Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$13.50 + shipping
Description: Early reprint. [8], 119, [1] pages plus unpaged color illustrated plates. Hardcover: H 25.75cm x L 18cm. Dust jacket soiled with foxing and light staining; several tears and wear at edges; front flap's top corner is price-clipped; publisher's SBN number printed at rear panel's lower right. Red cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Small stain to upper fore-edge. Green endpapers but with some discoloration to pastedowns; a few page corners creased from past fold-downs; scattered light foxing but overall interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket. {JuvLit-Shelf#2} ISBN 0394812824
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald;; Burkert, Nancy (ill.). James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Sturdy copy of this early chidren's book title by Dahl. Bound in blue boards w/darker blue cloth spine. There is a gift inscription in red felt tip on the FFEP. The sewn binding is solid. The front cover has an embossed decoration of James, the rear has a Borzoi blind stamp.
Seller: Garlock Books, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: NOT A FIRST, has ISBN on back of jacket, lacking print statement on verso. Still somewhat scarce in jacket. Jacket faded at spine has some dust wear, a few age stains, chipping at edges. "Barbara" stamp on ffep. Well-read but pages/boards clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A nice later reprint In light blue boards and dark blue spine cloth with gilt that has dulled. Small ding/gouge to bottom of front board and some fading to top edges and spine which is slightly cocked. Wear to corners with small splits to bottoms. Interior clean with solid binding. Later Printing
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.73 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Le storie di argomento sovrannaturale costituiscono solo una parte di questo libro, ma il grosso della partita è fatto di racconti gialli, merce sempre di moda. Tuttavia cerchereste invano, qui, storie di ammazzamenti da bassifondi, di omicidi all'uso dei barboni. Non ho niente contro i gangster, capitemi. Alcuni tra i piu deliziosi delitti sono stati appunto compiuti da criminali di professione. Tuttavia, in linea di massima, il lavoro piu interessante, anche in questo campo, è svolto da dilettanti. Dilettanti molto dotati, ma sempre dilettanti. È gente che fa il proprio lavoro con dignità, buon gusto e origi- nalità, e con quel pizzico di senso del grottesco che in queste cose è come il lievito. Eppoi, non vi scocciano, a cose fatte, raccontan- dovi com'è che sono diventati quello che sono. Ci sono squartamenti e sevizie, ma eleganti, sani, come li fa la gente per bene: ed è proprio questo, secondo me, che dà il piacere della lettura. Alfred Hitchcock 7 Prefazione di Alfred Hitchcock 11 Dal momento che sono un assassino di Arthur Williams 30 Lukundu di Edward Lucas White 48 Una donna rara di William Sansom 53 La perfezionista di Margaret St. Clair 69 Quanto costa una testa di John Russell 83 La signorina Lucy si innamora di Q, Patrick 101 Sredni Vashtar di "Saki" (H. H. Munro) 108 Gronda di sangue Amore di Philip Mac-Donald 137 II ballerino di Jerome K. Jerome 146 L'incantesimo dei runi di M. R. James 174 Una voce nella notte di William Hope Hodgson 189 Come venne l'amore per il professor Guildea di Robert S. Hichens 241 II momento della decisione di Stanley Ellin 271 Un laureato della giungla di James Francis Dwyer 285 Ricetta per omicidio di C. P. Donnei jr. 291 Nunc dimittis di Roald Dahl 318 La selvaggina più pericolosa di Richard Connell 348 La signora sul cavallo grigio di John Collier 358 La statua di cera di Alfred McLelland Bur-rage 373 La moglie mite di Thomas Burke 385 La "cosa" alla porta di D. K. Broster 415 Giuoco d'ottobre di Ray Bradbury 426 In riva al lago di Robert Bloch 448 II mattacchione di Robert Arthur 458 L'abisso di Leonid Andreev Alfred Hitchcock
Seller: Librightbooks, Portici, NA, Italy
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Early (but not first) edition, with four line (Book Press) colophon, orange cloth binding, dust jacket priced at $3.95 and ISBN present on rear panel. Fair in a Fair dust jacket. Modest forward lean to spine. Cloth boards with soiling and spotting. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has chipping and tears at edges, several holes at flap folds from insect nibbling, plus sunning to the spine. Publisher's $3.95 price intact on front flap. 119 pages.
Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and The Giant Peach. Alfred A, Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good. 1961 Knopf (Bound by Book Press) red/orange cloth boards with red top-stain, blind stamped on front board. Missing dustjacket. Tight square binding no marks, gift inscription on ffep. Copyright page only shows one date (1961). Four line colophone on last page. Please email for photos.
Seller: The Book Source, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A more recent printing and ex-library copy rebound for the libraries in sturdy pictorial cloth. Paper scarring to top of ffep and some stamps, marks and writing to free endpapers and title page, but no pocket or due slip. Jacket is unclipped ($13.95) with small chips at spine ends and small author last name sticker to bottom of spine. It is also trimmed 1/8 inch shorter than the book. Later Printing
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
DAHL ROALD. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. ALFRED A KNOPF, NY, 1961.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT AN EARLY PRINTING LACKING THE ISBN NUMBER AND NICELY ILLUSTRATED BY NANCY ECKHOLM BURKERT BOOK STATES " BOUND BY BOOK PRESS NEW YORK ON 4 LINE COLOPHON ON LAST PAGE ONE SMALL INDENT TO TOP OF FRONT COVER OTHERWISE VERY BRIGHT AND WELL PRESERVED TOP OF TEXTBLOCK IS WHITE NOT DYED BOUND IN LIGHT RED WITH PERFECT GOLD LETTERING AND DESIGN BOOK MENTIONS CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND THE FANTASTIC MR FOX ON COPYRIGHT PAGE PREVIOUS OWNERS BOOKPLATE A VERY NICE EARLY PRINTING OF THIS BELOVED CLASSIC
Seller: ARD Books, cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. An early reprint In orange blindstamped boards with gilt to type on spine. Top page ends tinted orange. Light wear at spine ends and light dings to three corners. Names in ink to front pastedown and half-title page with one inked out to ffep as well. Jacket is unclipped ($8.95) with a few nicks to bottom of spine and top of rear flap and sticker shadow towards bottom of spine which is lightly faded. Early Printing
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A nice more recent reprint In light blue boards and dark blue spine cloth with gilt. Only some light wear to bottom of front board. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is price-clipped with light wear and some tiny spots/marks to rear panel. Later Printing
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a nice copy of an early edition. Not a first, not a second edition. It has the 4 line colophon in the back with "Bound by the Book Press', has white endpapers, peach stain to the top edge and ISBN number on the back. The book is bound in red boards with bright silver letters on the spine. There is a previous owner's 12 word ink dedication inside the front cover, otherwise the book is clean, bright & unmarked. The dust jacket is price clipped, otherwise clean, bright & unmarked.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Dahl, Roald. James And The Giant Peach. ALFRED A. KNOFF INC, NY, 1961.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Jacket torn, few markings, no pages torn, not price clipped DATE PUBLISHED: 1961 EDITION: 1ST EDITION 119
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald and Nancy Ekholm Burkert. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$78.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: includes dust jacket. First Edition, Second Issue with 4 line colophon, 'Bound by the Book Press'. Dust jacket is very worn and torn. Cover shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. 2
Seller: ccbooksellers, Front Royal, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$119.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1961 Knopf second state (Bound by Book Press) red cloth with yellow topstain. Price intact ($3.95) jacket has light shelfwear. Tight binding no marks. 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.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, 2nd state. Cover has some edgewear. Dust jacket edgeworn and chipped.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc New York USA, 1961.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Bright orange boards very good condition. Dust jacket good shape, little edge wear with 3 small stains on the front top left side. First edition second printing noted by the bound by the Book Press listed in the colophon on the last page.
