We're now open Sundays from 10am - 4pm
Roald Dahl – The Complete Roald Dahl Children’s Novels First Edition Collection – Consisting: The Gremlins, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny The Champion of the World, The Enormous Crocodile, The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me, Matilda, Esio Trot, The Vicar of Nibbleswicke and The Minpins
£7,500.00
A set of the first edition, first printings of Roald Dahl’s seventeen novels for children. Published between 1943 to 1991 by numerous publishers including George Allen and Unwin and Cape and comprising:
– Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: A very good book without inscriptions with some wear to the bottom of the spine – spine is faded. Some rubbing to the corners – publisher’s price sticker to the rear board. A little spotting to the page edges.
– Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A very good book without inscriptions with a little loss to the laminate to the head of the spine and some wear to the corners.
– James and the Giant Peach: A very good book with one small name to the front pastedown with a little loss to the laminate to the head of the spine and some wear to the corners – some browning to the spine and to the sides of the spine.
– The BFG: A very good book without inscriptions in like unclipped wrapper with a little browning to the spine. Complete with stage play insert
– The Witches: A very good book with some spotting to the page edges and prelims without inscriptions in like unclipped wrapper with a little browning to the spine and some light spotting to the flaps. Light fading to the spine.
– Matilda: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped unpriced wrapper with a closed tear to the head of the front panel. Some rubbing to the corners.
– Danny The Champion of the World: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good clipped wrapper with fading to the spine and some wear and a little chipping to the spine tips.
– Fantastic Mr Fox: A very good book (issued without a dust wrapper) with a little fading to the spine. Two small stains to the rear panel. A little spotting internally – else a very clean copy of a scarce book
– The Magic Finger: A very good book (issued without a dust wrapper) with browning to the spine and spotting to the boards and prelims
– George’s Marvellous Medicine: A fine book in fine unclipped wrapper with marginal fading to the spine – a superb copy
– The Twits: A near fine book with one neat name and date to the head of the front endpaper. In a near fine lightly spine faded dust wrapper.
– The Vicar of Nibbleswicke: A fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper
– Esio Trot: A fine book in like unclipped wrapper
– Rhyme Stew: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped wrapper with some spotting to the endflaps. Some fading to the spine.
– The Enormous Crocodile: A very good book with one neat gift inscription to the front endpaper. Some wear to the corners and to the spine tips
– The Gremlins: A good book – wear and rubbing to the board edges – one neat gift inscription to the half-title page. Wear to the corners.
– The Minpins: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good clipped wrapper
– The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me: A very good book without inscriptions Some wear to the corners.
All books are in very good condition. The Gremlins without dust wrapper as issued. Some light edgewear to the dust wrappers, some neatly clipped but overall a very good set indeed and rarely sold as a set.
(We don't keep all of our stock in the shop, so send us an email if you're planning a trip to see a particular author or book.)
- Description
Description
A set of the first edition, first printings of Roald Dahl’s seventeen novels for children. Published between 1943 to 1991 by numerous publishers including George Allen and Unwin and Cape and comprising:
– Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: A very good book without inscriptions with some wear to the bottom of the spine – spine is faded. Some rubbing to the corners – publisher’s price sticker to the rear board. A little spotting to the page edges.
– Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A very good book without inscriptions with a little loss to the laminate to the head of the spine and some wear to the corners.
– James and the Giant Peach: A very good book with one small name to the front pastedown with a little loss to the laminate to the head of the spine and some wear to the corners – some browning to the spine and to the sides of the spine.
– The BFG: A very good book without inscriptions in like unclipped wrapper with a little browning to the spine. Complete with stage play insert
– The Witches: A very good book with some spotting to the page edges and prelims without inscriptions in like unclipped wrapper with a little browning to the spine and some light spotting to the flaps. Light fading to the spine.
– Matilda: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped unpriced wrapper with a closed tear to the head of the front panel. Some rubbing to the corners.
– Danny The Champion of the World: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good clipped wrapper with fading to the spine and some wear and a little chipping to the spine tips.
– Fantastic Mr Fox: A very good book (issued without a dust wrapper) with a little fading to the spine. Two small stains to the rear panel. A little spotting internally – else a very clean copy of a scarce book
– The Magic Finger: A very good book (issued without a dust wrapper) with browning to the spine and spotting to the boards and prelims
– George’s Marvellous Medicine: A fine book in fine unclipped wrapper with marginal fading to the spine – a superb copy
– The Twits: A near fine book with one neat name and date to the head of the front endpaper. In a near fine lightly spine faded dust wrapper.
– The Vicar of Nibbleswicke: A fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper
– Esio Trot: A fine book in like unclipped wrapper
– Rhyme Stew: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped wrapper with some spotting to the endflaps. Some fading to the spine.
– The Enormous Crocodile: A very good book with one neat gift inscription to the front endpaper. Some wear to the corners and to the spine tips
– The Gremlins: A good book – wear and rubbing to the board edges – one neat gift inscription to the half-title page. Wear to the corners.
– The Minpins: A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good clipped wrapper
– The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me: A very good book without inscriptions Some wear to the corners.
All books are in very good condition. The Gremlins without dust wrapper as issued. Some light edgewear to the dust wrappers, some neatly clipped but overall a very good set indeed and rarely sold as a set.
