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Random House, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Random House, New York, 1943. Cloth Backed Pictorial Boards. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Disney, Walt (illustrator). First Edition. 4to - 9" x 11-3/6". (Disney, Walt) THE GREMLINS by Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl. New York: Random House, (1943). First edition. 4to - 9" x 11-3/16". Red cloth backed color pictorial boards, a truly superior copy of the book. Priced dust wrapper in very nice condition. Color pictorial endpapers. [52]pp. in as new condition. Twelve full page full color illustrations and one double-page full color illustration plus black and white drawings within text on every text page by the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. Rare in such nice condition. Comes in a custom-made collector's clamshell case, with leather spine and corners and gold lettering and tooling.

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.

One method to identify a first edition of 'The Gremlins' is to look for the publisher's name, Random House, and the publication date of 1943 on the copyright page. First editions may also contain specific design elements characteristic of the era and illustrations by Roald Dahl.