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Quentin Blake | First Editions
1932
Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, FRSL, RDI (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer. He is perhaps best known for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl. In 2002, Blake was awarded biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award (the highest recognition available to creators of children's books) for his lasting contribution to the world of children's book illustration. Moreover, from 1999 to 2001 Blake was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. Today, he remains a patron of the Association of Illustrators.Blake has written and illustrated 35 of his own books, including: Quentin Blake's ABC (1989), Zagazoo (1998), A Sailing Boat in the Sky (2003), and Daddy Lost His Head (2009).
See below our stock of Quentin Blake First Editions, fine bindings, and signed copies.
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Rough Husbandry.
London: Hutchinson, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.142; [2]. With a double page title illustration, occasional in-text illustrations and dust-jacket design by Blake. In publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine and red illustration to upper board. With original bright red pictorial dust-jacket. Slight reading lean. Jacket price-clipped, with very..... More
The BFG. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 13cm), pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket, illustrated by Blake in colour and priced at £6.50 net. Some expected tanning to edges of text block, which was..... More
The BFG. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 13cm), pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket, illustrated by Blake in colour. Some expected tanning to edges of text block, jacket price-clipped, small booksellers ticket. A near..... More
The BFG. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 13cm), pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket, illustrated by Blake in colour, priced at £6.50. Some expected tanning to edges of text block, book and jacket lightly..... More
The Commemorative Limited Edition of the Works of Roald Dahl. Set of novels and short stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Magic Finger, Danny the Champion of the World, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Twits, George's Marvelous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, Boy, Going Solo, Matilda, Esio Trot, James & The Giant Peach.
London: Jonathan Cape and Harper Collins, 1991. LIMITED EDITION, of only 500 sets of which this is No. 425. The only major collection of Dahl's works. 15 volumes illustrated by Quentin Blake and others. Octavo (25 x 17 x 35cm). Publisher's gilt-titled quarter blue morocco, over patterned paper boards, top..... More
Esio Trot.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1990. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.64. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Quentin Blake with printed price of £6.95. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Blake. Very slight spotting to edges, spine of wrapper marginally sunned..... More
Fantastic Mr. Fox. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
London: Viking, 1996. [Children's classic] FIRST QUENTIN BLAKE ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.81; [7], blank. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket. Dust-jacket unpriced for export. Textblock a touch toned as often found, minor sunning to spine. A clean, near fine copy. More
Matilda.
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. Lightly used and a trifle bumped; near fine. Lovingly and hilariously illustrated by..... More
Matilda.
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. Lightly used, spine a little sunned; very good indeed. Lovingly and hilariously illustrated..... More
Revolting Rhymes. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. [Children's classic] SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Slim octavo (27 x 21cm), unpaginated. With full colour illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards, without wrapper as issued, with publisher's price label (£3.95) to rear cover. An early printing, INSCRIBED by the author in thick blue..... More
Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety.
London: British Railways Board, 1991. [Ephemera]. ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.24. With colour illustrations by Blake to every page. Publisher's colour-illustrated card wrapper, stapled. Child's ownership mark to verso of front cover. A little thumbed, otherwise good. 'British Railways Board asked Roald Dahl to write the text of..... More
The Twits.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.80. Illustrated in-text throughout by Blake. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Blake, priced at £3.50. Final gathering more heavily browned than the rest of the book. A little spotting..... More
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke.
London: Century, 1991. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.24. Quentin Blake illustrations throughout, some in colour. Publisher's dark blue cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £6.99. Mildly handled. A few small marks to jacket. Near fine. A short novel: Reverend Lee doesn't realise that his dyslexia is..... More
The Witches.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.208. With illustrations by Blake. Publisher's green cloth boards in original pictorial dust-jacket. Slight toning/spotting to edges, some shelfwear, jacket price-clipped, no inscriptions or bookplates. A very good, lightly used copy. Basis for the 1990 Jim Henson-produced movie starring Anjelica Huston and Rowan..... More
The Enormous Crocodile With Pictures by Quentin Blake
London: Jonathan Cape 1978. INSCRIBED, Second Impression. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards; INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR facing title page: "To / TIMOTHY / WITH LOVE / Roald Dahl / 1981" [underlined]. Some edgewear, extremities a little pushed, very good. Roald Dahl received the World Fantasy Award [Lifetime Achievement] in 1983. Book..... More
The Sheikh and the Dustbin, and Other McAuslan Stories.
London: Collins Harvill, 1988. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.189 [3]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Quentin Blake priced at £10.95. Top edge a little dusty else fine. The third volume of McAuslan short stories, from the creator of 'Flashman'... More
Uncle.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. FIRST EDITION. The first book in Martin's popular series, illustrated by celebrated English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer, Quentin Blake. Octavo, pp. 160. Bound in publisher's pale red cloth in a dustjacket. Moderate general wear. No inscriptions or price-clipping. Very good. More
The Bear's Winter House.
London and Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, 1969. [Children's] FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (26 x 21cm), [22] unpaginated. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Illustrated throughout and to the endpapers by Blake in his signature style. Book is lightly handled with faint erasure to corner of the..... More
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