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Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No edition stated; 5-line colophon. Hardcover 8vo in stamped boards w/brown cloth spine and gold titles. Very Good/No DJ. Boards stained and scuffed, owner stamp front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked. 162pp; illustrated by Joseph Schindelman.
Seller: BASEMENT BOOKS, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Alfred A. Knopf 1964 Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. First Edition. Second state with a five line colophon, and mustard endpapers. Missing the jacket and has ink scribble to front board. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Pink/gray boards with trace edgewear and lightly bumped spine ends. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has light edgewear, rubbing and soil; several tiny chips and tears plus a 1" closed tear at spine heel; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. "31J" gutter code. Unused bookplate affixed to half-title page. No prev owner names or stamps. Not ex-library. 178 pp.
Seller: Albion Books, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1964). 8vo. Early reprint. Darkening to edges of toned textblock. Slight darkening, soiling, bumping, and wear to edges, forecorners, and spine ends of gently rubbed boards. Slight toning and spotting to dust jacket verso. Slight darkening to spine and fore edges of rubbed and slightly soiled d.j. with wear, bumping, and chipping to edges, forecorners, and spine ends. Small closed tears to d.j. rear panel bottom edge, front panel bottom edge, and bottom of front fore edge. VG/VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory .. Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Each Of Five Children Lucky Enough To Discover An Entry Ticket Into Mr. Willy Wonka's Mysterious Chocolate Factory Takes Advantage Of The Situation In His Own Way.
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gift inscription to green front endpaper o/w clean, unmarked pages with sharp corners, firm hinges. Boards have scattered moisture marks but remain solid and firm. Cosmetic flaws only. DJ price clipped, light tanning along top edge, light wear and tiny chipping to spine ends while corners have very light, nominal wear. Small pin head sixed hole to spine. Five-line book information to last page. Handsome copy. BP/Case/KRM
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Collector's Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in rich black Nuba® with a 'sculpted design [after the book's distinct illustrated wrapper] on the side. Velour finished interior. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included. Photographs Upon Request.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: $3.95 on dust jacket.
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A Knoph, New York City, 1964.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red boards [14]+3-162p,illus,cep. First Edition Second State with five line on colophon page Unclipped 3.95 on Dj flap 1 1/2" tear top rear Dj 1 /2" tear Dj top front edge Short chips Dj head and tail
Seller: Samuel Lasenby Bookseller, Corona del Mar, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [5-line Colophon]. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Scarce second printing w/five line colophon; matching wrapper without isbn number at back. Charming original illustration throughout by Joseph Schindelman. Includes the infamous Oompa-Loompa illustrations (excised in later editions). Dark red full cloth boards, embossed title design at front board, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, toning. Dark, chocolate colored top edge. Pages generally very good. Few leaves at center with varying chocolate colored smudge, corner crease. Neat vintage inscription penned at half-title page: "12-25-68, To Terri, We thought you would really enjoy this book cause it sounds like a goody - book - Love Dad & Mom." Mustard colored endpapers. Bind fine, light cant; hinges intact. Classic original pictorial dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, toning, rub; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Scarce near good first edition in near very good original wrapper. Concerning the adventures of four nasty children and Our Hero with Mr. Willy Wonka and his famous candy plant. Darkly humorous, slightly creepy, and ultimately the tale of a nice guy who just might finish first, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the prolific Roald Dahl's most popular works. Life changes for a poor but kindhearted boy named Charlie Bucket when he manages to win one of five golden tickets that allows him and a guest of his choice to tour the chocolate factory of an eccentric and reclusive candy inventor named Willy Wonka. On the big day, Charlie and the other visitors are warned to obey all of Mr. Wonka's strict, but rather strange, rules for behavior. What will happen if they disobey? And why has Mr. Wonka allowed them to tour his factory in the first place? Introduces readers to such unforgettable characters as the hardworking Oompa-Loompas, the extremely spoiled Veruca Salt, and, as readers will soon discover, the aptly named Violet Beauregarde. 162 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Second issue identified by five-line colophon Good. Large tear on page before half title containing a synopsis of book; does not interfere with text. Bump on top edge, with gently bumped corners. Price reflects condition Good. Rubbed, gently bumped, slightly creased, and lightly chipped edges. Faintly yellowed spine. In dust jacket protector
