Search Results: Authors starting with D from Roger Middleton

February 1965.. Black and white photograph 1965, image size 190 x 165 mm, 7½ x 6½ inches, printed text beneath reporting Neal's hospitalisation after 2 strokes. The picture shows the couple arriving at a Hollywood function in February 1965. Small newspaper cutting of Neal tipped onto reverse and Associated Press information. Very slightly wavy at top edge, otherwise very good. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Century, 1991.. FIRST EDITION 1991, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 24 pages including a 2 page postscript by Blake on his partnership with Dahl on so many books. Humorous colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. About a vicar who as a child suffered from dyslexia and as an adult says certain words backwards causing outrage and embarrassment. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean unused copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. Dahl wrote this book in the last months of his life for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Faber, 1994.. FIRST EDITION 1994, 8vo, black boards, white lettering to spine, index, 307 pages. Illustrated with 30 photos. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in almost Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, one 10 mm (½") closed tear to top edge of lower panel, neatly repaired on reverse. This was the first full length biographical study of the author. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1989.. FIRST EDITION 1989, small 4to, 250 x 190 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, dark blue boards with gilt lettered spine, 80 pages. Lively, humorous illustration throughout in line by Quentin Blake. 3 ink initials on front endpaper 20 mm high (¾"), (see image), minute bump at tail of spine and on lower corners of boards, otherwise a crisp clean Fine copy in Fine price clipped DUSTWRAPPER, slightly faded on spine which slightly affects the red title. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1984.. FIRST EDITION 1984. PROOF COPY, coloured illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. Slim 4to, 280 x 220 mm, 11 x 8½ inches, colour illustrated white boards, no pagination. Spine just a touch darkened, otherwise near Fine, 'PROOF COPY ONLY' stamped on front endpaper. Issued without dustwrapper. This title was first published in 1983 with illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett. See Treglown page 221: 'There couldn't be a bigger contrast than between Quentin Blake's benignly funny sketches and the giddying, lurid, surrealistic images Rosemary Fawcett produced. ...Fawcett does more than justice to Dahl's ferocity, but not to his humour or his underlying traditionalism. Dahl himself hated the drawings.' He apparently offered to incinerate all unsold Fawcett copies and dance around the bonfire. The first edition of the Quentin Blake version is uncommon. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Faber, 1994.. FIRST EDITION 1994, 8vo, black boards, white lettering to spine, index, 307 pages. Illustrated with 30 photos. No inscriptions, minute bump to tail of spine (see image), otherwise a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. This was the first full length biographical study of the author. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Puffin Books, 1997.. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE 1997, 8vo, paperback, gilt card covers, illustrated in colours, lettered gilt on purple panel on upper cover, pages 27 + 4 containing brief notes on author and illustrator and other publications. Jolly coloured illustrations throughout by Blake. This book contains: a previously unpublished chapter from Charlie; the original ending to the book; a list of the other naughty children Dahl eventually decided to drop; and quizzes, facts and chocolate recipes. No inscriptions, tiny light crease to lower corner of upper cover, otherwise a near Fine clean copy, issued without dustwrapper. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1968.. FIRST U.K. EDITION 1968, small 4to, 230 x 190 mm, 9 x 7¼ inches, colour illustrated cream boards, blue and black pictorial endpapers, 41 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white by William Pene du Bois. Spine firm and not worn, small light pink smear on upper board, about 20 x 3 mm (¾" x 1/8") maximum, affecting background only (see image), a couple of other very minor marks. 2 margins very slightly spotted, occasional signs of page turning to lower margins, no inscriptions. VG+ (no dustwrapper as issued). This is the first U.K. printing, this title was first published in the U.S.A. in 1966. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Viking, 1995.. FIRST EDITION WITH BLAKE ILLUSTRATIONS 1995 (countdown digits correct for a first issue: 1....2), 8vo, dark green boards gilt, 64 pages. Illustrated on every page in black and white by Quentin Blake. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean unread copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Century, 1991.. FIRST EDITION 1991, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 24 pages including a 2 page postscript by Blake on his partnership with Dahl on so many books. Humorous colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. About a vicar who as a child suffered from dyslexia and as an adult says certain words backwards causing outrage and embarrassment. No inscriptions, minute bump to lower corner of upper board, otherwise a Fine crisp clean unused copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, short light indentation in fore-edge margin on upper panel, tiny light indentation in gutter of lower panel. Dahl wrote this book in the last months of his life for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Faber, 1994.. FIRST EDITION 1994, 8vo, black boards, white lettering to spine, index, 307 pages. Illustrated with 30 photos. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. This was the first full length biographical study of the author. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Viking, 1995.. FIRST EDITION WITH QUENTIN BLAKE ILLUSTRATIONS 1995 (countdown digits correct for a first issue: 1....2), 8vo, dark green boards gilt, 64 pages. Illustrated on every page in black and white by Quentin Blake. No inscriptions, tiny bump to lower corner of upper cover, a near Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, minute chip to surface colour at foot of lower fold. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Michael Joseph, 1989.. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE 1989, 8vo, blue boards, silver lettered, 162 pages. Line illustrations throughout by John Lawrence. 7 country tales for grown-ups, all spiced with a twist in the tail, some hilarious, some macabre. No inscriptions, top edges of pages lightly browned, otherwise a Fine crisp copy in Fine neatly price clipped DUSTWRAPPER, MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

