Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$1.43 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$1.43 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$1.52 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$1.52 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description:
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$1.67 + shipping
Condition: Good
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Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$3.73 + shipping
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Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$4.82 + shipping
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Seller: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$4.99 + shipping
Description: Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$5.46 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$19.04 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Dahl Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$20.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Red covers with slight faint marks.Bright Gold Title to spine. Small library stamp on publishers page. Internally very clean and bright with no inscriptions.
Seller: Valuable Volumes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$23.10 + shipping
Description: Very good. First. Dust jacket: Very good.
Seller: The Small Library Company, London, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$23.33 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$24.51 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$34.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, UK, 1988.
Price: US$64.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3rd printing of Hardback in d/w; no handwriting inside such as names; a couple of tiny bumps to scarlet board covers; no fading; lovely clean copy; a couple of nicks to blocked page foredges where the book pages were originally cut open (hardly noticeable) ; d/w not clipped (no price export copy? ) ; vg++/vg-; a little light creasing to d/w (fairly insignificant) a couple of really tiny nicks to top corners and a pink mark on the underside of the d/w, which cannot be seen from the outside and does not detract from the appearance; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$64.38 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$65.32 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$69.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda (1st ed). Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$91.44 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st ed. Ex library book. No ffep. Library stamp to title page. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and has light toning. Toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear and creasing
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$100.37 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, first printing. This book is covered in neat, clear, removable plastic protecting the dust jacket. The DJ is in mostly good condition. There is some light creasing on the top and bottom edges and some chipping on the bottom of the spine. There is some foxing on the underside of the DJ which is not visible from the front. There is some foxing on the inside DJ flaps. The hardcover is in excellent condition. It is red fabric with gold lettering on the spine. The binding is sound. There are no loose pages. There is some light foxing on the page edges, otherwise the pages are clean and in good condition. A previous owner has written their name and phone number in blue pen on the front end page. The front and back end pages show a faint shadow mark from the DJ flaps. Beautifully illustrated by Quintin Blake. This is a fantastic find and great condition.
Seller: Q's Books Hamilton, Hamilton, NSW, Australia
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$100.45 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. MATILDA. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$101.78 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.97
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$117.59 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$128.33 + shipping
Description: Third Impression. Beautifully illustrated dust jacket bright and clean and with very little wear, spine very lightly sunned. Not price clipped. Red cloth boards with bright gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition, minor creasing to the corners of the front board. All edges of the text block clean. Internally the pages are very clean with no foxing, marks or any inscriptions, with black and white illustrations by Quentin Blake. pp. 240. A lovely copy of one of Roald Dahl's most iconic children's story with Quentin Blake at his finest.nbsp;
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$128.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Matilda, Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1988, First Edition, First Impression Winner of the Children's Book Award in 1988, the basis of a Danny De Vito film in 1996 and an award winning RSC musical first staged in 2010. This first edition, first impression is ex-library with two small stamps (to the publishers page and inside rear board plus a booking form to the first free endpaper that someone has tried to remove. The binding is straight and tight, the library boards (purple with no titling) are without issue and the endpapers and pages other than previously mentioned are free from tears, marks and inscriptions. The unclipped dustjacket, protected in a clear revocable cover, is bright and colourful with some creasing but no tears. Will be dispatched promptly, fully insured and carefully packaged in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.
Seller: Grimes Hill Book Club, Wythall, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: FIRST EDITION. London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. 1st printing. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket with open tear at foot, missing chip but unfaded. Name on half title, sticker residue on ffep, a few dog-eared pages. Not too bad a copy.
Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda (1st ed, 1st print). Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$224.57 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st ed, 1st print. Good condition. Good boards with Light wear. A few marks to ffep. Content is clean and bright. Some light finger marks to page ends. DJ with some edge wear, creasing and sun fading to spine.
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda (1st Edition, 1st Printing). Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$225.85 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Boards mainly clean with very light marks. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and some stains to the edges. Solid binding.
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. London Jonathan Cape 1988, 1988.
