THE GREMLINS
by Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Walt Disney
Published by Collins. 1st UK. 1944
Good condition. Dahl's first book for children, inspired directly by his wartime experiences. The story of the mischievous 'little people' who tamper with the RAF's aeroplanes and cause all the breakdowns, faults and crashes that the enemy are usually blamed for. Disney studios provided the illustrations and began to make the film of the book but it was never finished. This is the UK edition published one year after the first US edition. Red pictorial front board, cloth spine. Yellow pictorial endpapers. Delightful richly coloured full-page illustrations plus b/w sketches. 11.25 x 8.75".
Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Covers are soiled, fading to edges of rear cover. Staples rusty and joints cracked. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Light foxing throughout. Grubby fingermarks to contents. Still a decent copy of this scarce book.
Stock no. 1301140
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- CHILDRENS
- WORLD WAR II