New York, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1983.. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION 1983 (stated first edition), 4to, 285 x 220 mm, 11¼ x 8¾ inches, maroon cloth, gilt lettered spine, no pagination. 10 superb colour plates and other black and white text illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett. No inscriptions, head and tail of spine just slightly bumped, contents perfect. Near Fine in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not priced clipped ($11.95), head and tail of spine very slightly worn, 2 mm (1/10") chip to surface colour at tail, a couple of 5 mm (¼") closed tears to top edge, 10 mm closed tear to lower edge of lower panel). Published the same year by Cape in the U.K. See Treglown page 221: 'Dahl himself hated the drawings.' He apparently offered to incinerate all unsold copies and dance around the bonfire. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1989.. FIRST EDITION 1989, small 4to, 250 x 190 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, dark blue boards with gilt lettered spine, 80 pages. Lively, humorous illustration throughout in line by Quentin Blake. No inscriptions, minute bump at top of upper hinge, tiny red mark on page 8 otherwise clean throughout (see image 2), otherwise a near Fine copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped and not faded on spine, 5 mm (¼") closed tear at top of lower fold, expertly repaired). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

24London, Jonathan Cape, 1989.. FIRST EDITION 1989, small 4to, 250 x 190 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, dark blue boards with gilt lettered spine, 80 pages. Lively, humorous illustration throughout in line by Quentin Blake. No inscriptions, a Fine unread copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: neatly price clipped, not faded on spine, very light vertical crease to front inner flap. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Article in Life International Magazine November 15 1965.. 1965, pages 36-54, many black and white photos of the actress and her husband Roald Dahl. Very slightly worn on spine and corners. Very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Cape, 1983.. FIRST EDITION, first issue 1983, 4to, 280 x 220 mm, 11 x 8¾ inches, colour illustrated boards, yellow endpapers, no pagination. 10 superb colour plates and other black and white text illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett. No inscriptions, minute scrape to lower edge of upper cover (see image), slightest bump to lower edges of covers, a few very slight score marks on lower cover. A near Fine clean tight copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1989.. FIRST EDITION 1989, small 4to, 250 x 190 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, dark blue boards with gilt lettered spine, 80 pages. Lively, humorous illustration throughout in line by Quentin Blake. No inscriptions, minute bump at top of lower hinge, very slight faint spotting to top edges, otherwise a Fine unread copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: neatly price clipped, slightly faded on spine, noticeable on red title). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

20London, Viking, 1995.. FIRST EDITION WITH BLAKE ILLUSTRATIONS 1995 (countdown digits correct for a first issue: 1....2), 8vo, dark green boards gilt, 64 pages. Illustrated on every page in black and white by Quentin Blake. No inscriptions, minute dent to top edges of boards, page edges and margins lightly browned, otherwise a near Fine crisp clean unread copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, 5 mm (¼") closed tear at foot of lower fold, neatly repaired. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMAB25.0020LE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.