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1943103458New York: Random House 1943. First edition of Dahl's rare first book with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto original half cloth pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy inscribed by Walt Disney on the half-title page "To Joan With Best Wishes Walt Disney." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Dahl was sent to Washington in 1942 as an assistant air attache for the British Embassy. After having a story published anonymously in the Saturday Evening Post he was encouraged by C. S. Forester. He produced The Gremlins a children's story expanding on a mythical creature enshrined for years in RAF lore notwithstanding Dahl's claims to have invented the word and sent it to Sidney Bernstein the head of the British Information Service who sent it on to Walt Disney. Disney decided to make it into a movie at one point bringing Dahl to Hollywood to work on the screenplay. The story was published in Cosmopolitan in December of 1942 and as a book by Random House six months later. The film project however was sidelined and has never been produced. The story was received positively: Eleanor Roosevelt read it to her grandchildren and invited Dahl to the White House. The 1984 film Gremlins produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Joe Dante is loosely inspired by Dahl's characters featuring evil and destructive monsters which mutate from small furry creatures. Random House hardcover books
194373076New York: Random House 1943. First edition of Dahl's rare first book with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto original half cloth pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication "To Tim xxx from Roald Dahl 19/6/43 There should be a bowler hat and a tail." Dahl has added a drawing of a hat and a tail on the gremlin. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed in the year of publication. Dahl was sent to Washington in 1942 as an assistant air attache for the British Embassy. After having a story published anonymously in the Saturday Evening Post he was encouraged by C. S. Forester. He produced The Gremlins a children's story expanding on a mythical creature enshrined for years in RAF lore notwithstanding Dahl's claims to have invented the word and sent it to Sidney Bernstein the head of the British Information Service who sent it on to Walt Disney. Disney decided to make it into a movie at one point bringing Dahl to Hollywood to work on the screenplay. The story was published in Cosmopolitan in December of 1942 and as a book by Random House six months later. The film project however was sidelined and has never been produced. The story was received positively: Eleanor Roosevelt read it to her grandchildren and invited Dahl to the White House. Random House hardcover books
194388784New York: Random House 1943. First edition of Dahl's rare first book with 14 vibrant full-page illustrations by Walt Disney Productions. Quarto original half cloth pictorial endpapers. In near fine condition. Dahl was sent to Washington in 1942 as an assistant air attache for the British Embassy. After having a story published anonymously in the Saturday Evening Post he was encouraged by C. S. Forester. He produced The Gremlins a children's story expanding on a mythical creature enshrined for years in RAF lore notwithstanding Dahl's claims to have invented the word and sent it to Sidney Bernstein the head of the British Information Service who sent it on to Walt Disney. Disney decided to make it into a movie at one point bringing Dahl to Hollywood to work on the screenplay. The story was published in Cosmopolitan in December of 1942 and as a book by Random House six months later. The film project however was sidelined and has never been produced. The story was received positively: Eleanor Roosevelt read it to her grandchildren and invited Dahl to the White House. Random House hardcover books
1938276806Hollywood Calif: Walt Disney Enterprises 1938. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. A linen-like ABC book issued by Walt Disney in 1938. Stapled quarto. With silverfishing to the extremities of the front panel only. Otherwise a clean and bright copy. Very Good binding. Walt Disney Enterprises unknown books
1935WN39213Racine WI: Whitman Pub. Co. 1935. Original colorful linenlike paper covers. The first appearance in print of Donald Duck. Piece missing from top of upper cover slightly touching final "D" of "Donald". Top of spine with 2" split bottom of spine with 1/2" split. Bottom front corner has small piece missing. Some general soiling of light yellow covers. Otherwise surprisingly whole and firm and the interior 14 pgs. are very bright. The number 978 appears on lower front cover near the spine. First Edition. Paper Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Disney Studio. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Trade. Whitman Pub. Co. Paperback books
1946282786Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1946. Pictorial Boards. Very Good binding. A clean copy. Bound in pictorial boards with minimal wear to the edges of the boards and spine. Front hinge is cracked but holding. A 'Better Little Book' #1411. 3.5 x 4.5 in. Very Good binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1947282759Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1947. Pictorial Boards. Good binding. A clean copy. Bound in pictorial boards with some wear to the extremities of the spine and corner of the boards. Some cracking to the front hinge. Good binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1940290787Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1940. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrations facing pages of text throughout. Spot of surface loss to the front board and spine. Usual toning to the text. Minor shelfwear to the extremities of the joints. Pictorial paper hardcover. Very Good binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1949279592Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1949. Pictorial Boards. Very Good binding. A nice copy with some minor rubbing to the corners. Colored pictorial boards depicting Donald and his nephews racing away from an erupting volcano. Better Little Book #1457. Very Good binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1948282761Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1948. Pictorial Boards. Good binding. A clean copy. Bound in pictorial boards with wear to the corners of the boards and edges of the spine. Some chipping or separation to the corners of the spine not effecting the tightness of the binding. A 'Better Little Book' #1449. Good binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1943282805Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1943. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine binding. A tight clean copy. Bound in pictorial boards with minimal scuffing to the corners of the spine. A 'Better Little Book' #1438. 3.5 x 4.5 in. Near Fine binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1945282817Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1945. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine binding. A clean copy. A 'Better Little Book' #1486. Front hinge is partially cracked but still holding well. Bound in pictorial boards with some wear to the corners of the spine. 3.5 x 4.5 in. Near Fine binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1933282873Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1933. Second Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good binding. A clean copy of the Second Edition of Mickey Mouse with the regular Mickey Mouse on the front cover. Big Little Book #717. Contains all pages including the advertisements at the rear. The first leaf has a previous owner's name and date written on the recto. Bound in pictorial boards with wear to the edges and corners. Spine has small closed tears to the top edge and is curved inward but still attached and otherwise intact. Hinges have been neatly repaired with Japanese tissue by a conservator. 4 x 4.5 inches. Very Good binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1934282750Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1934. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Near Fine binding. A clean copy. Bound in pictorial paper covers with all edges blue. Minimal wear to the extremities of the spine. 3 x 3.5 in. Near Fine binding. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
1942282789Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1942. Pictorial Boards. Good binding. A clean copy. Textblock is lightly toned. Bound in pictorial boards with wear to the corners of the board and spine. Good binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
1939282795Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1939. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fair binding. A clean copy. Textblock is lightly toned. Bound in pictorial boards with wear to the edges of the boards and spine. Some separation to the top of the front joint which was 'repaired' by a previous owner with tape. Surface loss to the spine near the title along the rear joint. A 'Better Little Book' #1463. 3.5 x 4.5 in. Fair binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
194952818London:: Dean & Son. Very Good. 1949. Hardcover. Color illustrations throughout. First edition. Gift inscription on front paste-down moderate shelf wear and fading else very good in illustrated boards. No dust jacket. . Dean & Son, hardcover books
195752820London:: Dean & Son. Near Fine. 1957. Hardcover. Color illustrations throughout. First edition. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket. A bright clean and well preserved copy. . Dean & Son, hardcover books
1938282799Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company 1938. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine binding. A clean copy. One of the pages has a piece of scotch tape applied by a previous owner to a closed tear. Bound in pictorial boards slight surface loss to the corners of the spine and leading edges of the boards. A 'Big Little Book' #1476. Near Fine binding. Whitman Publishing Company unknown books
19341401037Blue Ribbon Books 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. NY: Blue Ribbon 1934. 16mo 4 x 5" pictorial boards 60p. near fine. A title in Blue Ribbon's Midget Pop-up Series this features one double-page color pop-up and nearly 20 full page black and whites to accompany the story of Mickey and his friends in Camelot. Rare especially with pop-up intact. Blue Ribbon Books hardcover books
1950282741Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1950. Pictorial Boards. Good binding. A clean copy. Bound in pictorial boards with loss to the front board and spine. Some wear to the edges of the boards and spine. A 'Better Little Book' # 708-10. Good binding. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
1934282752Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1934. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Near Fine binding. A clean copy. Small closed tear to the top of the spine. Bound in pictorial paper covers. Near Fine binding. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
1934282751Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1934. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. A clean copy. Some wear to the edges of the spine. Bound in pictorial paper covers with all edges red. Very Good binding. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
1934282755Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1934. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. A clean copy. Minor shelfwear to the edges of the spine. Bound in pictorial paper covers with all edges purple. Very Good binding. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
1934282754Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1934. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. A clean copy. Minor shelfwear to the edges of the spine. Bound in pictorial paper covers with all edges red. Very Good binding. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
