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London: Jonathan Cape, 2010. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quentin Blake. New edition first printing Hardback Illustrated. 272 pp Fine condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket Original gift inscription on front end paper.

London: Puffin Books for The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, 2021. Limited Ed. . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blake, Quentin . No.807 of a Limited Numbered Edition of 1000. In mint condition as received directly from the publisher. Bound in full green cloth with a design in black and gold by Quentin Blake. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. 'Danny the Champion of the World' was first published in 1975. This Limited Edition was produced for The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in 2021 and includes early extracts from the book (including the first appearance of the BFG) as they were written by Roald Dahl himself. There is also a four-page story that didn't make it into the final version of the book. It is a bedtime story told by Danny's dad - a fantasy where father and son are taken in their caravan, by four white ghost horses, to meet Her Majesty the Queen. A fine, unread, copy. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape. 1975. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Top edge brown. Illustrated with a photograph of the author as a baby, and line drawings throughout by Jill Bennett. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with some slight bumps to the spine. The contents, are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the bright original dustwrapper that is lightly rubbed and nicked at the spine tips and corners but has escaped the habitual fading of the spine. Correctly priced £2.25 net to the front flap. An attractive example. Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "To Joanne / With love / Roald Dahl / 1976". Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1975. First US edition, first printing. First US edition, first printing. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original quarter brown cloth over paper covered boards, stamped in blind to the upper board, with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with drawings throughout by Jill Bennett. Top edge brown. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing at the extremities. The contents, with spotting to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. The brown top stain remains vivid and without fading. Complete with lightly creased dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($5.95 to the upper front flap). Together with a signed original program for a unique production of the musical play Fantastic Mr. Fox. The play was specially commissioned for the Thornbury Arts Festival '76 and starred Roger Whittall in the title… Read More

Later published in London by Jonathan Cape, Puffin Books and in America by Alfred A. Knopf. 1975. The Jill Bennett archive of illustrations for the first edition of Roald Dahl's Danny The Champion of The World. The Jill Bennett archive of illustrations for the first edition of Roald Dahl's Danny The Champion of The World. Including correspondence between the author, artist and the publishers Jonathan Cape, Alfred A. Knopf and Penguin (Puffin) Books. The illustrations begin with the three fine pencil character studies Jill Bennett sent to Dahl (who forwards them to his publisher) and includes the full colour dustjacket artwork and the 71 original pen and ink drawings (on 66 sheets) used to illustrate the story. Also present is the original photograph (believed to be Roald Dahl as a baby) used at the beginning of chapter one, and the "Sparky" lettering used at the conclusion of the final page. Correspondence includes two autograph letters from Roald Dahl to Jill Bennett, one… Read More