Going Solo by Roald Dahl, First Edition (42 results)

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book has tiny hints of shelf wear. The jacket has light shelf wear and a hint of dulling down as well as a repaired short closed tear. The second part of Dahl's Autobiography, the first being "Boy".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1986, Hardcover, First American Edition. Book condition: small scrape from the forward corner, light bump, and tiny stain on the bottom text block, one tiny dog ear, some wear and a bit dusty, otherwise Very Good minus. Dust jacket condition: surface scratches on the rear, a bit of bunching, not price clipped, otherwise Very Good minus or better - jacket comes in an archival mylar sleeve, which will spiff it up a bit.

Large Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. A clean, straight book.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

208pp. Large 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. B/w illustrations. A very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Farrar Strauss Giroux (NY) 1986, first American edition, 207 pp, photos, author's RAF experiences Nairobi, Haifa, Cairo, Habbinaya, very good, DJ (corner clipped),

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. F-/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (slight spotting to endpapers & leaf edges) in dustwrapper priced £7.95 net (slightly rubbed & creased, spotting to flaps); pp. 208, with illustrations. A very good copy.

8vo(24x15.6) HB 1st edition 208pp illus. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine- fine. Clipped blue illus dust jacket else fine. Internally fine presents as almost new. (525g).

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers Near Fine small octavo 392pp., b/w pls., text ills, Autobiography covering his boyhood in Norway & Wales and his War service with the RAF in Greece flying Hurricanes with 80 Squadron.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Autobiographical stories of deadly snakes on the ground, daring deeds in the air, African safaris and encounters with the Hun - all told with the irresistable appeal which has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best loved writers for adults and children. As frightening and funny as his fiction! Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos throughout. 208 pages. Spine of book and wrapper slightly bumped. Some slight marking to dustwrapper. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st impression in fine condition. All pages clear, no markings, binding firm. Dust jacket has been price clipped. It's now in removable protective sleeve. Please see pics. Paypal accepted, any questions get in touch.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Faint gift inscription on ffep. Unclipped DJ in archival cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Navy blue boards with gold titles to spine. Jacket depicts Dahl as a young man in the uniform of the RAF. The photo on the rear cover shows Dahl in his tomato patch. There is an inscription. The dustjacket is not price clipped. The book primarily deals with his wartime exploits. Dahl is a double winner of the Children's Book Award and Whitbred Children's Book Award.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 208pp., b/w plates, Autobiography largely covering his War service with the RAF in Greece flying Hurricanes with 80 Squadron. Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy.

HARDCOVER. 1st Edition. 1st printing of the strangely elusive omnibus edition, containing Boy (first published in 1985) and Going Solo (1986). Thick, heavy 8vo. in bright orange faux cloth, black lettering to spine. photo end-papers, 410pp, photos in text CONDITION: An extremely well preserved AS NEW clean, bright, unread and unmarked copy in an AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy ] __NOTE Due to size and/or weight posting to some destinations outside the UK will cost more than the shipping price shown. If so, orders made by card will only be completed after you have approved any extra cost. ._ . . . . . . . . . . . To see more of our Literary monographs, biographies etc type DbbLBIOG in the Keywords search box ._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 208pp., b/w plates, Autobiography largely covering his War service with the RAF in Greece flying Hurricanes with 80 Squadron.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Author: Dahl, Roald Publisher: Jonathan Cape 1986 Description: First US edition Condition: Book is excellent, near fine with navy blue hard boards with title in gilt to spine and decorative endpapers. Jacket is excellent, remaining bright albeit with a few surface indentations and creasing to edges. Small spot of damage to jacket foredge. Size: 240 x 160 mm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Author: Dahl, Roald Publisher: Farrar straus giroux 1986 Description: First US edition Condition: Book is near fine with two tone cloth boards and decorative endpapers. A little dust dulled to edges with highlighter score to top page edge. Jacket is excellent, remaining bright albeit with a few surface indentations and shelf wear. Size: 240 x 160 mm.

Half-Leather. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st Edition 1991. Limited Edition of 500 copies this being number 164. The Commemorative Edition, published on what would have been the Author's 75th Birthday. It was released a year after his death. Bound in half leather and decorative paper covered boards. Matching card slipcase. Illustrations. A very good quality gift production. Book and slip case are fine and very bright. A nice example. More images can be taken upon request. RefA1234.

1st edition dust jacket Near Fine octavo 208pp., b/w pls., Autobiography largely covering his War service with the RAF in Greece flying Hurricanes with 80 Squadron.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. First edition, first printing, signed and inscribed by the author: "To David Love Roald Dahl" on half-title page. Original blue cloth, gilt titling to the spine, pictorial endpapers. Book is in very good condition. Light dampstain to bottom edges of cover and first pages (also present on the dust jacket). Slightly foxing to the book edges. Pencil marks on the front endpaper, a previous owner's name in pencil to the verso of half-title page. Slight wear to the rear spine edge of the dust jacket; faint blind pen marks to the front cover, internally spine reinforced. Otherwise, a fresh and firm copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression, signed to the half-title by Roald Dahl. Very Good+: firm and square binding in sharp blue boards; small mark to the upper board; rubbed to the heel of the spine; a little browning to the edge of the page block; previous owner's inscription neatly to the top of the half-title; a handful of minor marks to the margins, else bright and clean pages. The unclipped dustwrapper is Near Fine: crisp and vibrant; a touch of wrinkling to the spine tips and corners; tiny abrasion to the spine; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. ROALD DAHL SPECIALISTS. Signed by Author(s).

A first edition, first printing published by Puffin in 1988. A near fine book without inscriptions - some wear to the corners.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 208pp., b/w plates, Autobiography largely covering his War service with the RAF in Greece flying Hurricanes with 80 Squadron.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 208pp., b/w plates, Autobiography largely covering his War service with the RAF in Greece flying Hurricanes with 80 Squadron.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright, unfaded and complete. It has been clipped - hence the Near Fine description. Looks very sharp. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded. There is a hint of bruising to the spine ends. The pages are clean and bright. The closed page edges are a touch dusty - the leading edge is flecked and the last two or three pages show a 1cm mark at the margin. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. No remainder marks. This copy has been SIGNED by Roald Dahl to the half title page. An attractive copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

First edition of this classic autobiographical account of Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "Michael Love Roald Dahl 15/12/86." Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Julie Tennent. Author's photograph by Sophie Baker. Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Learn all about Roald Dahl's encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving, and always colorful adventures. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this fascinating man.