.
First edition of this book collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. Quarto, original boards, illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lucy Love Roald Dahl.” In fine condition. First editions are rare and desirable signed.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 146248
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James and the Giant Peach; Signed by Illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert
DAHL, ROALD; ILLUSTRATED BY NANCY EKHOLM BURKERT.
James and the Giant Peach.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961.
Early printing of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 144540
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"This is not a fairy-tale. This is about real witches": First Edition of The Witches; Signed by Roald Dahl
DAHL, ROALD; ILLUSTRATED BY QUENTIN BLAKE.
The Witches.
London: Jonathan Cape 1983.
First edition of Dahl’s Whitbread Award-winning children’s novel, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 144317
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"Come right up close to me and I will show you something wonderful": First Edition of James and the Giant Peach; Signed by Roald Dahl and Illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert
DAHL, ROALD; ILLUSTRATED BY NANCY EKHOLM BURKERT.
James and the Giant Peach.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1961.
First edition of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper and also signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, most rare and desirable signed by both the author and the illustrator.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 144130