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$315.88 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Alfred A Knopf 1964. 2nd printing. Maroon cloth and top stain, mustard endpapers. 5 line colophon at rear. 3.95 on jacket flap, no ISBN on rear panel. Hardcover 8vo 162 pgs. B/w illustrations. Very good in a good dust jacket. Fading to cloth at edges and spine. Gilt on spine worn. Small hole punched in margin of pg after the front endpaper. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, chipped, soiled and torn. (childrens, juvenile, classics, fantasy) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$315.88 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Alfred A Knopf 1964. 2nd printing. Maroon cloth and top stain, mustard endpapers. 5 line colophon at rear. 3.95 on jacket flap, no ISBN on rear panel. Hardcover 8vo 162 pgs. B/w illustrations. Very good in a good dust jacket. Gilt on spine worn. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket is edgeworn with some largish chips and some edge tears. Rear panel is foxed. (childrens, juvenile, classics, fantasy) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. First edition, second state, with five-line colophon. Publisher's red cloth, with the title in blind to the front board, spine lettered in gilt, black topstain; in the original first issue dust jacket designed by Schindelman, lacking the ISBN number to the rear panel, with illustration of a chocolate candy bar, Charlie, and Willy Wonka to the front panel, and illustration of Wonka dancing in front of billboards to the rear panel. Near fine, with mild dimming to gilt, some toning to foot of spine, a small nick to cloth at foot of spine, and a hint of soiling to front and rear free endpapers; good or better unclipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine and edges, 1 ½" loss to foot of spine ("Factory" missing), shallow chipping to head of spine, light soiling to front panel and front spine fold, a couple of creases to bottom of front panel, lightly nicked corners, and a few small chips to flap folds. Overall, a solid copy of this classic children's story. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a popular children's book, featuring the child protagonist Charlie Bucket, who, along with four others, is awarded the privilege of touring the famous Mr. Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Joining Charlie on the fantastical tour are some of Dahl's most memorable characters, including the gluttonous Augustus Gloop, spoiled Veruca Salt, gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde, and television addict Mike Teavee. Charlie, a poor and kindhearted child, successfully passes Wonka's unspoken challenge by resisting an unscrupulous offer by a rival chocolatier, winning him a ride in Wonka's glass elevator. Like many of Dahl's child protagonists, Charlie represents purity and honesty in the face of malevolent adults. Charlie's story is continued in the sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been adapted into two popular films: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), a musical adaptation directed by Mel Stuart starring Gene Wilder, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), directed by Tim Burton and featuring Johnny Depp. A prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory titled Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role, is set to be released at the end of 2023.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred F.Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$374.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: bumps to jacket - no edits no whiteouts to original texts. believed first Canadian printing see photographs of this lovely copy
Seller: Vancouver Books, VANCOUVER, BC, Canada
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A.Knopf, New York, U.S.A., 1964.
Price: US$384.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 4 lines on colophone page; dj plastic protected; 1/4 rust cloth blindstamped on 3/4 grey cover; gilt titles to the spine; page 73 refers to "pygmies"; po white out on title page not affecting information on page;green end pages; from the private collection of the seller; please contact for pictures.
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardcover with dust jacket. First Edition. 2nd State, with 5-line colophon at the rear. Oompa-Loompas (pygmies) are mentioned on page 73 and illustrated on page 72. Gift inscription and owner name on front endpapers dated Christmas 1968. Red boards with mustard-colored endpapers. spine. Spine lettering clear. Blind stamp on front cover. Dustjacket is price-clipped, has some faint toning, and small chips at the top of the spine. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC!
