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Sections: Information | Description | Covers | Catalan, Czech, and Russian Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Random House/Vintage, 1979, USA.
    • To identify: Published in soft cover with a ‘First Edition’ statement and not priced.

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Edward the Conqueror”
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Man From the South”
  • “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Neck”
  • “Nunc Dimittis”
  • “Parson’s Pleasure”
  • “Royal Jelly”
  • “Skin”
  • “Taste”
  • “The Landlady”
  • “The Way Up to Heaven”
  • “William and Mary”

• Buy this book:
  

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Description

This collection showcases sixteen of Roald Dahl’s finest tales, taken from Kiss Kiss and Someone Like You. There are tales of the risk-takers, such as the man who wagers his daughter’s hand in marriage to a wine connoisseur, or the traveller who throws himself overboard on a cruise liner to win a bet. Here too is the understated cruelty of “Edward the Conqueror,” in which a mysterious cat seems to threaten domestic life, or the innocuous-seeming “Landlady,” whose guests stay for longer than they intend. Not forgetting the satisfyingly shocking tales of revenge, such as “Nunc Dimittis” or “Lamb to the Slaughter.”

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Covers

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Catalan Covers – Històries imprevistes

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Czech Covers – Příběhy nečekaných konců

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Russian Covers – Абсолютно неожиданные истории

Sections: Information | Reviews | Covers | Czech, Estonian, French, German and Russian Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1974, USA.
    • To identify: Used a standard ‘First Edition’ statement and has the Borzoi dog logo blind stamped on the rear board. Published with a dust jacket priced at $5.95.
  • Michael Joseph, 1974, UK.
    • To identify: Uses a standard single statement (‘Published in Great Britain’ followed by the date, no later dates or printing statements) and published with a dust jacket priced at £2.75.

• Contains:
  • “B***h”
  • “The Great Switcheroo”
  • “The Last Act”
  • “The Visitor”
• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Selected Works of Roald Dahl
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories
• Audio Books:
  • Milostné rošády read by Jiří Ornest, Jiří Lábus, Lukáš Hlavica, Taťjana Medvecká and Michal Pavlata
  • Switch B***h read by Christian Rodska
  • Switch B***h read by Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Shane Rimmer, and Gillian Anderson

• Buy this book:
  

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Reviews

• “Short changed” by Peter Ackroyd from the November 30, 1974 issue of The Spectator (UK) (read online)

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Covers

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Czech Covers – Milostné rošády

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Estonian Covers – Külaline. Neli erootilist üllatust

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French Covers – La grande entourloupe

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German Covers – Kuschel muschel

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Russian Covers

Sections: Information | Reviews | Covers | Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Russian, Slovenian, and Swedish Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1953, USA.
    • To identify: Used a standard ‘First Edition’ statement and published with a dust jacket priced $3.50.
  • Secker & Warburg, 1954, UK.
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement and published with a dust jacket priced at 12s/6d. Note: Note: this edition was missing two stories contained in the Knopf edition: “Neck” and “The Great Automatic Grammatisator.”
  • Michael Joseph, 1961, UK.
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement that included the wording: ‘This revised and expanded edition…’ Published with a dust jacket priced at 15s net. Note: this edition restored the two stories missing from the Secker & Warburg edition, making its contents identical to the original Knopf edition.

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Man From the South”
  • “Mr. Feasey”
  • “Mr. Hoddy”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Neck”
  • “Nunc Dimittis”
  • “Poison”
  • “Rummins”
  • “Skin”
  • “Taste”
  • “The Great Automatic Grammatizator”
  • “The Ratcatcher”
  • “The Soldier”
  • “The Sound Machine”
  • “The Wish”
• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Selected Works of Roald Dahl
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories
• Audio Books:
  • Someone Like You read by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig, Derek Jacobi, Richard Griffiths, Willl Self, Jessica Hynes, Juliet Stevenson, Adrian Scarborough, Richard E. Grant

• Buy this book:
  

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Reviews

• “Books and Authors” in July 29, 1954 issue of Western Mail (read online) 
• “Collection of Curiosos” by William Peden in December 26, 1953 issue of The Saturday Review (read online) 
• “Reviews in Brief” in August 28, 1954 issue of The Sydney Morning Herald (read online) 
• “Short and Original” in June 12, 1954 issue of The Advertiser (read online) 
• “Subtle Bludgeoner” by John Barkham in November 8, 1953 issue of The Toledo Blade (read online)

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Covers

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Dutch Covers – M’n liefje, m’n duifje

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Estonian Covers – Keegi sinu moodi

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Finnish Covers – Joku Kaltaisesi

Note: this book contains eight stories from Someone Like You and three from Kiss Kiss.

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French Covers – Bizarre! Bizarre!

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German Covers – … und noch ein Küsschen!

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Russian Covers

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Slovenian Covers – Takšen kot ti

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Swedish Covers – Någon Som Du

Sections: Information | Description | Reviews | Covers | Spanish Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Viking, 2000, USA.

• Contains:
  • “An African Story”
  • “Beware of the Dog”
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Skin”
  • “The Champion of the World”
  • “The Sound Machine”
  • “The Surgeon”
  • “The Wish”

• Buy this book:
  

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Description

How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million dollars? You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.