Seller: A Better, Sunrise Beach, MO, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1961.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Author's 1st book. 1st Edition, 2nd state with 'Bound by The Book Press' in the 4-line colophon on last page; 120 pages; green eps with a previous owner name on free front ep; note to previous owner on frontis; b/w & 1 & 2-color illustrations; 10" tall; light fading & shelf wear to edges of red covers with blind stamped decor on front; very faint moisture drops on back; gilt lettering on spine; 3.95 on front flap of dj; some chips & tears & darkening to edges of toned dj in new protective mylar
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. 1st edition, likely 2nd state (1961); Good+ in Good unclipped dust jacket ($3.95); four-line colophon, book is bound by "The Book Press." Dust jacket is chipped on extremities, larger pieces missing from head and foot of spine; light liquid stains to Dust Jacket, cloth is red with blind-stamping; cloth has age discoloration to extremities; endpapers are green; former owner's name to ffep; no markings to the text. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James And The Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$168.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 2nd Issue, with 4-line Book Press colophon. $3.95 price on front flap fold with ISBN on rear DJ. Spine extremities bumped. Two 1/8" tears in spine tail cloth. Else binding quite clean. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. A bit of soil to endpapers. Else pages are clean. DJ spine extremities and corners are bumped, rubbed, with a 1/4" tear at the spine tail. Light rubbing down flap folds. One pencil eraser size and one pencil point size brown spot on DJ front panel. Very faint smudge on DJ front panel, and a bit of rubbed soil to DJ rear panel. DJ spine a bit sunned. ; CFH15A; 119 pages
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Description: Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. First Edition 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, & features a blind embossed [sculpted] design, with GILT stamping inspired by the first edition outstanding graphic cover & is finished inside & out in elegant Black Nuba®, a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather and Hand crafted marble paper sides. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over a hundred cornerstone generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included).
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Solid copy in second issue of the first edition. Red cloth with blindstamp of James in garland on front board. Tips still sharp. Price intact jacket($3.95) is tanned on spine and has fairly long closed tear along edge border wtih front panel. No ISBN number on jacket. It has the four line colophon on last page of book below the ABOUT THE AUTHOR bio which ends "Mr Dahl is a well-known author of short stories for adults but James and the Giant Peach is his first book for children. It also states that author married Patricia Nelal, the actress, and they now have two daughter and an infant son. Other dealers selling this book and stating that it is the second issue of the first edition have photos of this bio which show he has four children - clearly not the second issue. Jacket will soon be protected in mylar and jacket should show much better. There are two small chips at spine ends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$229.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Second state of the first edition, 1961, with the four line colophon and no ISBN on either book or dustjacket. Very good in fair dustjacket. Illustrated throughout in black and white plus peach. Vivid peach colored cloth, green endpapers, 119 pages plus colophon, illustrated dustjacket. The book has some minor uneven fading to the covers and very light edgewear, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [3.95] and has considerable scuffing ans spotting, very minor chipping to the extremities, tiny closed tear to top edge of front panel. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A.Knopf, New York, U.S.A., 1961.
Price: US$240.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Borzoi edition; price clipped; gilt lettering to spine, no ISBN number on rear dj
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Roald Dahl. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961. First Edition, Second Printing. Dark orange cloth covered boards with boy inside wreath blin stamped on front cove. Knopf blindstamped on back cover. Book is in fine condition except for the sweet little Christmas inscription from "Mommy and Daddy" written in blue ballpoint on the top of the green ffep. Copy has 4 line colophon, with "Bound by The Book Press" Dust wrapper is price clipped in Very Good - condition. Photos available upon request.
Seller: Tahoma Tales, Ashford, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, second printing with four lines colophon stating "Bound by The Book Press, New York", 8vo (9.5 in x 6 in), pp. (8), 1-118, (2), illustrated in color and b/w by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Original gilt lettered and blind pictorial orange cloth in original color pictorial dust jacket. Fine clean bright copy in near fine dust jacket with slight damp line near lower spine and price-clipped, Sheets clean, unmarked, complete. H10436 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$289.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD condition DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very small closed tears to top and bottom of spine, left bottom edge of front panel and closed tear to bottom edge, back panel. Faint ink markings to back panel. Price clipped. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Abrasion/tear to front paste-down. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. ************************************ Here on offer is an exceptionally nice copy of Roald Dahl's popular children's novel, James and the Giant Peach, the basis for the 1996 film of the same name and a twentieth-century classic. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 2nd state (4 line colophon) published by Alfred Knopf in 1961. The 2nd state dust jacket (ISBN numbers on back panel) is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. ************************************* "From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! ***** Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things littlein this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insectsa ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City. ***** This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text. ***** 'All the gruesome imagery of old-fashioned fairy tales and a good measure of their breathtaking delight."'Kirkus Reviews ***** 'A stunning book, to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy.' The Chicago Tribune ***** 'The most original fantasy that has been published in a long time.[it] may well become a classic.' San Francisco Chronicle" //////////////////////////// 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". ///// 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. ///// Dahl's short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, macabre, often darkly comic mood, featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters. His children's books champion the kindhearted and feature an underlying warm sentiment. His works for children include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine and Danny, the Champion of the World. ********** The above text was taken from, respectively, Penguin publishing (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.