Seller: SELG Inc. Booksellers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A.Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Maroon cloth covers with titles in gold to spine,titles and stamped decoration on front cover.Covers are clean,no marks,tears,wear or rub,bright,mint.Book is clean and block is tight,no names or stamps,replaced paste down and prelim.Book is illustrated with delightfull drawings;appears as unread.Dust wrapper is un clipped.Light edge wear rear cover is cut at flap fold,cover is in protective coat.Lovely copy ; rare 1st ed,of this now classic childrens story. Five line colophon at rear showing 1st/2nd.
Seller: THE BOOK SHOP, HASTINGS, HBN, New Zealand
Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: a fine copy in the original burgundy gilt cloth. Large tall 8vo. Includes the infamous Oompa-Loompa illustrations (excised in later editions). Dark red full cloth boards, sharply embossed title design at front board, gilt spine titles fine, not faded, a trace of wear to the edges else fine in a vg pictorial dust jacket which has been price clipped. rare 2nd issue with the 5 line colophon at the end, not six, no isbn nos, means issued in late 1964. Far rarer than the later issues. . Chocolate colored top-stain. Pages near fine; no writing. Mustard endpapers. The saga of Charlie Bucket winner of a Golden ticket sweepstakes to tour the Chocolate Factory of the Maestro Willie Wonka, and become his heir, !!! The first film version starred Gene Wilder as Willie and the remake had Johnny Depp as Willie. Pretty copy in a vg dj.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
ROALD DAHL. Charlie and the chocolate factory. Alfred A. Dahl New York, USA, 1964.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st edition, 2nd printing because of the 5 line calaphon on the las page. Book in good condition, brown on top edge of book pages, gilt lettering, dark red boards, blind stamped on front cover. Dust jacket lightly soiled still in good condition.
Seller: A Better, Sunrise Beach, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$826.81 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition, first state, with the all important: six lines of publishing info, (SEE PHOTO) red cloth boards with blind stamp of to the front board, mustard yellow end-papers and maroon top edge. The boards and corners are worn but the interior is generally clean. The boards are worn and marked.The edge is slightly dirty from dirty fingers. DJ is edgeworn and has a ringstain to front cover but has an ISBN number on the rear cover. This is a classic children's book and Dahl's most famous. Dahl is a double winner of both the Children's Book Award and Whitbred Children's Book Award.
Seller: Bounteous, Buckingham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald; Jaques, Faith. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition of the great chocolatier fantasy of desire fulfilled, a beautiful copy. Dahl's Dickensian tale of a good-hearted waif rescued from poverty by literature's most stylish factory owner, drawing powerfully on the author's remembered childhood miseries and later post-war deprivation. Charlie's wish for a Golden Ticket, more than the uncomplicated greed animating the book's less virtuous children, is an unfathomable longing for sweetness, for a taste of wonder in a grey and oppressive world. Meanwhile, Wonka's chaotic energy drives the story to its greatest heights. As the walled chocolate garden's grotesqueries reward a child-reader's basest narrative instincts, each unworthy child is punished according to his or her character and just desserts, in sequences as merciless as a medieval morality play. For these disquieting episodes, and for the sheer material lavishness of Charlie's ultimate reward, the novel was derided by Eleanor Cameron as "one of the most tasteless books ever written for children, " no better than a television show; Ursula Le Guin concurred, likening its effects to "a tiny psychological fugue, very like that provided by comic books." Children continue, lawlessly, to adore it. This first UK edition features illustrations by Faith Jaques instead of the US version's from Joseph Schindelman. A much nicer copy than typically seen, with laminate entirely intact. 9'' x 5.75''. Original laminated color pictorial boards. No dust jacket as issued. Illustrated by Jaques in black and white. 127, [3] pages. Spine faintly soiled. Light marginal toning to leaves.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$1795.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Rare first edition, first state with six-line colophon with matching original wrapper without isbn number at back. Charming, original illustration throughout this first edition by Joseph Schindelman. Includes the infamous Oompa-Loompa illustrations (excised in later editions). Set into volume is First Day Cover beautifully signed by Roald Dahl for the "The Year of the Child" in 1979: "Roald Dahl." First Day of Issue envelope features four charmingly illustrated postal stamps with silver silhouettes of the Queen and color designs of: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit; The Wind in the Willows; Winnie-the-Pooh; and, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Also, what appears as a child's color drawing with row of little ones waving in wheeled carts. Very attractive. Pictorial white cloth boards feature the original jacket design at front, spine, and back cover. Boards with moderate discoloration, some corner, edge wear, bump. Small black emblem at back board: "Gibralter Library Bind." Retains the original chocolate colored top-stain and mustard endpapers. Pages near very good; no writing, stamps, or indications of actual library use. Light discoloration to text block. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, discoloration; unclipped 3.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Scarce good true first edition in same original wrapper with signed First Day Issue envelope with classic stamps. Concerning the adventures of four nasty children and Our Hero with Mr. Willy Wonka and his famous candy plant. Darkly humorous, slightly creepy, and ultimately the tale of a nice guy who just might finish first, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the prolific Roald Dahl's most popular works. Life changes for a poor but kindhearted boy named Charlie Bucket when he manages to win one of five golden tickets that allows him and a guest of his choice to tour the chocolate factory of an eccentric and reclusive candy inventor named Willy Wonka. On the big day, Charlie and the other visitors are warned to obey all of Mr. Wonka's strict, but rather strange, rules for behavior. What will happen if they disobey? And why has Mr. Wonka allowed them to tour his factory in the first place? Introduces readers to such unforgettable characters as the hardworking Oompa-Loompas, the extremely spoiled Veruca Salt, and, as readers will soon discover, the aptly named Violet Beauregarde. 162 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue. (Six-lines at rear colophon. Jacket has no ISBN on rear panel.) [xii], 162 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, mustard endpapers. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Clean, bright pages with no inscriptions or marks, etc. Jacket price-clipped, lightly foxed, chipped along top of back panel and on bottom of front panel, rubbed with light wear from being used as a surface to write on. The first appearance of the beloved kids' book about gluttony and punishment that formed the basis of two films.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1964.
Price: US$2449.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red cloth titled in gilt, chocolate- colored topstain. First edition, first state with six line colophon at rear. Mild handsoil to cloth, minor spotting to front endpages. Bottom corners nudged/rubbed. Slight spotting or foxing to textblock leading edge. A few scattered spots to pages. The first issue DJ with no ISBN to rear in mylar is toned, mildly foxed at edge, slightly chipped at points. Sticker remnant to rear panel. Flap price of $3.95 intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. An attractive price clipped dustjacket that is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's Red Cloth with minor wear to the boards. The page are clean with some rubbing to the inside endpaper. There is NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with 6 lines of information on the last page of the book.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Beautifully signed by Roald Dahl on signature cut lightly adhered at title page: "Roald Dahl". Very attractive. Rare first edition, first state with six-line colophon with matching original wrapper without isbn number at back. Charming, original illustration throughout this first edition by Joseph Schindelman. Includes the infamous Oompa-Loompa illustrations (excised in later editions). Deep red full cloth boards, crisp embossed title design, unusually bright gilt spine titles, light shelf. Chocolate colored top-stain. Pages near fine. Classic vintage bookplate inside cover of tree with orange fruit and green leaves. Mustard endpapers. Bind fine, moderate cant; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, light edge wear, rub, cover crease; unclipped 3.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Near fine true first edition in same original wrapper. Concerning the adventures of four nasty children and Our Hero with Mr. Willy Wonka and his famous candy plant. Darkly humorous, slightly creepy, and ultimately the tale of a nice guy who just might finish first, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the prolific Roald Dahl's most popular works. Life changes for a poor but kindhearted boy named Charlie Bucket when he manages to win one of five golden tickets that allows him and a guest of his choice to tour the chocolate factory of an eccentric and reclusive candy inventor named Willy Wonka. On the big day, Charlie and the other visitors are warned to obey all of Mr. Wonka's strict, but rather strange, rules for behavior. What will happen if they disobey? And why has Mr. Wonka allowed them to tour his factory in the first place? Introduces readers to such unforgettable characters as the hardworking Oompa-Loompas, the extremely spoiled Veruca Salt, and, as readers will soon discover, the aptly named Violet Beauregarde. 162 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition . This edition has six lines of printing information on the last page. While subsequent cut to five lines, The US edition precedes the English by three years. Original red cloth, Titles on front cover blindstamped, on spine they are gilt, though somewhat faded,