Price: US$263.05 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition 240 pp. Octavo. Original pictorial dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and publisher symbol on spine. Jacket is not price clipped and in removable archival sleeve. B/W illustrations throughout. Text is clean with the only notable issues being slight residue from an ex-libris sticker on the half title and a small name stamp on the title page. Dust jacket and book are in near fine condition. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Dahl, a renowned British author, celebrated for his whimsical and darkly humorous stories, crafted a narrative that resonates with young readers. "Matilda" endures as a cultural touchstone, inspiring films, musicals, and fostering a love for literature in generations of children.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The dust jacket is a touch edge worn and creased but remains otherwise whole and intact. The boards are a little marked but strong and sturdy. Internally, there is a previous owner's plate under the front board but there are no other markings or inscriptions and the pages within are neat, crisp and complete. Tightly bound and presents charmingly in cellophane. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$310.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The dust jacket is a touch edge worn and creased but remains otherwise whole and intact. The boards are a little edge rubbed but strong and sturdy. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions and the pages within are neat, crisp and complete. Tightly bound and presents charmingly in cellophane. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$320.82 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red cloth shows some slight indentation marks at the front. Dust jacket has a chip top and bottom of spine. Slightly cocked. Pages slightly tanned. No marks or inscriptions.
Seller: Scarthin Books ABA, ILAB., Cromford, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. London Jonathan Cape 1988, 1988.
Price: US$365.73 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, in 1988. This is a very good copy. The Quentin Blake wrapper has wear to the corners and to the spine tips and edges but has not been price clipped. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are bright and clean throughout - although the boards show scratching and small indents. This is a very good copy, free from previous owners inscriptions. Features Matilda Wormwood, a precocious child with uncaring parents, and her time in school run by the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$384.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression published by Jonathan Cape in 1988 and featuring illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A few marks to boards and edges with some rubbing to board edges and a few isolated superficial indentations, otherwise very good and free from names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some of the usual fading to the spine panel, a little spotting to flaps and a small chip to top corner of lower panel, better than very good otherwise.
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald. Matilda. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. London: Jonathan Cape (1988)., 1988.
Price: US$384.98 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, 240 pp. Black and white illustrations, owner's name to the fly leaf. Cloth, with a few spots and mild bumping, d.w., not price clipped, again with very mild bumping to extremities.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: True (UK) 1st edition, 1st printing in fine condition, with delightful illustrations by Quentin Blake; previous owner name on ffep; dust jacket near fine, minor shelf wear, now in mylar cover. An excellent copy for the collector.
Seller: Tom Schmidt, Montpelier, VT, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape 1988, London, 1988.
Price: US$449.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 240 pp. First edition. Publisher's red boards with gilt lettering to spine and in pictorial dustjacket. Jacket bright and price unclipped. Very slight wear to corners of the dustjacket. Minor bumps to the corners and mark to the rear board. Otherwise both in excellent, clean condition. Internally fresh, without any ownership names. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. A charming edition of a much loved book. 0224025724 8vo. Illustrated
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).. Matilda.. London Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$544.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression; 8vo; illustrations by Quentin Blake; publisher's crimson cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, correctly priced at £8.50 nett, minor rubbing and wear to top edge, otherwise a near-fine copy; 240 pp. A first edition of Dahl's superb tale of a little girl whose innate genius has her pitted against her inane parents and irate headmistress. A classic of modern children's literature, Matilda was the winner of the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda (First Printing). Jonathan Cape, 1988.
