Roald Dahl first editions

First edition, 8vo, colour frontispiece and monotone illustrations by Graham Dean, original cloth, dust-jacket, a fine copy.

First American edition, 4to., illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett, original cloth, dust-jacket, closed tear to one corner, slight rubbing to extremities.

First edition of the author's final book for children, published posthumously, 4to., colour illustrations by Patrick Benson throughout, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, laminated and stuck down at pastedowns, otherwise very good.

First Australian edition; 4to; illustrations and pictorial endpapers, gift inscription dated Christmas 1943 to verso of front free endpaper, small closed tear to foot of same; publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards, minor rubbing to extremities, small scratch to upper cover, but otherwise a better copy than many.

First edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title verso; 8vo; publisher's boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, price sticker to upper flap, spine very slightly faded, otherwise excellent.

First UK edition, small 4to, illustrations by William Pène du Bois, very small dent to upper joint, but overall a fine copy, uncommon in such condition.