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Milwaukie:: Dark Horse Books,. Near Fine. 2006. Hardcover. 1593074964 . The author's first book. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Introduction by Leonard Maltin. A reissue of the 1943 edition, first printing thus. Near fine in a near fine (short closed edge tear on the rear panel) wrap-around band. .

Dark Horse, 2006-09-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Dark Horse Comics, 2006. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 56 pages. 11.25x8.50x0.50 inches.

Milwaukie, Oregon: Dark Horse Books,, 2006. First Dark Horse edition, first printing; a facsimile reviving the author's first book, which had previously only been published in the American (1943) and British (1944) editions. The work was originally intended as a promotional device for a feature-length Disney animation which was abandoned before completion. In his preface, Disney historian Leonard Maltin outlines the project's fascinating history. The production had cost Walt Disney $50,000 at the time of cancellation. Part of the difficulties laid in establishing copyright, as Dahl was at that time serving in the RAF where "gremlins" were traditionally blamed for mechanical failures. "It didn't take long for the name to become part of common language... If a book or pamphlet had typographical errors in it, one could always blame it on Gremlins who gummed up the works. [But] this in no way discredits Dahl's charming story or his invention of the details surrounding their origins" (p. vi). In a deal… Read More

Spine and corners of boards slightly rubbed; a little scuffing to the lower corners of the front endpapers and two neat repairs to clean tears to one leaf and the rear free endpaper; a few short marginal tears; replacement to corner cut from front free endpaper with a small loss; still a remarkably clean, tight (no splits at staples) and attractive copy of the First Australian Edition printed in Sydney by Shepherd and Newman.

New York: Random House, 1943. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. . Moderate wear to extremities and boards else very good condition. Binding sound. Unusually solid copy of this fragile book./No dust jacket. . Illustrations (Color) Roald Dahl's first book.

1946. Gebonden Redelijk. Disney, Walt. Het eerste boek wat door Roald Dahl is uitgegeven . De rug is gekwets en slecht tot redelijke staat . Boekblok is netjes met hier en daar wat oneffebnheden

New York: Random House, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 48p. A large hardcover book with a red cloth spine and pictorial boards. Good+ condition. Slits forming in the cloth on the spine and edges of boards are visibly rubbed. Small scuffs here and there on the surfaces of the boards, due to years of normal shelf wear. Early owner's signature on front endpaper. Scattered foxing, all fairly mild, plus occasional small spots and blemishes on the pages; otherwise, text clean and binding tight. The first edition of Roald Dahl's first book, a children's story based on his experiences as an RAF pilot. The story was originally intended to serve as the basis for an animated Disney feature film, but the film was never made. Measures approx. 11.25" x 9

THE GREMLINS, Ayers & James, 1943, first Australian edition, some wear to the fore edges, else a vg copy bound in the publishers original color pictorial boards (just like the American edition). Illustrated in both color and black and white. Roald Dahl's first book.

New York: Random House,, 1943. First edition, first printing, of the author's first book. As noted by the original jacket blurb, "Everybody has heard about the gremlins, the fantastic Little People whose antics have become one of the great legends of the R.A.F." The book was written as a promotional device for a feature-length Disney animation that was never produced, partly because the studio could not establish firm copyright in the "gremlin" characters (Dahl claimed to have invented them, though they had been common currency in the RAF and had appeared in print at least once before) and partly because the British Air Ministry wanted final approval of the script and production. It was eventually agreed that royalties would be split between the RAF Benevolent Fund and Dahl. The book is described on the title and the front cover as being "From the Walt Disney Production"; the Disney studio wrote to Dahl in August 1943 after publication cancelling any further preproduction work. Quarto. Original… Read More

London: Collins, [1944]. [Childrens classic] FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Quarto (28 x 23cm), pp.[52], with 13 colour plates (one double-page), and many in-text illustrations throughout. In the publisher's red pictorial paper-covered boards, cream cloth spine, pictorial end-papers. Gift inscription (31/10/44) to half title, contents clean, staples rusted and showing, light wear to covers, backstrip a little soiled, rear cover gently sunned. Very good. The author's first book, produced as a tie-in for an unrealised Disney animated film.

Collins London nd [1943 or 1944]. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A rare Proof copy of Dahl's first work. Original plain brown wrappers. Contents appears to be the same as for the final published UK first except the endpapers (with the correct red and yellow illustrations) are included as four leaves (2 front and rear) rather than pasted to the hard covers. The last text leaf has some colouring in to the black and white illustrated characters, seemingly with water based paint, several other leaves have very faint occasional pencil shading, but generally the condition is extremely good, with solid bright illustrations. The paper wrappers have a chip to the foot of the spine and minor creasing.A rare proof, distributed by the publisher to families with children to test market the book. Possibly only a dozen or so were made up.