Seller: Second-handsome Books, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 119 pages. Publisher's yellow topstain; green endpapers; 4 line colophon; no ISBN; "his first book for children" stated on final leaf, and rear flap. Price clipped jacket with foxing, abrasions, and short tears. Book is clean and unmarked, save for a spot of soiling to lower edge of textblock. Jacket now in a removable archival sleeve. 10.2 x 7.4 inches.
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
ROALD DAHL. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second state with four line colophon, BOUND BY The Book Press, New York. Blind-stamped burnt orange cover with gilt spine title. No ISBN. $3.95 dusk jacket. About 10-1/4 x 7-1/4 with 319 pages plus colophon. Book in nice condition with very light wear. The jacket is lightly foxed with mild wear to the extremities and edges. Hardcover book with jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James And The Giant Peach. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This book appears to be a second state or second printing, based on how others sellers are identifying their books (NAP, no ISBN numbers). It is bound by the Book Press and has the four-line colophon. However, the dust jacket appears to be of the first printing, as there is no ISBN number on the rear panel. It also priced at $3.95. All of the second state or second printing books that I saw listed were wedded with jackets that had the ISBN number on the rear panel. Both the book and the dust jacket are in very nice condition. Beginning with the book, you can see the covers in the photos. There is some fading to yellow from orange at the margins and definitely on the spine. That may be the only flaw in the book beside a little bit of crinkling at the spine ends, and a few darkish spots on the bottom edges. There's no rubbing at either the cover edges or corners. There's no conspicuous staining or soiling on any of the page edges. There is no foxing anywhere in the book. The top page edge does not have a topstain, something I've seen referenced by a few sellers. The book is very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout and nicely tight covers as well. The inside covers and end papers are green. They're perfectly clean. The end papers have a little bit of minor crinkling. The pages are in fine condition. They are exceptionally clean. Scrolling through, I wasn't able to find even one instance of soiling. The same goes for creasing. I didn't see any creasing at all. That is certainly unusual. There are no markings in the book. No attachments of any kind. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere. All of the illustrations look terrific. The dust jacket is in really nice condition. There are no tears, and there are no chips or losses. There are only a few tiny bits of rubbing. The white flaps are in very nice condition, very clean, no soiling. There are no tears, no losses. There is some crinkling at both top edges. The jacket is NOT price-clipped, not clipped at all. I have always had it in a fitted protective cover. I removed this cover in order to get some photos without glare. I refitted it with a new protective cover for some pictures that I scanned afterward. Limited to five photos: if you want a photo of the book's spine, let me know. From the jacket: 'In his first book for children, the famous author of Kiss Kiss has woven a fast-paced, hilarious saga, in the best traditions of the fantastic; and Nancy Ekholm Burkert's elegant illustrations bring the fabulous characters vividly to life.' Nancy Ekholm Burkert 'is an American artist and illustrator. Her most celebrated work is the picture book Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1972), which was a New York Times Notable Book and a Caldecott Honor Book. She won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Special Award for Valentine and Orson in 1990. James And The Giant Peach was her first illustrated book.' 'James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The first edition, published by Alfred Knopf, featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, done by Michael Simeon (for the first British edition), Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996 (with Smith being a conceptual designer) which was directed by Henry Selick, and a musical in 2010. The plot centers on a young English orphan boy who enters a gigantic, magical peach, and has a wild and surreal cross-world adventure with seven magically altered garden bugs he meets. Dahl was originally going to write about a giant cherry, but changed it to James and the Giant Peach because a peach is 'prettier, bigger and squishier than a cherry.'] Because of the story's occasional macabre and potentially frightening content, it has become a regular target of censors.'
