DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD The Complete Archive of Original Illustrations and Correspondence Pertaining to the first UK, US and Paperback Edition.

by DAHL, Roald; illustrated by BENNETT, Jill:

$129,447 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · Signed

Later published in London by Jonathan Cape, Puffin Books and in America by Alfred A. Knopf. 1975. The Jill Bennett archive of illustrations for the first edition of Roald Dahl s Danny The Champion of The World. The Jill Bennett archive of illustrations for the first edition of Roald Dahl s Danny The Champion of The World. Including correspondence between the author, artist and the publishers Jonathan Cape, Alfred A. Knopf and Penguin (Puffin) Books. The illustrations begin with the three fine pencil character studies Jill Bennett sent to Dahl (who forwards them to his publisher) and includes the full colour dustjacket artwork and the 71 original pen and ink drawings (on 66 sheets) used to illustrate the story. Also present is the original photograph (believed to be Roald Dahl as a baby) used at the beginning of chapter one, and the Sparky lettering used at the conclusion of the final page. Correspondence includes two autograph letters from Roald Dahl to Jill Bennett, one confirming receipt of the trial drawings, the other confirming the commission and forwarding comments from Knopf s wizz-kid editor Bob Gottlieb; two typed letters from Alfred Knopf to Roald Dahl, one returning Jill Bennett s illustrations, the other giving layout measurements and deadlines for the jacket illustration; three typed letters from Kaye Webb at Penguin to Jill, the first sending the manuscript of Roald s new book , the second asking for an alternative illustration to the photograph due to concerns

• Publisher: Later published in London by Jonathan Cape, Puffin Books and in America by Alfred A. Knopf. 1975
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: paperback

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