Roald Dahl
Shop rare books, first editions, and signed copies by Roald Dahl (1916–90)—British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot.
Roald Dahl (1916-90), novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. Famous for his darkly comedic literary inventions written both for adults and children, which included Someone Like You and Kiss Kiss (stories from which went onto form the TV series Tales of the Unexpected) for older readers and such classics of modern children’s literature as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The Twits, The Witches and Fantastic Mr Fox. Roald Dahl first editions are now considered highly collectable, especially signed or inscribed first editions which can fetch high prices at auction and retail, and due to his cross-generational appeal make excellent gifts.
Many of Dahl’s works have been successfully dramatised for film and/or stage, notably Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, ensuring his work is constantly being taken up by new generations of readers. He was also a script-writer for several films, including the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
DAHL, Roald; SCHINDELMAN, Joseph (illustrator).Original price £2,500.00 - Original price £2,500.00Original price £0.00£2,500.00£2,500.00 - £2,500.00Current price £2,500.00Signed by author. A near-fine, signed, first edition of the continued adventures of Charlie Bucket and his family, in the company of mad confection...
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Kiss Kiss.
DAHL, Roald.Original price £2,250.00 - Original price £2,250.00Original price £0.00£2,250.00£2,250.00 - £2,250.00Current price £2,250.00Presentation copy. A collection of short-stories by one of the masters of that medium, Kiss Kiss includes the apiologically disconcerting 'Royal Je...
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Rhyme Stew.
DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).Original price £95.00 - Original price £95.00Original price £0.00£95.00£95.00 - £95.00Current price £95.00A super first edition of this gleefully malevolent plundering of traditional nursery rhymes, a 'wonderful addition to the literature of the absurd...
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Danny, The Champion of the World.
DAHL, Roald; BENNETT, Jill (illustrator).Original price £475.00 - Original price £475.00Original price £0.00£475.00£475.00 - £475.00Current price £475.00Danny, The Champion of the World remains one of Dahl's most beloved titles, in part due to the highly successful TV-movie adaptation in 1989 starr...
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Kiss Kiss.
DAHL, Roald.Original price £2,250.00 - Original price £2,250.00Original price £0.00£2,250.00£2,250.00 - £2,250.00Current price £2,250.00Presentation copy. A collection of short-stories by one of the masters of that medium, Kiss Kiss includes the apiologically disconcerting 'Royal Je...
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The Magic Finger.
DAHL, Roald; DU BOIS, William Pène (illustrator).Original price £280.00 - Original price £280.00Original price £280.00£280.00£280.00 - £280.00Current price £280.00A near fine copy of Roald Dahl's third children's book The Magic Finger.First UK edition, small 4to, illustrations by William Pène du Bois, light ...
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The Gremlins.
DAHL, Roald.Original price £1,750.00 - Original price £1,750.00Original price £0.00£1,750.00£1,750.00 - £1,750.00Current price £1,750.00With photograph of Walt Disney in his studio. A very smart first edition copy of Roald Dahl's first book The Gremlins, a collaborative effort with ...
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
DAHL, Roald; JAQUES, Faith (illustrator).Original price £300.00 - Original price £300.00Original price £300.00£300.00£300.00 - £300.00Current price £300.00An attractive first British edition of Dahl's sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, not easy to find in such condition.First UK edition, fi...
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
DAHL, Roald; SCHINDELMAN, Joseph (illustrator).Original price £480.00 - Original price £480.00Original price £0.00£480.00£480.00 - £480.00Current price £480.00The continuing adventures of the Bucket family and the splendid Willy Wonka, catapulted into the heavens via Wonka's special glass elevator, where...
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