Price: US$545.39 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first impression. Near Fine+: tight and square binding in sharp red boards; gently pushed to the spine tips and a tiny mark to the tip of the bottom corner of the lower board; else very bright, crisp and clean; free from names and inscriptions. The unclipped dustwrapper (£8.50 net stated) is Near Fine: bright and vibrant, with no fading; minor wrinkling to the tips of the spine and corners with a couple of tiny rubs; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. A handsome copy. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. ROALD DAHL SPECIALISTS
Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$635.22 + shipping
Description: (London: Jonathan Cape 1988). First UK Edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. pp. [vi], 7-240; with lively illustrations throughout by Quentin Black, printed in monochrome. A lovely near fine square copy with just the merest hint of foxing (hardly worth mentioning) to the top edge and with a miniscule bump to the bottom left-hand corner of the back board. No inscriptions. Clean pages. Looks to be unread as there is still resistance to the boards when the book is opened. Complete with the near fine (or better) dustwrapper (priced £8.50 net to the inside flap) with absolutely no fading whatsoever to the red spine lettering. No chips, tears, wear or pieces missing to the dustwrapper. A very nice copy indeed. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. MATILDA won the Children's Book Award in 1988 and was the basis of the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the wildly successful stage musical by Tim Minchin and the RSC that began its international life in 2010 and is still going strong. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald.. Matilda.. London: Jonathan Cape, 1988, 1988.
Price: US$673.71 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of the last major book to be written by Dahl before his death in 1990. Matilda won the Children's Book Award in the year of publication. Dahl's novel formed the basis for both the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the stage musical by Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly, which premiered at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010. A film adaptation of the musical was released in December 2022. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and with publisher's device in gilt. With dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Light bumping to corners, minor foxing to edges, creases to lower fore-corners of pp. 117-120; minor creasing and nicks to extremities and publisher's laminate, light finger soiling and damp staining to jacket flaps, unclipped: a very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald.. Matilda.. London: Jonathan Cape, 1988, 1988.
Price: US$769.96 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, of the last major book to be written by Dahl before his death in 1990. Matilda won the Children's Book Award in the year of publication. Dahl's novel formed the basis for both the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the stage musical by Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly, which premiered at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010. A film adaptation of the musical was released in December 2022. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and with publisher's device in gilt. With dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Head and foot of spine very slightly bumped; some minor creases to unclipped jacket: a near-fine copy in like jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda - a VERY FINE Copy. London Jonathan Cape 1988, 1988.
Price: US$962.45 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, in 1988. This is a very fine copy. The Quentin Blake wrapper has no wear and has not been price clipped. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are bright and clean throughout. This is a remarkably fine copy, free from previous owners inscriptions and as good as it gets! Features Matilda Wormwood, a precocious child with uncaring parents, and her time in school run by the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$1020.20 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine, first edition copy of Roald Dahl's famous children's novel 'Matilda'. A fantastic copy of this award winning novel. 'Matilda' won the Children's Book Award in the year of its publication.'Matilda' is one of Dahl's best-known works. The titular character is a fantastic, extremely literate child who lives in a home where her parents do not appreciate her. She is a child prodigy, who discovers that she has an extraordinary psychic power which she uses to save her school and teacher, Miss Honey.Dahl published this book following his success with other titles such as 'The BFG' and 'The Witches'. It was later adapted into the 1996 film starring Danny DeVito, and the RSC's successful stage musical.A fine example of this important work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the head and tail of spine. A few light marks to the head of front board. Dustwrapper is excellent with minor shelfwear to the head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. Matilda - SIGNED BY SIR QUENTIN BLAKE TO THE TITLE PAGE.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$1411.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HARDBACK - A very good or better book with a small previous owner name to the top corner of the front pastedown. The red boards are very clean indeed with no bumps or knocks to the corners or to the spine tips. Internally, the pages are very clean, free of any finger marks or stains. The book has been boldly signed by the books illustrator, Sir Quentin Blake to the title page. The dust wrapper is also in very good or better condition, there is a very small chip to the corner of the front flap, also a little rubbing to the extremities. The wrappers colours are vivid with no fading to the spine. Correctly priced at £ 8.50net.
