Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
New York: Alfred A. Knopf [1964], 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [14], 3-161, [3] pp. Maroon publisher's cloth with the title in blind on the front board, gold lettering and a gold device on the spine; dark purple topstain. Gold endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $3.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with in-text and full-page drawings in black and white by Joseph Schindelman. Walker "A Quick Guide to Identifying the Editions of Roald Dahl". With the six-line colophon, identifying the paper manufacturer. The first American edition precede's the first U.K. edition by three years. No ISBN numbers on the jacket's rear panel. Dahl's beloved rags to riches children's tale, the impetus for multiple film spin-offs. A high-spot of twentieth-century children's literature. Very Good / Very Good. Item #000016913
Faint soiling to the boards and the spine's lettering gently rubbed; jacket with a small slit on its front panel, traces of wear and seven small pieces of tape on its reverse.
Price: $2,750.00