first edition
1972 · New York
by Dahl, Roald
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First editions. Near Fine/Near Fine. Chocolate Factory was originally published in the US three years before being published in the UK. True first issue of this children's classic with the six line colophon on the last page of the book and no isbn number on the dust jacket. A just about Fine copy of the book with the spine a trifle cocked, otherwise without any real faults. In a Near Fine dust jacket with faint offsetting to the rear panel from a smaller book next to it on the shelf.
Great Glass Elevator is Near Fine in like dust jacket. A previous owner's bookplate is on the front free end paper, otherwise a handsome, unmarked copy.
Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book about the poor Charlie Bucket winning a ticket to a tour of Willy Wonka’s legendary and mysterious candy factory. The book was inspired by Dahl’s own experiences with chocolate as a young boy and the fierce rivalry between the two principal English chocolate makers, Cadbury and Rowntree. J.K. Rowling named it among her top ten Children’s books and the book appeared on the BBC’s Big Read poll of the nation’s best loved novels. The book was, of course, also adapted into the cult classic 1971 film of the same name.
“He has done it again, gloriously. Fertile invention, rich in humor, acutely observant, he depicts fantastic characters…” (Contemporary New York Times Review). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 6720)
Great Glass Elevator is Near Fine in like dust jacket. A previous owner's bookplate is on the front free end paper, otherwise a handsome, unmarked copy.
Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book about the poor Charlie Bucket winning a ticket to a tour of Willy Wonka’s legendary and mysterious candy factory. The book was inspired by Dahl’s own experiences with chocolate as a young boy and the fierce rivalry between the two principal English chocolate makers, Cadbury and Rowntree. J.K. Rowling named it among her top ten Children’s books and the book appeared on the BBC’s Big Read poll of the nation’s best loved novels. The book was, of course, also adapted into the cult classic 1971 film of the same name.
“He has done it again, gloriously. Fertile invention, rich in humor, acutely observant, he depicts fantastic characters…” (Contemporary New York Times Review). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 6720)
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