39 “The Intense Drama And Simplicity Of The Fairy Tale” 60DAHL, Roald. Boy. Tales of Childhood. London, 1984. Octavo, original blue cloth, dust jacket, custom clamshell box. $4800 First edition of Dahl’s lively first autobiography, boldly inscribed by him across the entire half title: “To Douglas Love Roald Dahl.” The funny and often macabre tales in Boy, Roald Dahl’s first autobiography, recall his childhood in boarding school, the excitement of summer vacations, the drama of The Great Mouse Plot and much more. These lively stories “feel as if they have been told as family folklore, honed down to essential incident and sharp detail. They have the intense drama and simplicity of the fairy tale, and its unequivocal extremes of good and evil” (New York Times). Precedes the American signed limited edition. Connolly, 103. Silvey, 185. Faint crease to dust jacket front panel. A fine inscribed copy. Inscribed With Large Original Sketch Of Snoopy By Schulz 59SCHULZ, Charles M. Peanuts Jubilee. New York, 1975. Oblong folio, original aluminumcovered boards, dust jacket, shipping carton. $7800 First edition of this celebration of Peanuts’ silver anniversary, boldly inscribed with a large original sketch of Snoopy with a heart next to him, “For Sharon with every best wish—Charles M. Schulz.” In this treasury of his classic comic strips, Schulz reflects on his life and career, stating, “It really does not matter what you are called, or where your work is placed, as long as it brings some kind of joy to some person someplace. To create something out of nothing is a wonderful experience... I hope very much that I will be allowed to do it for another 25 years”—and, in fact, he did. Illustrated with numerous photographs and comic strips, including 134 color reproductions of Sunday panels. Fine condition.
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