Seller: Rareeclectic, pound ridge, NY, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach a Children's Story. ALFRED A KNOPF, NY, 1961.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: General shelf wear, gold gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped illustration on the front board, green end pages, some illustrations are grey tone and some have one or more colors. Last page of text "About the Author" are four lines of publishing info including "The Book Press." PO name on FEP, very good binding. DJ NOT price clipped ($3.95), a few closed tears on edges, chipped in a few places, rubbed extremities, rear of cover has 394-81282-4 at bottom right corner, worn at head and foot of spine, rear flap specifically states about Dahl "his first book for children." CR page also states "L.C. Catalog card number 61-8127" A SCARCE high grade copy of this 1961 first year American Publication. DATE PUBLISHED: 1961 EDITION: 119
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
DAHL, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Nancy Ekholm BURKERT, illustrator. First edition, Second state. SBN 394-81282-4 on rear dust jacket panel, "The Book Press" imprint on colophon page. 4to; 118, [2]pp; red cloth over board, blind-stamped wreath around a portrait of a boy on front, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; lime green endpapers, gift inscription on ffep marked out in black marker; illustrations in black and red, including frontispiece; 4 color plates; horizontal crease partially across the front board; clipped color pictorial dust jacket, light chipping to edges; very good in vg dj.
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Burkert, Nancy Burkert. First edition, second printing; second printing [with "The Book Press" imprint on colophon page], in fine second issue dust jacket (with ISBN number on rear panel). Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 118, [2]pp. 8vo. This is the first children's book to be illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A fine copy in fine second issue dust jacket (with ISBN number on rear panel); the pictorial jacket has slight soiling on rear panel, else very bright and crisp Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 118, [2]pp. 8vo First edition, second printing; second printing [with "The Book Press" imprint on colophon page], in fine second issue dust jacket (with ISBN number on rear panel).
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dahl's first book for children, fantastically illustrated by Burkert; basis of the 1996 film. An early printing, but not the scarce first. Dating this book precisely is difficult: most copies listed are much later printings, though called 'first edition, second state' even by dealers who should know better - see note at the end of this listing. Hardcover, full red cloth, gilt titling, blind-stamped decoration, yellow top edge, green endsheets; four-line production note on the last page; first state jacket with $3.95 price on flap, no ISBN on rear panel; no mention of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which puts it between 1961-67. Light wear to book & jacket, minor edgewear, near fine. Text clean; [8], 119 pages + colophon; color & b/w illustrations. A remarkably nice example. PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: The first state of this book has a five-line production note on the last page, naming Wolff as the binder, and including paper provider Glatfelter. Dahl's bio notes no other children's books but does mention his own three children. The second state has the same bio, but has omitted Glatfelter and changed Wolff to The Book Press, which it remained for MANY YEARS, into the 1980s. In the third state, perhaps beginning around 1970, the Author's Note lists 4 other children's books by Dahl and omits other biographical info, except that he has four children. The four-line listing of production details remains unchanged. By around 1980, the bio remains the same, but the printer has changed from Rheel to Rae, and the binding, previously in red, orange, or orangy-yellow cloth is now a blue cloth spine over light blue or blue-green boards. There are at least six early jacket states: the first has a price of $3.95 on the front flap, notes Dahl's three children and that this is his first children's book on the rear flap, also noting artist Burkert's two-year-old. There in NO SBN number on the rear panel. It was in use from 1961 to about 1967. The second state, while not aging the artist's daughter, adds an SBN to the rear panel, dating it to 1968 or later. The third state still has the $3.95 price but credits four titles & four children to Dahl, and three titles to Burkert, while omitting reference to her children. A fourth state, around 1973, has the $3.95 blocked out, and $4.95 printed instead; yet-later states have printed prices of $4.95 and $5.95 while retaining the same wordage on the rear flap, and nine-digit SBN on the rear panel. By 1980, the flap price was $6.95. There are also several states of the copyright page, but suffice it to say here that if it lists the ISBNs, it was printed after 1970 and is not the 'second' printing or state but MUCH LATER. This information was gleaned from an afternoon of examining listings with sufficient photos, and should not be regarded as authoritative, but it is accurate enough to ballpark most early printings. Size: 7¼" by 10¼"