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald; Joseph Schindelman. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (SIGNED). Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$3850.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED on the front endpaper by Roald Dahl, not on a bookplate, but directly on the page (without any inscriptions to anyone) ; This is the scarce second issue of the First Edition bound in red cloth with embossed title design on front board and gilt titles to spine, mustard colored endpapers, chocolate colored top edge of text block, and five line colophon. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman, including the original Oompa-Loompa illustrations, changed and/or suppressed in later editions. The book is in Very Good condition, clean, tight and solid binding. With previous owner's bookplate neatly affixed to front pastedown and halfway hidden under the jacket flap, which is not price clipped - $3.95 to top. Dustjacket is slightly age-toned with a few minor tears and chips along the edges, however, the jacket looks Very Good in the new removable Mylar cover that now protects it. No inscriptions. Not ex-library. ; 9.30 X 5.90 X 0.90 inches; 162 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: W. Lamm, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
DAHL, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first issue. Spine lettering rubbed, and a little soiling on the boards, else near fine in a price-clipped, near fine dustwrapper with a couple of tiny tears and very slight toning. A subversive children's classic, and the basis for two memorable films, first starring Gene Wilder and later Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. A handsome copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dahl, Roald. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1964). First edition, first printing with correct six line colophon. 8vo - 6-5/16" x 9-7/16". Original red cloth with blind stamped title device to top board, gilt title to spine, top edge stained purple and mustard endpapers with light spotting to the edges of the text block. Original priced dust wrapper with minor wear to the extremities including one 1" long closed tear to the top of the back panel. 161pp. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. The condition of the dust wrapper is VERY GOOD.
Seller: Wallace & Clark, Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue with 6 line colophon. Illustrations by Joseph Schindelman. 162 pp. 8vo. The US edition precedes the British by 3 years. Publisher's red cloth, near fine, in price clipped dust-jacket with oint ends and head of spine unobtrusively reinforced with Japanese tissue. With Custom clamshell box Illustrations by Joseph Schindelman. 162 pp. 8vo First edition, first issue with 6 line colophon.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Signed). Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$4295.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED First Edition, First Printing, First State Signed First State, Near fine, crisp copy with the requisite 6 line colophon located on the last page in the ‘About The Author’ Section. The book has crisp red cloth boards with an embossed title image to front. Gilt titles to spine. The boards are in clean condition with sharp corners and no edgewear. Signed by Roald Dahl in red felt tip on a sheet adhered to the front end paper “Roald Dahl”. The binding is tight and square. The mustard colored end papers are in bright clean condition with no inscriptions, no bookstore stamps and no owner names. The internal pages are very crisp, bright, and clean for this title with no writing, no marks, no scribbles, no stains, no bent pages, no age toning and no foxing. Beautiful copy of a children’s book in hard to find condition, internally appearing as unread! The original near fine price clipped First edition, First State dust jacket received a very tiny bit of professional restoration to the very outer spine tips. The jacket is in beautiful and bright near fine condition with vibrant colors, and no rips, no chips, no edgewear, and no foxing. Please see images. The dust jacket does NOT have the ISBN to the rear panel (as required for the first state of this title) A very handsome clean copy of this title, in a lovely near fine dust jacket, presenting well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark children's rare book titles.