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Knopf, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, inscribed Love Roald Dahl on the title page. Complete row of numbers to 1 on the copyright page. Price present but marked out on the front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1975. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding clean and square, the contents without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Text block edges a little spotted. Complete with the very good or better rubbed and slightly nicked dustwrapper. Not price-clipped. Inscribed by Roald Dahl and dated Oct 31st 1975 in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Provenance: Signed at the Exeter Children's Book Fair which the recipients Jim and Denise Condie organised throughout the 1970's and early 80's. At each of these annual fairs publishers would bring along a selection of newly released children's titles often with the author to sign and help promote them. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1975. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps with a little spotting to the text block edge. Complete with the very good rubbed and slightly edge-worn dustwrapper with some spoting to the flaps. Not price-clipped (£2.25 net to the front flap). Signed without dedication by Roald Dahl in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Provenance: Signed on October 31st 1975 at the Exeter Children's Book Fair. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

30 Bedford Square, London: Jonathan Cape, Limited , 1976. First edition, second printing. Stated at copyright: "First Published in Great Britain 1975, Reprinted 1976". Signed by Roald Dahl at front endpaper: "Love, Roald Dahl". Rare signed first edition in dust wrapper. Sienna orange cloth boards, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub. Pages near fine; no writing. Light grey endpapers. Charmingly illustrated throughout by Jill Bennet. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, light shelf wear; unclipped 2.25 net, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic down-to-earth wrap around wrapper illustration of Danny and Dad walking the country trail with pheasant ahead. From front flap: "Danny is the story of a father and his son, and the love they have for each other. A marvellous story-teller, a genius at kites, Danny's father is such a good teacher that before he even started school, Danny knew how to take apart an engine and put it together in no… Read more

UK: Cape, 1991. First Edition . Half-Leather. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quentin Blake. ?1st Edition 1991. Limited Edition of 500 copies this being number 164. The Commemorative Edition, published on what would have been the Author's 75th Birthday. It was released a year after his death. Bound in half leather and decorative paper covered boards. Matching card slipcase. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. Quality production. The Commemorative Limited Edition of the Works of Roald Dahl Including James and the Giant Peach; Fantastic Mr. Fox; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Magic Finger; Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Danny, the Champion of the World; The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar; The Twits; George's Marvellous Medicine; The BFG; The Witches; Boy; Going Solo; Matilda; Esio Trot. Books and slip cases are fine and very bright. Original outer slip case is missing. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 11804

30 Bedford Square, London: Jonathan Cape, Limited , 1976. First printing. Stated at copyright: "First Published in Great Britain 1975" Signed by Roald Dahl on signature cut lightly adhered at front endpaper: "Love, Roald Dahl". Very attractive. Sienna orange cloth boards, bold gold metallic spine titles, light shelf wear, bow. Pages near fine; no writing. Light grey endpapers. Charmingly illustrated throughout by Jill Bennet. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, peel, chip, rub; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic down-to-earth wrap around wrapper illustration of Danny and Dad walking the country trail with pheasant ahead. Near very good true first edition in near very good wrapper. From front flap: "Danny is the story of a father and his son, and the love they have for each other. A marvellous story-teller, a genius at kites, Danny's father is such a good teacher that before he even started school, Danny knew how to… Read more

New York: Bantum Books, 1977-1978. One of the world's bestselling authors, British novelist Roald Dahl's books have sold more that 250 million copies worldwide. His short stories have become know for their unsentimental, often macbre mood featuring child characters facing adult villains. Perhaps his best known children's classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory "...earned for its author a cult following among child readers Dahl has been called a literary genius; his books have been considered modern fairy tale" (Silvey, 186). The book was adapted into two major motion pictures: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder in 1971, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory featuring Johnny Depp in 2005.

London: Puffin, 1977. A first edition, first printing of the paperback edition. A near fine book with a trace of rubbing to the edges. Inscribed, 'Richard/ Roald Dahl' on the inside page. Rare to find signed.