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Early printing of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. In 1953 Dahl married the actress Patricia Neal; they had three children, to whom he began to tell bedtime stories. James and the Giant Peach, the first of these to reach print, is a comic fantasy about a small boy who travels the world inside a huge peach, in company with several giant insects. Like most of Dahls childrens books, it first appeared in print in the United States (Carpenter & Prichard). It was made into the 1996 film produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, directed by Henry Selick, starring Paul Terry as James. "When Tim Burton approached Roald Dahl's widow about his plan to make a film of James and the Giant Peach, she asked him why he wanted to do it. Burton's answer clinched the deal: 'It's the only book that ever gave me any hope when I was a child" (D is for Dahl, 68).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This book is hard-bound in red orange cloth, with blind-stamping to the upper cover and gilt stamping to the spine, in a price-clipped, 2nd issue dust jacket with an ISBN on the lower panel. The DJ shows light soiling/foxing, and wear/a few closed tears to the edges. The covers show light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, light sunning to the bottom edge of the covers, and with a small, very faint stain to the bottom edge of the upper cover. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and generally clean with illustrations, including some in color but also with a bit of light scattered foxing to a few pages. This book is signed/inscribed by the illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert, on the half title-page. This book is hard-bound in red orange cloth, with blind-stamping to the upper cover and gilt stamping to the spine, in a price-clipped, 2nd issue dust jacket with an ISBN on the lower panel. The DJ shows light soiling/foxing, and wear/a few closed tears to the edges. The covers show light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, light sunning to the bottom edge of the covers, and with a small, very faint stain to the bottom edge of the upper cover. The binding is solid.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$451.06 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A little shelf wear and fading to red cloth hardcover. Ink gift inscription on front end paper. Some thumbing to pages. Otherwise a solid, unmarked book. 120 pp. Five line colophon - Bound by H.Wolff, New York.
Seller: The Bookseller, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Second State, with four-line colophon reading "Bound by The Book Press, New York." Octavo (26cm); orange cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with pictorial elements embossed onto front cover, and no ISBN present on rear cover; dustjacket; [viii],118,[2]pp; illus. Hint of sunning to spine, faint trace of foxing to text edges, else a bright, Near Fine copy. In the first state dustjacket, price-clipped, with no ISBN number on rear panel, and only Someone Like You and Kiss, Kiss listed beneath the "About the Author" paragraph on the rear flap; gently spine-sunned, lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny nicks and tears, and some faint, scattered foxing to upper front panel; Very Good+ or better. A pleasing copy of Dahl's beloved children's book, following the travels of a young orphan boy in a giant peach, with a group of magically-altered garden insects. Basis for the 1996 Walt Disney film directed by Henry Selick.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach; A Children's Story. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, Second Issue, with Bound by The Book Press, New York at colophon page.Bright red cloth,Very Good unclipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear, chips, large chip to base of spine. Price on jacket flap of $3.95.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, Second Isssue, with Bound by The Book Press, New York at colophon page. Fine in bright red cloth, in Near Fine dust jacket, small spot of soil front cover, price on jacket flap of $3.95 inked out with inked price of $3.29, a few small edge tears and chips, mainly at top edge and flap folds. With wonderful illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. This was Roald Dahl's first book for children. Basis for the 1976 BBC TV film starring Simon Bell, Anna Quayle, and Ann Beach, and the 1996 animated film starring Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Postlethwaite, and Susan Sarandon. A lovely copy of this enduring children's favorite story. Size: Tall 8vo
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach *True 1st Printing. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is the true first printing with correct five-line colophon of last page, bound by Wolff and paper supplied by Glatfelter. Burkert insisted upon the special paper for the first printing. Red cloth book with blindstamp to front cover and gilt lettering to spine, top edge yellow. Boards are clean and tight, no fraying or wear. Lovely vintage book plate on free fep with previous owner name written in pencil. No other writing. Pages look clean and crisp overall, but I saw three pages with smallish stains in margins; there is a photo of the worst two (together in open spread). Apart from these few stains, the book is very nice indeed. The dust jacket has significant chipping and a few tears, but is a true first jacket, slightly longer (fold-to-fold) than subsequent printings; beware of switched jackets. Original price intact on flap. Please note: this book ships to US addresses only.
Seller: Barbara Mader - Children's Books, University Place, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardcover, 1961. Price clipped. First Edition. Early printings. VERY RARE FOR THIS CONDITION. "bound by The Book Press, New York and Typography by Tere LoPrete" on the colophon. A fine price clipped jacket. Slight wearing and crease to the extremities of the jacket. Red cloth with gold lettering title to spine. Blind stamped portrait inside a wreath on the front cover and the Knopf logo blind stamped on the bottom right hand corner of the back cover. Orange stain to top edges. Completely clean bright inside. Beautiful illustrations. 10" high X 7" wide, 118 pages.