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This original dustjacket has the £8.50 printed price on the front flap. The book is bound in the publisher's red cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing or marks in the book. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$2502.37 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first edition of the iconic novel 'Matilda', signed by both Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, their signatures tipped-in to the title page, rare to find in such a lovely condition. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, their signatures tipped in to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Matilda' is one of the most iconic children's novels ever written. The magical novel follows Matilda Wormwood, a brilliant young girl who was born to terrible parents. She learns to read at the age of three and half, becoming a precocious child in school, her brilliance recognised only by one teacher, Miss Honey.In 1996 a film adaptation was produced, directed by Danny DeVito.Illustrated with in-text illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. Blake is well beloved for his iconic illustrations of Dahl's novels, the two becoming synonymous.Dahl is one of the most beloved children's writers of the twentieth century, known for his unsentimental and macabre children's novels, though he wrote extensively for adults too. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine, with just a small mark to the rear board. A few light spots to the fore edge. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn with a few light spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signatures tipped in to the title page. In a very bright condition for a children's novel. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Uncorrected galley proofs of the first edition. 136 unbound sheets printed on rectos only plus one final blank sheet; without illustrations. Textual pages dated 23.11.87 at tops; question marks in the heading of the Contents page indicate no printer had been appointed yet; chapter pages on Contents page all numbered 000. Near Fine with light toning and a bit of wear. A scarce format of the of the Dahl's best-known works.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Roald Dahl on a laid in signature. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION with the words "First Published 1988" printed on the copyright page with NO indication of later printings. This FIRST ISSUE dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. This original First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's printed price present on the front flap with only a hint of wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Dahl First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
DAHL, Roald. Matilda. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. London: Jonathan Cape (1988)., 1988.
Price: US$3849.80 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, 240 pp. Black and white illustrations, inscribed from the author on the half title. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, an excellent copy.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Matilda.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$4800.00 + shipping
Description: First British editionÂof Dahlâs popular story of a young girl, her genius, and her indifferent parents. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Andrew Love Roald Dahl." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. "Dahl seems to have made an art form of the rediscovery that children tend to warm to the sorts of horror that make lesser mortals (adults) squirm with displeasure He is undeniably special" (Connolly, 104). Basis for the 1996 Danny DeVito directed film, starring Mara Wilson, DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, and Pam Ferris.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
DAHL, Roald; illustrated by BLAKE, Quentin. MATILDA. London: Jonathan Cape., 1988.
Price: US$4812.25 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A lovely near fine square copy, the contents without foxing or previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the near fine lightly creased dustwrapper which remains without fading of the red lettering. A beautiful example of one of Dahl's most popular titles. Housed in a bespoke half morocco solander case. Inscribed by Roald Dahl in black ink on the front free endpaper "Johanna / Love / Roald Dahl". Provenance: Private UK collection (Signed by the author for the recipient in person at Waterstones bookshop in Bath, 1988). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald.. Matilda.. London: Jonathan Cape, 1988, 1988.
Price: US$5774.69 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title, "To Donn, Love, Roald Dahl, 1988". Matilda won the Children's Book Award in 1989. It formed the basis for both the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and the successful stage musical which premiered at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010. A film adaptation of the musical was released in December 2022. Octavo. Original red boards, spine lettered in gilt. With supplied dust jacket. With numerous in-text and full-page illustrations by Quentin Blake. Lightly marked and bumped, nick to spine foot, text clean; unclipped jacket with minor creases and pale foxing to flaps, else bright: a very good copy in near-fine jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. Matilda - INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Jonathan Cape, London, 1988.
Price: US$6352.16 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: HARDBACK - A fine or better book, bound in red cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. The boards are in outstanding condition, free of any bumping to the corners, or pushing to the spine tips. There is still resistance to the boards when the book is opened. Internally, the pages are extremely clean, with no toning or foxing to the page block or to the inner text. Inscribed by the author to the half title page. No previous owner names or inscriptions inset. The dust wrapper is also in fine or better condition. with no tears or chipping. A very crisp dust wrapper with the publisher's printed price of £8.50net present to the front flap. A custom made clam shell box with raised bands to the spine accompanies this title. A sublime example of an unread title. The best copy we have handled in over twenty years.
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom