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Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Matilda.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.

First British edition of Dahl’s popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl and illustrator Quentin Blake o...

$12,500.00 Item Number: RRB-138289

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Milne, A. A.; Ernest Shepard

A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard Signed Winnie-the-Pooh Print Collection.

:, 1928.

Rare collection of six Winnie-The-Pooh prints specially bound with an autograph note signed by both A. A. Milne and Ernest Shepard. Quarto, bound in hand-made paper wrappers, the collection includes s...

$12,500.00 Item Number: RRB-122600

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Grahame, Kenneth

The Wind in the Willows.

London: Methuen and Co, 1908.

First edition of the beloved children’s novel, which author A.A. Milne once referred to as a “household book,” “one of the classic read-aloud books that should not be missed by...

$12,500.00 Item Number: RRB-149647

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Dahl, Roald

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the family of film director Fred Zinnemann on the front free endpaper, “THI...

$12,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147400

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Dodge, Mary Mapes

Hans Brinker Or, The Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland.

New York: James O'Kane, 1866.

First edition of the author’s second and best known work. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Presen...

$12,500.00 Item Number: RRB-76002

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

London: Bloomsbury, 2005.

First edition of the sixth and penultimate novel in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Additionally signed and i...

$12,500.00 Item Number: RRB-142641

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The First Spelling Primer; or an Easy Introduction to the Art of Reading Adorned with Emblematic Pictures.

London-Derry: Published by G. Douglas, 1795.

Second edition of this scarce 18th century spelling primer. 16mo, original limp paper boards, illustrated with twenty-six small text woodcuts illustrating the Prince’s Alphabet, followed by an A...

$12,500.00 Item Number: RRB-135238

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Konigsburg, E. L

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

New York: Atheneum, 1967.

First edition of the author’s Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by E.L. Konigsburg on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare in this c...

$12,000.00 Item Number: RRB-23067

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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 Num...

$12,000.00 Item Number: RRB-146992

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Disney, Walt; Marion Palmer [Joel Chandler Harris]

Brer Rabbit Rides the Fox.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1946.

First edition of this storybook based on the motion picture “Song of the South” presented by Walt Disney and other Walt Disney adaptations of the original “Uncle Remus” stories...

$12,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149122

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Rowling, J.K

The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

London: The Children's High Level Group, 2008.

First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central...

$11,000.00 Item Number: RRB-143778

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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 Disn...

$11,000.00 Item Number: RRB-103458

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Rowling, J.K

The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

London: The Children's High Level Group, 2008.

First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page, with the authentication hologram. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver met...

$11,000.00 Item Number: RRB-104144

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Goldman, William

The Princess Bride.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

First edition of the deluxe edition of Goldman’s classic novel, basis for the cult classic directed by Rob Reiner, starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright and Chris Sarandon. Quarto, original illustrated b...

$11,000.00 Item Number: RRB-152981

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Lewis, C.S

The Silver Chair.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1953.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary name to the half-title page. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional e...

$11,000.00 Item Number: RRB-133711

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Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard

The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

London: Methuen & Co., Ltd, 1924-1928.

First editions of each work in Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Each book is fine in a...

$10,500.00 Item Number: RRB-124859

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Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake

The BFG: Illustrations by Quentin Blake.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1982.

First edition of this Dahl classic, which has sold over 20 million copies. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown,...

$9,800.00 Item Number: RRB-109358

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Lewis, C.S

The Silver Chair.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1953.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional example, as this is...

$9,800.00 Item Number: RRB-144244

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Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

Harry Potter Series: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows.

New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, 1998-2007.

First American editions of each book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, seven volumes, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Each are near fine to fine in near fine to fine dust jackets....

$9,800.00 Item Number: RRB-143115

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Dahl, Roald

Fantastic Mr. Fox.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.

First edition of Dahl’s classic children’s work in the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a “garden tale” of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. Octavo, orig...

$9,800.00 Item Number: RRB-128644

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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Ink Drawing.

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Rare illustrated ink drawing of Dr. Seuss’s signature children’s book character. Ink drawing on eggshell white thick paper stock of the Cat in the Hat. Boldly signed in red by Dr. Seuss [T...

$9,800.00 Item Number: RRB-148305

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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 the autho...

$9,800.00 Item Number: RRB-73076

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Dahl, Roald

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

First edition, first issue with the six line colophon on the last page of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine i...

$9,800.00 Item Number: RRB-147116

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Lewis Carroll [Charles. L. Dodgson]; Illustrated by Salvador Dali

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

New York: Maecenas Press & Random House, 1969.

Limited illustrated edition of Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s classic, signed by and with twelve illustrations by Salvador Dali. Folio, loose portfolio as issued in original brown silk...

$9,500.00 Item Number: RRB-147228

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