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Reviews

• “Valley of the Dahls” by Brian Murray (The Weekly Standard)

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Covers

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Spanish Covers – Relatos escalofriantes de Roald Dahl

Sections: Information | Estonian Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Longman, 1987, Great Britain.
    • Edited by Helene Fawcett

• Contains:
  • “The Umbrella Man”
  • “Mr. Botibol”
  • “Vengeance is Mine, Inc.”
  • “The Butler”
  • “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life”
  • “The Bookseller”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Surgeon”
• Related books:
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories

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Estonian Covers – Kaheksa ootamatut lugu

Sections: Information | Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Longman, 1980, Great Britain.
    • Edited and introduced by Roy Blatchford
    • Photographs by Catherine Shakespeare Lane

• Contains:
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Man From the South”
  • “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”
  • “Skin”
  • “The Champion of the World”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Landlady”
  • “The Ratcatcher”

• Buy this book:
  

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Covers

Sections: Information | Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Modern Library, 1968, USA.
    • Published as part of “Modern Library of the World’s Best Books” Series
  • Random House, 1970, USA.

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Genesis and Catastrophe”
  • “Georgy Porgy”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Mr. Feasey”
  • “Mr. Hoddy”
  • “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”
  • “Parson’s Pleasure”
  • “Royal Jelly”
  • “Rummins”
  • “Skin”
  • “Taste”
  • “The Champion of the World”
  • “The Landlady”
  • “The Ratcatcher”

• Buy this book:
  

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Covers

Sections: Information | Reviews | Fun Stuff | Covers | Czech, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, and Russian Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945-1946, USA.
    • To identify: Used a single statement and published with a dust jacket priced at $2.50. Note: There was an interrupted print run in December of 1945; see Richard’s site for more details.
  • Hamish Hamilton, 1946, UK.
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement (‘First published’ followed by the date, no later dates or printing statements) and published with a dust jacket priced at 7s/6p.

• Contains:
  • “A Piece of Cake”
  • “An African Story”
  • “Beware of the Dog”
  • “Death of an Old Old Man”
  • “Katina”
  • “Madame Rosette”
  • “Only This”
  • “Someone Like You”
  • “They Shall Not Grow Old”
  • “Yesterday was Beautiful”
• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Selected Works of Roald Dahl
  • The Complete Tales of the Unexpected and Other Stories

• Buy this book:
  

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Reviews

• “…to Whom So Much Was Owed” by Michael Straight published in March 9, 1946 issue of The Saturday Review – USA (read online) 
• “Ten short stories on flying” published in June 21, 1947 issue of The Argus – Melbourne, Australia (read online) 
• “Good in action” published in July 15, 1947 issue of The Telegraph – Brisbane, Australia (read online) 
• “Ten Short Stories of Flying” published in July 26, 1947 issue of The Age – Melbourne, Australia (read online) 

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Fun Stuff

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Plane Writing: Quotes from Early Pilots – Internet site devoted to the biographies of early aviators; some Dahl information 

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Covers

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Czech Covers – Přepínám – deset povídek o letcích a létání

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Dutch Covers – Over en sluiten

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Estonian Covers – Sinu kord. Kümme lugu lenduritest ja lendamisest

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French Covers – À tire-d’aile

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German Covers – steigen aus… maschine brennt… 10 fliegergeschichten

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Russian Covers – Перехожу на прием

Sections: Information | Description | Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Dorset Press, 1986, USA.

• Contains:
  • “B***h”
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Edward the Conqueror”
  • “Galloping Foxley”
  • “Genesis and Catastrophe”
  • “Georgy Porgy”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “Man From the South”
  • “Mr. Feasey”
  • “Mr. Hoddy”
  • “Neck”
  • “Nunc Dimittis”
  • “Pig”
  • “Poison”
  • “Royal Jelly”
  • “Rummins”
  • “Skin”
  • “Taste”
  • “The Champion of the World”
  • “The Great Automatic Grammatizator”
  • “The Great Switcheroo”
  • “The Landlady”
  • “The Last Act”
  • “The Ratcatcher”
  • “The Soldier”
  • “The Way Up to Heaven”
  • “The Wish”
  • “William and Mary”

• Buy this book:
  

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Description

Ever since his stories first appeared, people have been telling and retelling each other Roald Dahl’s sometimes shocking and always unpredictable plots. Dahl’s stories are a brilliant and bizarre assortment of terror–tinted gems, polished by a master and set together to mesmerize the fearless and freeze the marrow of the innocent. Bawdy, funny, touching, and downright outrageous, there’s simply no one else like Roald Dahl. This volume collects 28 classic stories selected from Switch B***h, Kiss, Kiss, and Someone Like You – perfect bedtime stories for sleepless nights from one of the world’s best-loved writers for adults and children.

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Covers

Sections: Information | Description | Reviews | Covers | Czech and Russian Covers

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Michael Joseph, 1980, UK.
    • To identify: Used a standard single statement (‘First published’ followed by the date with later printings stated underneath) and published in an unpriced dust jacket.
• Also published as:
  • Further Tales of the Unexpected

• Contains:
  • “Genesis and Catastrophe”
  • “Georgy Porgy”
  • “Mr. Botibol”
  • “Poison”
  • “The Butler”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Sound Machine”
  • “The Umbrella Man”
  • “Vengeance is Mine, Inc.”

• Buy this book:
  

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Description

Roald Dahl can stand on your head, twist you in knots, tie up your hands and leave you gasping for more. In this, his latest selection of short stories the surprises are as wicked and witty as ever. Taken from Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar, plus four brand new stories, they lure you into a world as full of unease, coincidence and black humour as you could wish. This title covers stories including: “Poison”; “The Sound Machine”; “Georgy Porgy”; “Genesis and Catastrophe”; “The Hitch-Hiker”; “The Umbrella Man”; “Mr Botibol”; “Vengeance is Mine Inc.”; and, “The Butler”.

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Reviews

• “Not to be taken after dark” by Colin Steele from the September 13, 1980 issue of The Canberra Times – Canberra, Australia (read online)

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Covers

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Czech Covers – Další příběhy nečekaných konců

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Russian Covers – Еще одни невероятные истории