Roald Dahl
267 copies for sale · $25–$6,003 · 70 first editions · 19 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Twits (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$3,500
Rhyme Stew (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,200
SOMEONE LIKE YOU (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$2,500
George's Marvellous Marvelous Medicine (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$5,000
Matilda (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Going Solo: The writer in his early twenties (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,200
THE BFG (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$4,500
Fantastic Mr. Fox (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$1,850
SOMEONE LIKE YOU - TWO COPIES, WITH AN ORIGINAL PHOTO OF DAHL AT THE 1954 EDGAR AWARDS (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,500
OVER TO YOU (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$600
George’s Marvellous Medicine – Roald Dahl – 1st Ed 1981 Jonathan Cape HB w/ DJ (signed, 1981) — eBay$126
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (signed) — Type Punch Matrix$3,500
Works on the market
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY10 copies · $53–$6,000
CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR6 copies · £36–£300
DANNY, THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD5 copies · $38–$350
THE MAGIC FINGER4 copies · £35–£975
THE MINPINS4 copies · £78–£293
THE WITCHES3 copies · $173–$3,000
GOING SOLO3 copies · $35–$85
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl Quentin Blake Illustrated3 copies · $56–$59
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–$4,250
George's Marvellous Medicine2 copies · £1,500–£3,500
James and the Giant Peach2 copies · $2,950–$3,250
SOMEONE LIKE YOU2 copies · $200–$2,500
Over to You2 copies · £150–£1,750
MATILDA2 copies · $41–$750
DANNY, THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD2 copies · $279–$293
Dirty Beasts2 copies · £125–£250
Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory HBDJ 1st edition 2nd printing2 copies · $125–$200
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR AND SIX MORE2 copies · $38–$198
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):
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
Boy, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Nicholas love Roal (forum, 2026-04-23)£800
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