New York: Random House, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Disney, Walt (Studios). Fair copy of this first children's book from Flight Lieutenant, Roald Dahl. Original jacket complete, though torn 2/3 of the way up the front panel, from spine through the "G" in Gremlins. Wear to edges, and a small chip from the bottom edge of front panel. The Jacket has also been price clipped. The book is fair with front hinge separated at ffep, scuffing to edges of boards and tanning to pages. Overall a serviceable copy of a scarce book in jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: Collins, 1944. First UK edition, first printing. Published by Collins, London, in 1944. This is a very good copy. Issued without a wrapper, the pictorial cloth backed boards, illustrated by Al Dempster, are generally clean. There are instances of rubbing and creasing at the corners and slight toning too. The end papers are present in yellow, brown and red - some separation and patches of rubbing patches. The internals are generally clean but with slight toning present. The cloth spine is toned and appears slightly soiled, however is mostly intact but with some slight areas of separation. Overall, this is a very good copy of a nice piece of modern culture. Dahl's first book and it was written for Walt Disney Productions, in anticipation of a feature-length animated film that was never made.

New York: Random House, 1943. Oversize 9" x 11 1/4" design. Red pictorial boards with bold yellow titles, black spine titles on brick red cloth spine wrap, moderate corner wear, rub. Cover depicts the gremlins at work destroying an RAF fighter plane at front; back cover features similar vignette, hand drill and saw in hand on rear wing. Yellow endpapers feature monochromatic red collage scenes of the horned gremlins playfully using their tools of pickaxe, bombs, oil cans, saws, hammers, etc. with silhouette planes in b.g. Pages very good, clean; no writing. Bind good; hinges intact. Scarce sharp first edition with moderate wear. A whimsical tale of devilish imps creating aerial havoc for the Allied Forces in the skies of WWII. Full page color designs throughout, with b&w illustrations, partial-page imagery and vignettes. Roald Dahl was sent to Washington DC in 1942 as an assistant air attache for the British Embassy. After having a story published anonymously in the Saturday… Read More

London: Collins,, [1944]. First British edition, first impression, of the author's first book. The book was first published in the US in 1943. Writing in 2006, the Disney historian Leonard Maltin described the volume as "a milestone" and a "charming book". The book was written as a promotional device for a feature-length Disney animation that was never produced, partly because the studio could not establish firm copyright in the "gremlin" characters (Dahl claimed to have invented them, although they had been common currency in the RAF and had appeared in print at least once before), and partly because the British Air Ministry wanted final approval of the script and production. It was eventually agreed that royalties would be split between the RAF Benevolent Fund and Dahl. The book is described on the title and the front cover as being "From the Walt Disney Production"; the Disney studio would write to Dahl in August 1943 after American publication cancelling any further preproduction work. Quarto.… Read More

London: Collins,, [1944]. First British edition, first impression, of the author's first book. The book was first published in the US in 1943. Writing in 2006, the Disney historian Leonard Maltin described the volume as "a milestone" and a "charming book". The book was written as a promotional device for a feature-length Disney animation that was never produced, partly because the studio could not establish firm copyright in the "gremlin" characters (Dahl claimed to have invented them, although they had been common currency in the RAF and had appeared in print at least once before), and partly because the British Air Ministry wanted final approval of the script and production. It was eventually agreed that royalties on the book would be split between the RAF Benevolent Fund and Dahl. The book is described on the title and the front cover as being "From the Walt Disney Production"; the Disney studio wrote to Dahl in August 1943 after the American publication cancelling any further preproduction work.… Read More

Random House. Collectible - Very Good. New York: Random House, 1943. 1st U.S. edition. 4to pictorial hardcover. Unpaginated. B/W and color llustrations. Very Good book and Fair dust jacket. Board edges and corners a just bit worn. The date "8-28-43" in ink to the upper right corner of the front pastown, small and neatly printed, and with the bookplate of "J. Rommel" the lower left. Lighltly toned. The dust jacket, in a protective mylar cover, is a bit edgeworn with chipped spine tips and a 2" tear to the center. A very nice copy! (Juvenile, Fantasy, Great Britain, Royal Air Force, Fighter Pilots, World War II) Inquire if you need further information.

NY: Random House, 1943. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Walt Disney Studio. Hardcover, pictorial boards with a red cloth spine. First edition of Dahl's rare first book, with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. The author wrote The Gremlins, a children's story expanding on a mythical creature enshrined for years in RAF lore. Disney expressed an interest in making it into an animated film. The author went to California to work on a screenplay that never made it into production. The book was produced from preliminary work done by the Disney artists. A nice copy with light rubbing to covers, mild foxing, no dust jacket. Record # 383734

New York: Random House, 1943. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Large thin quarto. Corners bumped else near fine in a good dust jacket with scraping and loss of paper mostly on the front panel. Roald Dahl's first book, ironically enough a children's book. Dahl was recuperating from a crash while serving with the RAF when, encouraged by his friend C.S. Forester, he began writing. A manuscript of this first novel was sent to Walt Disney, who decided to make the story into a film, and Dahl went to Hollywood to help with the screenplay. Though Dahl later claimed he invented the term "Gremlins," the pesky devils had actually been part of RAF lore since the previous war. However, they were unknown in the U.S. and Disney, intending to pave the way for the film in the American market, arranged for the publication of this book. Though uncredited, one of the primary artists for this volume was Walt Kelly. Disney's plan was too successful - Warner Brothers produced two short Gremlin cartoons and… Read More