Dahl, Roald; Blake, QuentinBiblio.com
2009réf. Q-0141323604Puffin 2009-03-03. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin paperback
1990réf. Q-0670829161Viking Juvenile 1990-04-15. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Viking Juvenile hardcover
1991réf. 22151London: British Railways Board 1991. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. HE SPENT A LIFETIME TELLING CHILDREN STORIES-THIS TIME HE HOPED THEY WOULD LIVE TO TELL THEIR OWN. Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety is among the most unexpected publications associated with the celebrated author. Prepared from a manuscript Dahl completed before his death and published posthumously by the British Railways Board it transforms a government safety campaign into something unmistakably Dahl: witty mischievous slightly outrageous and impossible to ignore. Never offered through the book trade it was distributed directly to British primary schools in this modest stapled format. Rather than issuing stern commands Dahl dispenses advice with the dry humor and exaggerated storytelling that made him one of Britain's best-loved children's authors. Children are warned against skateboards on station platforms dangling heads from train windows and countless other catastrophes-not through fear alone but through unforgettable anecdotes delivered with a wink. Quentin Blake's wonderfully expressive illustrations complete the illusion that this is simply another Dahl story rather than an official safety booklet. His loose energetic drawings soften the seriousness without diminishing the danger creating a uniquely British collaboration in which wit black humor and public safety travel happily on the same train. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Original full-color illustrated stapled wraps. 5.75 by 8.25 inches approximately 15 x 21 cm. 24 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout in color by Quentin Blake. Printed on coated stock. Rear cover bears the British Rail "Safety" logo. Published by the British Railways Board and produced by Michael Benn & Associates. Designed by Clinton Banbury and printed by Hunterprint Group Plc. CONDITION: Very Good. Stapled binding remains secure. Pages are clean with light handling wear and gentle age-toning. Covers show mild rubbing a few small handling marks and light corner wear consistent with careful use. No ownership writing or markings were found. A bright attractive example of a booklet that was originally intended for classroom distribution rather than long-term preservation. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - A Literary Voice for Public Safety During the late twentieth century British Rail increasingly turned to nationally recognized figures to communicate safety messages to young audiences. This booklet represents one of the most successful examples of that effort pairing Roald Dahl's accessible storytelling with Quentin Blake's distinctive illustrations to encourage safer behavior around railways. Published shortly after Dahl's death it preserves one of his final contributions outside traditional children's publishing and illustrates how literary talent was employed in public education campaigns during the period. SUBJECTS: Roald Dahl Quentin Blake British Rail Railway Safety Children's Safety Education British Railways Board Public Information Campaigns Illustrated Pamphlets Railway Ephemera British Children's Literature Children's Literature Railway Ephemera Illustrated Books Public Safety British Ephemera. British Railways Board unknown
2002réf. 1-0375815562Alfred a Knopf Inc 2002. Hardcover. New. revised edition. 11 pages. 8.50x6.00x0.50 inches. Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover
réf. Q-061363988XTurtleback Books. school. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Turtleback Books unknown
1995réf. Q-0140375333Puffin 1995-02-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin paperback
1997réf. Q-0140378200Puffin Books 1997-11-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin Books paperback
réf. 74865London: Jonathan Cape 2005. Children's Illustrated FIRST EDITION first impression ASSOCIATION COPY from the library of Dahl's agent. Octavo 26 x 21cm pp.192. Colour illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake and others. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to spine pale blue endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at £14.99. Blake-illustrated Bookplate of Tom Maschler to pastedown. Clean and fresh throughout. An anthology of rhyme taken from Dahl's various classic stories. Tom Maschler 1933-2020 was both Roald Dahl's publisher at Jonathan Cape and literary agent. Ex-Heywood Hill Mayfair. London: Jonathan Cape, 2005 unknown
2010réf. Q-0141330406Puffin 2010-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin paperback
1982réf. LPB011351RDNew York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1982. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. First American Edition stated. In medium blue cloth with dulled gilt to illustration on front board and type on spine. Some bowing and smudges/marks to boards bumps to bottom corners with small spots of fabric loss. Split to front hinge at endpapers with mull showing but binding still solid. Sticker/bookplate removal residue glue to front free endpaper and previous owner's name. Some colored pencil marks and smudges to rear endpapers. Jacket is unclipped $10.95 with chipping to corners and spine ends one inch tear to bottom of front panel edgewear/nicks and numerous smaller tears with edge creases. Vertical creases to rear flap as well. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
