Search Results: matilda by roald dahl

London: Cape, 1988. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1988. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Quentin Blake. A near fine or better book. Red cloth boards with titles to spine in gilt. Immaculate sharp corners - no inscriptions. Inscribed and signed by the author: 'Harriet/ Love/ Roald Dahl'. In a near fine clipped wrapper with a little bumping to the corners. Matilda won the Children's Book Award in the of its first publication and formed the basis of the 1996 Danny Devito film of the same name, and the successful stage musical which opened at the RSC Courtyard in Stratford Upon Avon in 2010. Dahl signed few books, although they can be found. Signed firsts of Matilda are very hard to find.

London: Jonathan Cape. 1988. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A lovely near fine square copy, the contents without foxing or previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the near fine lightly creased dustwrapper which remains without fading of the red lettering. A beautiful example of one of Dahl's most popular titles. Housed in a bespoke half morocco solander case. Inscribed by Roald Dahl in black ink on the front free endpaper "Johanna / Love / Roald Dahl". Provenance: Private UK collection (Signed by the author for the recipient in person at Waterstones bookshop in Bath, 1988). 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, 1988. First Edition. Unbound. Near Fine. Uncorrected galley proofs of the first edition. 136 unbound sheets printed on rectos only plus one final blank sheet; without illustrations. Textual pages dated 23.11.87 at tops; question marks in the heading of the Contents page indicate no printer had been appointed yet; chapter pages on Contents page all numbered 000. Near Fine with light toning and a bit of wear. A scarce format of the of the Dahl's best-known works.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. First edition, first impression. Matilda won the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication. It formed the basis for both the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the successful stage musical which premiered at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010. Octavo. Original red boards, titles to spine in gilt. With dust jacket. With numerous in-text and full-page illustrations by Quentin Blake. Slight bumps to spine ends, faint toning to endpapers, scattered foxing to book block edges, a very good copy, book block square and firm, in the like jacket with creasing to edges, a couple of scuffs and nicks to spine ends and tips, short closed tear to foot of front panel, light toning to head of flaps.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine. Pictorial wraparound dust-wrapper illustrated by Blake, showing printed price of £8.50 net. Numerous in-text illustrations by Blake. A couple of tiny spots to edges, binding and wrapper very lightly handled, trace of an old price sticker over printed price to front flap, small crease to the laminate to the spine. A crisp, bright copy with an unfaded jacket. Near fine. Lovingly and hilariously illustrated by Dahl's long term collaborator, Quentin Blake. A children's classic, Matilda tells the story of a highly intelligent girl repressed by both her family and the educational system, and whose frustration manifests itself as telekinesis. Featuring some of Dahl's most memorable creations, such as the bullying headmistress Miss Trunchbull and the put upon but fundamentally good Miss Honey, the novel remains one of the best pieces of children's literature of the past… Read more

London: Cape, 1988. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1988. A near fine book without inscriptions - a little rubbing to the bottom of the text block. In a fine unclipped wrapper. A lovely copy.

NEW YORK NY: VIKING KESTREL. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1988. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ILLUSTRATIONS BY QUENTIN BLAKE . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .

London: Cape, 1988. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1988. A very good book without inscriptions. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a little wear to the corners and some creasing. There is a short closed tear to the head of the spine. A nice copy

First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1988) with illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with some pushing to spine tips. Contents nice and clean and free from names or inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little isolated wear to edges in places, primarily to spine ends.

Viking. VG+. 1988. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. . 9.4 X 6.2 X 1.0 inches. 240 pages. Dust jacket price clipped. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Viking Kestrel, 1988. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful, unread, unmarked copy of the first American edition, 1st printing Illustrated by Quentin Blake

UK: Cape, 1988. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quentin Blake. 1st Edition 1988. Correct 1st state. Book is very good++ and bright. Rear base with small mark and spine tips a little pushed. Contents good. Light crease to a few early pages. The complete wrapper is very good++ and bright. Edges light rubbed/creased. Light usage creases to wrapper. Correctly priced at £8.50. More images can be taken upon request.Ref

Jonathan Cape, 1988-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK printing. Hardcover, bound in red boards with dust jacket. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Light wear to the unclipped dust jacket. Corners of jacket have some rubbing and small splits. Jacket now protected in new mylar cover. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

New York: Viking Kestrel, 1988. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. Another classic children's book from the author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The basis for a charming movie with Danny DeVito, Rhea Wilson and Mara Wilson in the title role. Features illustrations by Quentin Blake. A near fine copy with some very minor wear and a small red dot to the bottom edge of the pages in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear.

Jonathan Cape, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Quentin Blake. Book Bright jacket.. Minor browning to top of page block. Minor creasing to bottom rear of jacket. The odd spot to front flap. First Printing. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Item Type: Book. Lovely clean copy. Binding tight, spine fine. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Illustrator: Quentin Blake. ISBN: 0224025724. ISBN/EAN: 9780224025720. **Contact us BEFORE placing your order. You could save up to 12 percent of the Book cost. Click Ask Bookseller a Question*. 9780224025720

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Quentin Blake. 8vo; owner name in front red boards split at spine top rear; no dust-jacket, A good copy of Dahl's superb tale of a little girl whose innate genius has her pitted against her inane parents and irate headmistress. A classic of modern children's literature. Matilda was the winner of the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication.

International: Puffin Books, 1988 An excellent, clean and tightly bound book.

London: Leopard, Random House. Laminate covers; illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake's brilliant drawings. No inscriptions and virtually no wear. Three of the author's famous tales. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 1996.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Puffin Books. Very Good. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. Light cover creases, a few puzzles completed or semi completed. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside. Front cover photograph of cast from movie adaptation. ; B&W Illustrations; 64 pages; Puzzle book compiled by Sandy Ransford based on the Roald Dahl story. .