Seller: GoldBookShelf, Burlington, ON, Canada
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$902.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Alfred A Knopf 1961. 1st edition, 1st state. 5 line colophon at rear, bound by H Wolff, paper supplied by Glatfelter. Hardcover 4to 119 pgs. Color plates, color and b/w illustrations. Very good in a poor dust jacket. Red cloth, green endpapers. Top edge dyed yellow. Sunning to spine ends. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket worn and has large chips and tears. Rear panel soiled. 3.95 orig price on front flap. (Juvenile Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1961.
Price: US$1150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Illus by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, 10 x 7", embossed red cloth, 119pp, extremities bumped and a bit worn, spine a little cocked, in a rubbed, soiled, edge-worn/torn/chipped dustjacket with a fairly faded spine. FIRST EDITION (AMERICAN PRECEDES THE UK EDITION), FIRST ISSUE with five-line colophon, "Bound by H. Wolff, New York", and $3.95 price on dustjacket.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$1272.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, second issue. Signed by the author to FFEP and dated 1977. Internally the book is clean, tight and square with no marks or inscriptions other than the author's. Original boards are a little faded and dirty in the areas where the dust jacket has loss. Dust jacket has loss to top left hand side of front panel, closed tear to bottom right corner of front panel, loss to tail of spine approx 18mm.
Seller: Moriarty's, Grimsby, LINCO, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Issue. The book is in very good condition. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A very good copy with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1624.07 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A first edition, first printing, published by Alfred Knopf in 1961. A very good copy without inscriptions. SIGNED, On very good condition.
Seller: Miramar Antiques Art and Books Co. SL, MADRID, MAD, Spain
Price: US$1700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1961 Knopf First edition first issue (bound by H. Wolff) . Book is clean tight and unmarked, price clipped jacket shows chips and tears. 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.
Dahl, Roald. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred A. Knopf Inc, NEW YORK, 1961.
Price: US$1999.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An excellent copy of the true first printing of the author's first book for children. Precedes the U.K. first edition. In excellent embossed red cloth boards stamped in gilt, and covered with a barely worn jacket with sunning to spine, shallow chips to spine ends and a nick or two, with original $5.95 price. All points present within the 5-line colophon, including the H. Wolff Binding. A treasure, scarce in this condition.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing with five line colophon with "Bound by H. Wolff, New York." Near Fine with cloth faintly spine faded, lightly wrinkled at rear cover. Rear corner bumped. In a Near Fine dust jacket with publisher's price of $3.95 intact and no ISBN on the rear panel, with light edge wear, toning and foxing, small stain to spine, extending onto rear panel. The author's first book for children. This edition preceded the better-known British edition by a full six years, and features color illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, different from that edition, as well as a subtitle that was later dropped.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing with five line colophon with "Bound by H. Wolff, New York." [viii], 119, [1] pp. Publisher's red cloth with gilt spine lettering, yellow topstain. A Fine copy in correct dust jacket with publisher's price of $3.95 intact and no ISBN on the rear panel, easily Very Good+ with chipped head and tail, faint crease and a few small stains to spine panel, two small pieces of tape reinforcement to verso. The author's first book for children. This edition preceded the better-known British edition by a full six years, and features color illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, different from that edition, as well as a subtitle that was later dropped.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
ROALD DAHL. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$2295.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First State True First Edition of this title with the requisite bound by H. Wolff, located on the last page in the ‘About The Author’ Section. Stunning First state dust jacket and near fine crisp beautiful book. The book has crisp, vibrant red cloth boards with an embossed image of a wreath and the head of a child to front. Bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The boards are in clean condition with sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no bookstore stamps, no owner names, no inscriptions and no bookplates. The internal pages are crisp, bright and clean for this title with no writing, no marks, no scribbles, no stains, no handling marks and no foxing. Beautiful clean, bright copy of a children’s book in hard to find condition! The stunning unrestored, price clipped, original first edition, first state dust jacket presents in near fine condition. The jacket has strong, bright vibrant colors still retaining the strong red/orange tones to the spine (which is most unusual as this title is usually found with faded spines). The jacket has but trivial nicks to the outer edges, otherwise no edgewear, No stains, No rips, No chips, No rubbing, No fading and No foxing. There is no ISBN number to the rear panel. A stunning example of this title presenting very well with the striking dust jacket and nice crisp interior. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other Rare Childrens books and original illustration artwork.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, n, 1961.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the spine. This First Issue dustjacket has the $3.95 printed price present on the front flap and NO ISBN printed on the back panel. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with a hint of wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing, with "Bound by H. Wolff, New York" Later editions are bound by "The Book Press" This First Issue dustjacket has the $3.95 printed price present with minor wear to the panels. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. Includes a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation and presentation. We buy Roald Dahl First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