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, in the first issue dust jacket, of the great chocolatier fantasy of desire fulfilled, a beautiful copy. Dahl's Dickensian tale of a good-hearted waif rescued from poverty by literature's most stylish factory owner, drawing powerfully on the author's remembered childhood miseries and later post-war deprivation. Charlie's wish for a Golden Ticket, more than the uncomplicated greed animating the book's less virtuous children, is an unfathomable longing for sweetness, for a taste of wonder in a grey and oppressive world. Meanwhile, Wonka's chaotic energy drives the story to its greatest heights. As the walled chocolate garden's grotesqueries reward a child-reader's basest narrative instincts, each unworthy child is punished according to his or her character and just desserts, in sequences as merciless as a medieval morality play. For these disquieting episodes, and for the sheer material lavishness of Charlie's ultimate reward, the novel was derided by Eleanor Cameron as "one of the most tasteless books ever written for children, " no better than a television show; Ursula Le Guin concurred, likening its effects to "a tiny psychological fugue, very like that provided by comic books." Children continue, lawlessly, to adore it. 9'' x 5.75''. Original blind-stamped red cloth boards with gilt-titled to spine. In original unclipped ($3.95) pictorial dust jacket. No ISBN number. Purple topstain. Gold endpapers. Black and white illustrations by Joseph Schindelman throughout. 6 line colophon. [12], 162 pages. Jacket with faint soil and toning to spine, touch of marginal toning. Book with some faint dustiness. Tight.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. Hardcover. First Edition/Printing with a fine dustjacket with a hint of wear. The book is not an ex-library book and there are no inscriptions or writing in the book. Pages are crisp and clean with no spine damage or loose binding.
Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. Alfred A. Knopf. 1964 first American edition, first issue with the six line colophon, fifth line reading "Paper manufactured by S. D. Warren and Co.", cut signature of the author to endpaper, illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, original blind-stamped cloth, dust-jacket with no ISBN number to rear panel, neat and expert repairs and restorations to spine ends and corners, neat retouching to spine, in effect a near-fine example, signed by Dahl with cut signature of the author
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
DAHL, Roald.. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964, 1964.
Price: US$5024.49 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, with the six-line colophon on the last page (this was cut to five in all subsequent printings). This US edition precedes the English by three years. Grolier Children's 100, 98. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in purple morocco, spine lettered in gilt, decorative multi-coloured title and chocolate bar inlay to front board, twin rule to turn-ins, dark green endpapers, edges gilt. A fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$5406.10 + shipping
Description: A pair of first edition, first printings, published by Alfred Knopf in 1964 and 1972. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A near fine copy (the third issue with four lines on the colophon page) with one name [Highton] to reverse of the half title. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper 'To Andrew and Rebecca [Highton]/Love/Roald Dahl/1977'. Additionally, Dahl has written 'American Edition' on the front pastedown. In a very good unclipped wrapper with chipping to the corners and spine tips. A little staining to the top of the rear panel. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: A near fine copy with one name [Highton] to reverse of the half title. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper 'To Andrew and Rebecca [Highton]/Love/Roald Dahl/1977'. Additionally, Dahl has written 'American Edition' on the front pastedown. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with chipping to the corners and spine tips. A little staining to the top of the rear panel. A superb pair of books with a strong association to Dahl himself. Douglas Highton attended St Peter's prep school in Weston-super-Mare with Roald Dahl. As a friend, Douglas supported Roald during an incident at school, which Roald would never forget and later recounted in his autobiographical book 'Boy'. Douglas also appears anecdotally in the short story 'Lucky Break', and as a character in the short story 'The Swan'. The two stayed in touch over the years and Douglas would visit Roald at home in Great Missenden where Roald kindly signed many books for Douglas' grandchildren, Andrew and Rebecca
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 1st Issue. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$5798.98 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Stain to spine crown. True First Edition, First Issue with the six line colophon [printing information] on the last page. This was cut to five lines in the second issue. Correct first printing jacket without ISBN number to lower rear panel. Original red cloth, title device to upper board in blind, titles to spine gilt, top edge stained purple, mustard endpapers, original dustjacket. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. This US edition precedes the English by three years. Dahl's story was first immortalized on the screen in the 1971 movie (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) starring Gene Wilder. With the release of the Tim Burton version starring Johnny Depp this first edition has continued to rise in collectibility and value.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