London: Cape, 1975. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1975. A near fine book without inscriptions - spotting to the page block. In a very good/near fine unclipped dust wrapper which has a little fading to the spine. Some rubbing to the corners and spine tips. Some spotting to the endflaps. Becoming scarce

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Printing. Will be placed in a removable archival sleeve.Bruised back bottom leading corner. Birthday gift inscription to the fep. Small mark on one page and some light foxing to the closed page edges. The jacket has some light rubbing and is price clipped.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Printing. Some rolling to the leading corners and small amounts of rubbing to the bottom edges. Small compression mark to the top edges and top fore edge. Very clean and bright throughout and has no inscriptions. The jacket is price clipped and has some edge wear and two tiny closed tears. The head of the spine has lost a small piece of lamination and coloured layer of the jacket. See scans. Will be placed in a removable archival sleeve.

30 Bedford Square, London: Jonathan Cape, Limited , 1975. Stated at copyright: First Published in Great Britain 1975. Scarce British first edition. Sienna orange cloth boards, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear; some black marker to back board, apparently from youngster. Pages very good; no writing. Light grey endpapers. Front endpaper w/apprx. 1/2" corner clipped. Bind fine; hinges intact. Danny’s life seems wondrous: his home is a traveller's caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. Despite missing his mother, Danny is well-adjusted living with his father in a caravan behind his father's country station. Danny thinks he knows him very well, but at age nine, he discovers that his father has been hiding a big secret: he's a poacher. In fact, Danny's father likes nothing better than sneaking out of the caravan at night and stealing pheasants from the woodlands owned by… Read more

London: Cape, 1975. 8vo, pp. 206. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper. Corners and spine ends a little bumped and rubbed, but a very good copy in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper, sunned at spine, and with wear to spine ends. Illustrated by Jill Bennett. First edition.

DAHL, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World. Illustrated by Jill Bennett. NY: Alfred A. Knopf [1975]. 8vo, [viii] 200pp. Brown quarter-cloth stamped in gold with orange boards pictorially blind stamped; top edge purple. Turquoise endpapers; 6 full-page and numerous smaller b&w illustrations. Spine ends and upper front corner a bit rubbed, faint foxing to foredge, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine lightly sunned).
First US edition. Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Now Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off?

New York: Knopf. 1975. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394831039 . Very Good+ in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Wrinkling on front panel. ; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.0 inches; 196 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf [1975], 1975. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jill Bennett. 8vo. [11], 4-196, [4] pp. Quarter brown cloth over orange paper boards with gold lettering on the spine; purple topstain. Blue endpapers and pasteodwns. Price of $5.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated by Jill Bennett. A lovely copy. A Near Fine book with a stray mark to the bottom textblock; dust jacket is Near Fine with a few hints of edge wear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First American Edition. Very Good+/Fine. First American edition. 198, [1] pp. Publisher's cloth. Very Good+ with bumped corners, slight lean to spine, lightly foxed edges, small bookplate on paste down. In Fine unclipped, un-faded dust jacket.

U.S.A.: Knopf , 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Jill Bennett. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dustjacket. This is a first print copy with a full numberline starting with "1". A tight and clean copy in unread condition. The dustjacket is unclipped and also fine--protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering. Free shipping within the USA.

1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Slight and mild dampstaining to covers and top edge, 1st edn, VG/VG, ill, price intact, orange-brown boards

New York: Alfred A. Knopf [1975], 1975. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [11], 4-196, [4] pp. Quarter brown cloth over orange paper boards with gold lettering on the spine; purple topstain. Blue endpapers and pasteodwns. Price of $5.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with in-text drawings by Jill Bennett. A nice copy of one of Dahl's most popular books. Gift inscription on the free front endpaper dated December 1975, else Fine in a price-clipped, but otherwise Fine dust jacket.