24th Jun, 2026 11:00
Dahl (Roald), a collection of nine first edition books, comprising: 'The Gremlins' [Dahl's first published book], US first edition, Random House, 1943, 4to, black and white illustrations and colour plates, 'The Magic Finger', Allen & Unwin, 1968, large 8vo, 'Dirty Beasts', Jonathan Cape, 1983, 4to, 'The Twits', Jonathan Cape, 1980, 8vo, 'Rhyme Stew', Jonathan Cape, 1989, 'Boy', Jonathan Cape, 1984, 'Esio Trot', Jonathan Cape, 1990, 'The Vicar of Nibbleswicke', Century, 1991, and 'The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me', Jonathan Cape, 1985, together with 'Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety', a 1991 British Rail-issued pamphlet, with illustrations by Quentin Blake, and 'Memories with Food at Gypsy House', by Felicity & Roald Dahl, Penguin, 1991.
Private collection. Purchased from Jonkers Rare Books, Henley.
Sold for £350
Dahl (Roald), a collection of nine first edition books, comprising: 'The Gremlins' [Dahl's first published book], US first edition, Random House, 1943, 4to, black and white illustrations and colour plates, 'The Magic Finger', Allen & Unwin, 1968, large 8vo, 'Dirty Beasts', Jonathan Cape, 1983, 4to, 'The Twits', Jonathan Cape, 1980, 8vo, 'Rhyme Stew', Jonathan Cape, 1989, 'Boy', Jonathan Cape, 1984, 'Esio Trot', Jonathan Cape, 1990, 'The Vicar of Nibbleswicke', Century, 1991, and 'The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me', Jonathan Cape, 1985, together with 'Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety', a 1991 British Rail-issued pamphlet, with illustrations by Quentin Blake, and 'Memories with Food at Gypsy House', by Felicity & Roald Dahl, Penguin, 1991.
ProvenancePrivate collection. Purchased from Jonkers Rare Books, Henley.
