Children's Books
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Dirty Beasts.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. [Childrens Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Slim Quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.[32]. Illustrated with hilarious and gruesome plates by Fawcett. Bound in publisher's pictorial paper boards, showing titles and a terrified child tucked up in bed to the front cover, titles to spine, yellow endpapers. No inscriptions, contents..... More
Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1973. [Childrens classic] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.150; [2], endmatter. Publisher's laminated pictorial card covers. Detailed illustrations throughout by Faith Jaques, including covers. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Minor wear, some rubbing to spine tips, laminate is decent with one small bubble to..... More
The Minpins.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. [Children's story] FIRST EDITION. Large format hardcover (28 x 22cm), pp.48, colour illustrations throughout. Publisher's illustrated covers, red endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Binding moderately handled; a very good copy with a little sunning/toning to spine. "Beware, Beware, the Forest of Sin! None come..... More
The Minpins.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. [Children's story] FIRST EDITION. Large format hardcover (28 x 22cm), pp.48, colour illustrations throughout. Publisher's illustrated covers, red endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. A clean, fine copy, inside and out. "Beware, Beware, the Forest of Sin! None come out, but many go in!" This was the author's final..... More
The Magic Finger.
London: Viking, 1995. [Children's Adventure] FIRST BLAKE EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.64. With frequent in-text illustrations by Blake; large print. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the green illustrated dust-jacket, not priced. Moderate toning to paper, as usual, jacket with a few small nicks, spine gently..... More
The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story by Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl.
London: Collins, [1944]. [Childrens classic] FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Quarto (28 x 23cm), pp.[52], with 13 colour plates (one double-page), and many in-text illustrations throughout. In the publisher's red pictorial paper-covered boards, cream cloth spine, pictorial end-papers. Gift inscription (31/10/44) to half title, contents clean, staples rusted and showing, light wear..... More
My Uncle Oswald.
London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1979. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.221. Publisher's dark blue cloth in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Dave Senior, priced at £5.50. Neat ink ownership else a lovely fine copy. Slightly risque, adult romp from the regular 'Playboy' contributor. Roald Dahl received the World..... More
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