Books

THE GREMLINS, Random House, 1943, first edition, upper fore edge corner tips gently bumped, light wear to the lower fore edge corner tips, rubbing and light wear to the bottom board edges, else a bright vg+ copy in a vg dust-wrapper with some modest wear and tear and chipping. Profusely illustrated in full color. Roald Dahl's first book.

The Gremlins is a children's book, written by Roald Dahl and published in 1943. It was Dahl's first children's book and was written for Walt Disney Productions, as a promotional device for a feature-length animated film that was never made. With Dahl's engaging storytelling and charming illustrations, the book introduces the concept of gremlins as mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions in British Royal Air Force aircraft.