réf. 74012London: Jonathan Cape 1982. Children's classic FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 24 x 13cm pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Blake priced at £6.50. Contents clean edges gently toned no inscriptions jacket with trivial wear at crown. Near fine. The story of Sophie's adventures with the Big Friendly Giant bursting with strange and quite dubious-sounding victuals such as fizzy Frobscottle and the revolting Snozzcumber. Basis for the 1989 animation starring Sir David Jason and more recently the 2016 live-action film by Steven Spielberg. London: Jonathan Cape, 1982 unknown
réf. 29315London: Jonathan Cape. 1982. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Signed and inscribed by the illustrator with original drawings across five pages. Publisher's original light grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine in the Quentin Blake illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated with ink and wash drawings throughout by Quentin Blake. A near fine copy the binding square and firm the cloth and gilt bright with some very light bumping to the spine tips and corner. The contents with the unavoidable toning to the text block are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is bright and without loss or tears. Not price-clipped £6.50 net to the lower front flap. An exceptional example embellished with original drawings of Sophie and the BFG spanning the front pastedown endpaper and following page and the BFG running over moonlit fields to the rear endpaper and pastedown. Signed and dated 'August 31st 2014' by Quentin Blake on the half title and further inscribed "& new endpapers" on the title page. A beautifully hand-illustrated and unique first edition of Roald Dahl's much-loved 'The BFG'. The story has inspired numerous stage and screen adaptations most notably the 2016 Walt Disney Pictures film directed by Steven Spielberg starring Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. The Big Friendly Giant first appeared as a character in 'Danny the Champion of the World' 1975 told as a story by Danny's father. This exceptional copy was embellished by Quentin Blake to raise funds at a charity auction held at Sotheby's on 8 December 2014. The auction titled 'First Editions: Redrawn' invited celebrated illustrators and authors to annotate inscribe and re-illustrate their most iconic children's books in support of Blake's charity the House of Illustration which is dedicated to championing illustrators in the UK. Blake's BFG was offered alongside similarly enhanced first editions by Judith Kerr Lauren Child Richard Adams Cressida Cowell Michael Bond and Raymond Briggs. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: Jonathan Cape. 1982 hardcover
réf. 72199London: Jonathan Cape 1982. Children's classic FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 24 x 13cm pp.224. With frequent in-text illustrations by Quentin Blake. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Blake priced at £6.50. A nice clean copy somewhat toned to edges and margins as usual. Minor pencil erasure to fly-leaf. A particularly bright crisp example of the jacket. Near fine. The story of Sophie's adventures with the Big Friendly Giant bursting with strange and quite dubious-sounding victuals such as fizzy Frobscottle and the revolting Snozzcumber. Basis for the 1989 animation starring Sir David Jason and more recently the 2016 live-action film by Steven Spielberg. London: Jonathan Cape, 1982 unknown
1982réf. 355490723738London: Cape 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. London: Jonathan Cape 1982. First UK Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED WITHOUT DEDICATION BY THE AUTHOR AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Publisher's grey boards with gold lettering to the spine. A VG copy which has been read bumping to corners pushing/softening to spine ends the usual toning to the page block foxing to the rear end-papers; no inscriptions. The price-clipped dustwrapper is VG with a couple of short closed tears to the top-edge of the front panel together with an associated crease. Inscribed by the Author in green felt tip to the front free end-paper: "with love/ Roald Dahl/ 1982". This book has an interesting provenance as it was given away as a prize in February 1983 by the School Bookshop Association in their Phizzwizard Competition. The prize-winning letter is included. The basis for the 2016 film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg written by Melissa Mathison and starring Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. Photographs/scans available upon request. Cape hardcover
réf. 26143London: Jonathan Cape. 1982. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition first printing. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition first printing. Publisher's original red card covers printed in black. Illustrated by Quentin Blake with line and wash drawings throughout. A near fine copy the binding square and firm with little rubbing to the spine tips and corners the covers bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Uncommon in proof form. One of Roald Dahl's best loved tales. The basis for several stage and screen adaptations most notably the 2016 Walt Disney Pictures film directed by Stephen Spielberg starring Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. The BFG character first appears in a story told to Danny by his father in Danny the Champion of the World 1975. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: Jonathan Cape. 1982 unknown
