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roald dahl. charlie and the great glass elevator. george allen and unwin, 1973.
Price: US$17.30 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Allen & Unwin, London, 1984 2nd Impression of 1973 1st Edition. 150pp. Illus by Faith Jaques. Laminated hardcover. Like New. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1973.
Price: US$20.49 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: - 245 mm. Second impression. Printed laminated hardcover. Illustrated. Pp. 150. Name and address written on FEP facing half-title page. Faint tick mark next to each title (four in total) on the "By the same author" list. Mild foxing to fore edge. Mild peeling of laminate along edge in upper right corner on rear board. Faint crease and rubbing on rear board. Overall, VGC
Seller: Attic Books, cheltenham, GLOS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1973, London, 1973.
Price: US$64.04 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second impression. 150, [2] pp. Pictorial boards. Minor wear to extremities. Previous price sticker to rear board. Black and white illustrations throughout. 0048231061 Large 8vo.
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$64.04 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. Hardback. Near good laminated picture boards, no d/w. Spine cocked and worn, corners worn, piece of laminate and underlying picture missing from back board, owner's inscription on fep, pages lightly tanned. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts (PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days to arrive).
Seller: Chapter House Books (Member of the PBFA), Sherborne, United Kingdom
Price: US$153.70 + shipping
Description: George Allen & Unwin. 1973. First edition, UK. Large 8vo. Original illustrated laminated boards. Worn to head and tail of spine and corners with light crease to laminate along lower board by spine. Slight lean to spine. Pages slightly browned and a few pages creased to outer edge otherwise a clean and sound copy.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. George Allen & Unwin, 1973, 1973.
Price: US$249.77 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. Hardcover. Pages and endpapers in fine condition, bar a small ink mark on one page, in original illustrated covers, laminated as issued, some wear as often to the spine ends and corners. Illustrated in line throughout by Faith Jaques. This UK first impression of the follow-up to Dahl's famous Charlie and the Chocolate Factory retains the characters of Charlie, Mr Willy Wonka and Grandpa Joe, sending them accidentally into orbit round Earth during which they meet the dangerous aliens known as the Vermicious Knids.
Seller: Shellhouse Books, Quinton, Northants, United Kingdom
Price: US$274.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with [First Published in 1973] to the copyright page as called for indicate a true first print in original illustrated boards. Wear to the top and bottom of the spine, three of the corners. Lifting of laminate at spine folds, internally clean pages, tight binding.
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
Price: US$352.24 + shipping
Description: [Childrens classic] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.150; [2], endmatter. Publisher's laminated pictorial card covers. Detailed illustrations throughout by Faith Jaques, including covers. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Minor wear, some rubbing to spine tips, laminate is decent with one small bubble to rear joint (better than most), remnants of original price label to rear. Very good indeed. A children's book which wears easily, this is a superior example. Further adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka, this is the acclaimed sequel to 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory', published in the same format.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$363.00 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first impression; large 8vo; black & white illustrations by Faith Jacques, contemporary ink name to front free endpaper, overall internally very good; original boards with wrap-around artwork, laminated as issued, slight wear to corner-tips and spine ends but overall very good. An attractive first British edition of Dahl's sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, not easy to find in such condition.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. George Allen & Unwin, 1973.
Price: US$365.05 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first printing. Pictorial laminated boards (as issued). A very good+ copy with clean boards. Light edgewear to extremities. Internally complete with some toning & spotting to top margin of rear endpaper. Small mark to blank margin of p.102. No inscriptions. A much smarter copy than usually found with none of the usual fading to deep blue spine. Last seen flying through the air in a giant glass elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Charlie is back as the elevator picks up speed as Charlie, Willy Wonka and the gang hurtle through space and time.
Seller: Julian Roberts Fine Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. London George Allen and Unwin 1973, 1973.
Price: US$365.05 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by George Allen and Unwin in 1973. A very good book without inscriptions. Laminate is present and in good condition, but split in places. Some wear to the corners - small sticker residue to the rear panel. Becoming scarce
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. London George Allen and Unwin 1973, 1973.
Price: US$384.26 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by George Allen and Unwin in 1973. A very good book with a neat previous owner's name to the top of the front endpaper. Laminate is present and in good condition, but split in places. Some wear to the corners of the book and one slit to the bottom of the spine - publisher's price present to the rear panel. Becoming scarce
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Allen & Unwin, London, 1973.
Price: US$1216.82 + shipping
Description: (London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1973). First published in Great Britain in 1973, this is the Second Impression from 1973). Large 8vo. Front board and Black and white illustrations by Faith Jaques. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's laminated boards. A VG copy (spine tips and corners lightly worn and bumped; just a hint of laminate lift in a few places; light surface scratches to the back board). Clean internally. Inscribed by the Author to the front free end-paper: "For Joanna/ &/ Lucy/ Love/ Roald Dahl". No other inscriptions. Quite scarce with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom