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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
Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 20), pp. 61. Illustrative card wrapped over boards with Quentin Blake illustrations. Photographs throughout depicting the food, Blake illustrations throughout both small in text illustrations and full page illustrations. Some scuffing to boards. Near fine. Felicity Dahl married Roald..... More
Roald Dahl's Mischievous Chocolate Factory Children and Roald Dahl's Miraculous Ever-Growing Tortoise.
London: Puffin, 2018. [Children's Literature] UNOPENED, HAPPY READERS EDITION. Two volumes. Duodecimo (14 x 11). Illustrated soft card covers in unopened original bags. Unopened. As new. These books are from the Happy Readers series that were distributed by McDonald's in their happy meals. These books feature the beloved characters that..... 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
Matilda.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. [Children's Literature] FIRST EDITION, First Impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.240. With in-text illustrations by Blake throughout. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated jacket, also by Blake, priced at £8.50. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket has a few very faint marks/spots..... 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. A pristine copy. As new. The third volume of McAuslan short stories, from the creator of 'Flashman'. More
Uncle.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2]; 160; [2]. With in-text line drawings by Blake throughout. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to half-title. Recently re-bound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and matching cloth over boards..... More
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