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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; 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$4846.29 + 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$5815.55 + 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$6397.10 + 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