Price: US$8000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. First issue, with the colophon stating "Bound by H. Wolff, New York. Inscribed by Dahl on the first free endpaper: FOR CLARE / WITH / MORE / LOVE / Roald Dahl. A very good copy. Certainly read and enjoyed by its young owner, but rather respectfully. Boards with the bright red cloth, and the top edge of the text block yellow. Binding firm. Overall, bright and clean internally, though several pages slightly wrinkled with handling creases at the bottom. A closed tear at the bottom of page 19. No writings or marks, and the color plates in beautiful condition. Dahl's inscription showing a weakening felt tip towards the end, though undoubtedly permanent. The beautifully illustrated dust jacket, unclipped with the with the $3.95 on the front flap. A touch of loss to the head and heel of the spine, with little bits of wear and tear around the jacket. Verso unfoxed, and showing only a small smudge of red watercolor. A lovely copy, warmly inscribed by the author to the then six year old daughter of Arthur Ibbetson BSC, the cinematographer of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl had signed for her a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with lots and lots and lots of love, and as such the present book with more love. One of the most lasting and widely read childrens novels, uncommon in the first issue, and very scarce inscribed. A marvelous association copy, with established provenance.
Seller: Canton Books, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
DAHL, Roald.. James and the Giant Peach. A Children's Story.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961, 1961.
Price: US$12402.22 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, with the five-line colophon, signed by the author on the front free endpaper. An early advert for the book stated "one is tempted to say that not since Alice has there been such a wonderland. The difference is that James is all boy and what transpires in the story is anything but Victorian". Described as "rude, naughty, anti-adult, creepy, and sometimes cruel" (ODNB), James and the Giant Peach was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996, which was nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score" the following year. The New York Times, 26 October 1961. Quarto. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, design to front cover in blind, top edge yellow, green endpapers. With pictorial dust jacket. Housed in a custom red morocco-backed folding box by the Chelsea Bindery. Colour frontispiece, 4 colour plates, 1 tinted plate, 19 illustrations to text, of which 10 are tinted, all by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Worn at lower corners; jacket slightly toned, extremities a little rubbed, small nick to foot of spine, unclipped: a near-fine copy in a very good jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$14000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper and also signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, most rare and desirable signed by both the author and the illustrator. In 1953 Dahl married the actress Patricia Neal; they had three children, to whom he began to tell bedtime stories. James and the Giant Peach, the first of these to reach print, is a comic fantasy about a small boy who travels the world inside a huge peach, in company with several giant insects. Like most of Dahls childrens books, it first appeared in print in the United States (Carpenter & Prichard). It was made into the 1996 film produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, directed by Henry Selick, starring Paul Terry as James. "When Tim Burton approached Roald Dahl's widow about his plan to make a film of James and the Giant Peach, she asked him why he wanted to do it. Burton's answer clinched the deal: 'It's the only book that ever gave me any hope when I was a child" (D is for Dahl, 68).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Dahl, Roald. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961.
Price: US$16750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dahl, Roald. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1961). First edition, first issue with the five line colophon stating "Bound by H. Wolff, New York" (instead of The Book Press) and no Charlie series listed below; also, no edition or printing stated on copyright page. 4to - 7-3/8" x 10-1/4". Publisher's original red cloth covered boards with blind stamped decoration to upper board and gilt lettering to spine. Top edge stained yellow. Green endpapers. SIGNED BY ROALD DAHL on the front free endpaper. One hundred eighteen numbered pages for what is the author's scarce first book for children. First issue dust wrapper with a few small spots of discoloration and light wear to edges, especially at spine and fold ends. Both the book and the dust wrapper are in NEAR FINE condition.
Seller: Wallace & Clark, Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.