DAHL, Roald. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: A Near Fine copy in dust jacket that has a slight triangular chip near the bottom of the dj. of this children's classic book. This copy has all the First Edition issue points.In original unclipped ($3.95) pictorial dust jacket. No ISBN number. Near Fine but for a small triangular chip to the dj.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing, with 6 lines of printing and binding information in the colophon, or last page of text. Later printings have 4 and 5 lines. This First Issue dustjacket has the $3.95 price present with minor wear to the edges. The book is in great shape and is bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL cloth. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy of this this true first edition with the original dustjacket. We buy Dahl First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue with the five line colophon on the last page. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Love Roald Dahl," with the word Love within the letter R in his name. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. A sharp example, uncommon signed. "Charlie earned for its author a cult following among child readers Dahl has been called a literary genius; his books have been considered modern fairy tales" (Silvey, 186). "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is already a great classic work [and] one of the most enduring post-war childrenâs books Dahl is undeniably special" (Connolly, 102). It was the basis for the 1971 film directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and again the 2005 film starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy and Christopher Lee.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1964.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with six lines of information printed on the colophon. This copy is SIGNED by Roald Dahl on a laid in signature. An attractive price clipped dustjacket that has some wear to the top spine and edges. This original dustjacket has the First Issue point with NO ISBN number on the back panel. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Roald Dahl First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
ROALD DAHL. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1ST/1ST IN RARE BLUE BOARDS). Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: US$8495.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing, First State First State book and jacket in the exceedingly scarce blue cloth variant. First edition, first printing boards with an embossed title image to front. Requisite 6 line colophon located on the last page in the ‘About The Author’ Section. The Chocolate Factory was first published in September of 1964 and there were subsequent printings in October and December of the same year. The accepted point of identification of a first print Charlie is the inclusion of the paper manufacturer in the colophon. Not commonly known is that there are two versions that contain this statement; a version with red boards that most people know and another very rare version that has blue boards, often considered the holy grail for the collector of Roald Dahl of which we have only seen about a half dozen copies show to the market in the last 20 years. Exceedingly scarce blue cloth variant first edition, first printing boards with an embossed title image to front. Strong vibrant gilt titles to spine. The boards are in clean condition with have slight mottling/discoloration to the front. Otherwise the book has no edgewear, and the binding is tight and square. The mustard colored end papers are in clean condition with slight left over residue from what was likely once a bookplate, otherwise No owner names, No inscriptions, and No bookplates. The internal pages are very crisp, bright, and clean for this title with no writing, no marks, no scribbles, no stains, no bent pages, no age toning and no foxing. Beautiful copy of a children’s book in hard to find condition, internally appearing as unread! Please see images. The original First edition, First State dust jacket benefited from very slight professional restoration to the spine ends, and as such presents in near fine condition. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped jacket and has a stated price of $3.95. The jacket has vibrant colors with no rips, no chips, no edgewear, and no foxing, and only very slight overall toning. Please see the detailed images. The dust jacket does NOT have the ISBN to the rear panel (as required for the first state of this title). A very handsome, clean copy of this title in the very rare blue boards, with a lovely unclipped dust jacket. Presents well on the shelf. A well priced clean, crisp example having received a large discount for its some of the slight mottling to the boards. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark titles in rare children's books.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.