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Matilda first edition cover, Jonathan Cape 1988
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Matilda

Jonathan Cape · 1988 · Hardback

Priced £8.50

Sold £65, Oct 2026
The BFG first edition cover, Jonathan Cape 1982
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The BFG

Jonathan Cape · 1982 · Hardback

Priced £6.50

Sold £101, Sep 2026
My Uncle Oswald, cover of the Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1980 edition (the Joseph 1979 cover is not yet photographed)Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1980 cover
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My Uncle Oswald

Joseph · 1979 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: £5.50

Sold £18, Oct 2026
The Witches first edition cover, Jonathan Cape 1983
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The Witches

Jonathan Cape · 1983 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: £6.50 net

Sold £15, Sep 2026
The Twits first edition cover, Jonathan Cape 1980
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The Twits

Jonathan Cape · 1980 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: £3.50 net

Sold £75, Sep 2026
Esio Trot, cover of another edition (the Jonathan Cape 1990 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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Esio Trot

Jonathan Cape · 1990 · Hardback

Sold £12, Oct 2026
Kiss Kiss, cover of another edition (the Joseph 1960 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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Kiss Kiss

Joseph · 1960 · Hardback

Sold £13, Oct 2026
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Over to You

Reynal & Hitchcock · 1946 · Hardback

The Minpins, cover of the Viking, 1991 edition (the Jonathan Cape Children's Books (Random Century Group) 1991 cover is not yet photographed)Viking, 1991 cover
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The Minpins

Jonathan Cape Children's Books (Random Century Group) · 1991 · Hardback

Sold £4, Sep 2026
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Boy

Jonathan Cape · 1984 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: £6.50 net

Dirty Beasts, cover of the Puffin Books, 1986 edition (the Jonathan Cape 1983 cover is not yet photographed)Puffin Books, 1986 cover
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Dirty Beasts

Jonathan Cape · 1983 · Hardback

Sold £15, Aug 2026
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Fantastic Mr Fox

George Allen & Unwin · 1970 · Hardback

Going Solo, cover of another edition (the Jonathan Cape 1986 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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Going Solo

Jonathan Cape · 1986 · Hardback

Sold £18, Oct 2026
My Year, cover of the Viking, 1994 edition (the Jonathan Cape 1993 cover is not yet photographed)Viking, 1994 cover
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My Year

Jonathan Cape · 1993 · Hardback

Rhyme Stew first edition cover, Jonathan Cape 1989
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Rhyme Stew

Jonathan Cape · 1989 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: £7.95

Sold £19, Sep 2026
The Gremlins, cover of another edition (the Random House 1943 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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The Gremlins

Random House · 1943 · Other

Sold £149, Oct 2026