réf. 140945486New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1982. First American Edition. Near Fine. Deluxe limited first American edition number 20 of 300 copies signed by the Roald Dahl and illustrator Quentin Blake. Bound in publuisher's original red cloth stamped in gilt housed in grey cloth-covered slipcase. Near Fine with a bump to one corner of the slipcase with a corresponding bump to the top corner of the covers of the book itself else Fine. Farrar, Straus & Giroux unknown
1982réf. Q-0374304696Farrar Straus and Giroux BYR 1982-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) hardcover
2001réf. Q-0141311371Gardners Books 2001-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Gardners Books paperback
2007réf. Q-0142410381Puffin Books 2007-08-16. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin Books paperback
1993réf. Q-0679428135Everyman's Library 1993-11-02. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Everyman's Library hardcover
2022réf. 006003London: Puffin Books for The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre 2022. Limited Edition . Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blake Quentin . A hand-numbered limited edition of 1000 copies. This is a new copy as received directly from the publisher. Bound in full purple cloth with a design in black and gold by Quentin Blake. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Hand-numbered limitation to front pastedown. 'The BFG' was first published in 1982. This Limited Edition was produced for The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in 2022 and features exclusive material from the Roald Dahl Museum archive. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New. Printed and bound in the U.K. All orders professionally packed tracked and/or signed for and insured. Puffin Books for The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre hardcover
réf. 142114London: Jonathan Cape 1982. First edition early printing of this Dahl classic which has sold over 20 million copies. Octavo original cloth illustrated by Quentin Blake. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "Love Doug Roald Dahl 1984." Additionally signed by Quentin Blake below. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of the twentieth century. Dahl's ability to twist words into a clever and creative new language is fascinating to children and is evident in BFG. The gruesome descriptions of the horrid giants and the subtle allusions to other stories will entertain children young and old. An animated adaptation was released in theatres in 1987 with David Jason providing the voice of the BFG and Amanda Root as the voice of Sophie. It was also the basis for the 2016 film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg written by Melissa Mathison and starring Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. Jonathan Cape hardcover
réf. 130928London: Jonathan Cape 1982. First edition early printing of this Dahl classic which has sold over 20 million copies. Octavo original cloth illustrated by Quentin Blake. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page "with love Roald Dahl April 1989." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket bookplate. Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of the twentieth century. Dahl's ability to twist words into a clever and creative new language is fascinating to children and is evident in BFG. The gruesome descriptions of the horrid giants and the subtle allusions to other stories will entertain children young and old. An animated adaptation was released in theatres in 1987 with David Jason providing the voice of the BFG and Amanda Root as the voice of Sophie. It was also the basis for the 2016 film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg written by Melissa Mathison and starring Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. Jonathan Cape hardcover
réf. 109358London: Jonathan Cape 1982. First edition of this Dahl classic which has sold over 20 million copies. Octavo original cloth illustrated by Quentin Blake. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front pastedown "Nicola Love Roald Dahl." Additionally inscribed by the illustrator Quentin Blake opposite Dahl's inscription. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed by both Dahl and Blake. Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of the twentieth century. Dahl's ability to twist words into a clever and creative new language is fascinating to children and is evident in BFG. The gruesome descriptions of the horrid giants and the subtle allusions to other stories will entertain children young and old. An animated adaptation was released in theatres in 1987 with David Jason providing the voice of the BFG and Amanda Root as the voice of Sophie. It was also the basis for the 2016 film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg written by Melissa Mathison and starring Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. Jonathan Cape hardcover
2024réf. __0241732530Penguin 2024. New. 3024 pages. 7.95x5.28x8.19 inches. Penguin unknown
