Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". More about Roald Dahl
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Dahl was born in Wales to affluent Norwegian immigrant parents, and spent most of his life in England. He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He became a fighter pilot and, subsequently, an intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence as a writer in the 1940s with works for children and for adults, and he became one of the world's best-selling authors. His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the British Book Awards' Children's Author of the Year in 1990. In 2008, The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of "The 50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945". In 2021, Forbes ranked him the top-earning dead celebrity.In total, we tracked 379 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory First edition Signed by Roald Dahl 1964) was sold in October 2021 for £2362.41 while the cheapest item (CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS/ROALD DAHL etc Book Bundle X 9 includes author signed book.) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2019. The month with the most items sold (10) was July 2021 with an average selling price of £452.43 for an autographed item of Roald Dahl. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2020 with £987.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.25 was May 2016. In average, an autographed item from Roald Dahl is worth £120.00.
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