Roald Dahl
229 copies for sale · $20–$8,000 · 73 first editions · 13 signed
Notable copies for sale
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH; Signed (first edition, signed, 1961) — Biblio$6,003
SOMEONE LIKE YOU (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$2,500
James and the Giant Peach (first edition, signed, 1961) — Biblio$8,000
Rhyme Stew (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,200
Boy: Tales of Childhood (signed, 1984) — Biblio$5,900
The Twits (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$3,500
Over to You (first edition, 1946) — Biblio$291
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (first edition, signed, 1964) — Biblio$6,000
Matilda (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Going Solo: The writer in his early twenties (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,200
George's Marvellous Medicine (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (first edition, 1964) — Biblio$280
What these are worth
GOING SOLO3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY9 copies · $53–$6,000
CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR7 copies · £36–£300
THE MAGIC FINGER6 copies · £35–£500
DANNY, THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD5 copies · $38–$350
THE WITCHES4 copies · $20–$3,000
THE MINPINS4 copies · £78–£293
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR AND SIX MORE3 copies · $38–$198
GOING SOLO3 copies · $35–$85
This is the Happy Window Cleaning Company Roald Dahl Quentin Blake Book3 copies · $58–$60
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2 copies · $280–$6,000
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY2 copies · $5,709–$5,730
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2 copies · $2,250–$4,000
James and the Giant Peach2 copies · $2,950–$3,250
SOMEONE LIKE YOU2 copies · $200–$2,500
FANTASTIC MR FOX2 copies · $40–$1,750
Over to You2 copies · £150–£1,750
DANNY, THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD2 copies · $279–$299
CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR2 copies · $40–$295
The Witches Roald Dahl First Edition 1st print Hardback 1983 Excellent condition2 copies · €107–€282
Market context
200 copies of Roald Dahl's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $66 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
James and the Giant Peach, first English edition, 1967. (forum, 2026-09-03)£650
Rhyme Stew, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, cut signature (forum, 2026-07-02)£650
The Witches, 1st edition, 1983 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£80
Two Tribes, limited edition, 1986 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£320
[Collected Works for Children], 15 vol., Commemorative Edition, each one of 500 copies, 19 (forum, 2026-04-23)£600
Going Solo, first edition, signed by the author, 1986. (forum, 2026-04-23)£280
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