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DAHL, ROALD. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, LONDON, 1967.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, 1967. 1ST EDITION. GOOD/NO JACKET. LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, 1967. 1ST EDITION. GOOD/NO JACKET. LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, 1967. 1ST EDITION. GOOD/NO JACKET. George Allen and Unwin 1967, 1967. Book Condition: Good. No jacket. A first edition, published by George Allen and Unwin in 1967. A good copy with some loss to the foot and head of the spine and loss to the laminate as is usually seen, unmarked, corners and spine upper ,lower bumped, not remaindered or book club or library, unmarked throughout, foxing to end papers, pages crisp and clean.
Seller: MySEAbooks, Harlingen, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First UK edition of 1967, six years after its first publication in the US in 1961. Pictorial laminated boards. Short open slit at bottom of front gutter and upper rear too. Some peeling of laminate, and some light foxing to endpapers. Solid binding, absent any ownership marks.
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen and Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$149.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No Highlighting or underlining. Some Wear but overall good condition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Seller: Ezekial Books, LLC, Manchester, NH, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1967.
Price: US$264.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Front cover board cracked midway to top but repaired and bottom coverboard scuffed. Somewhat rare to locate a copy at this price.
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Price: US$282.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED BOARDS, NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 10 x 7 INCHES. SOME WEAR & TEARS AT THE TOP EDGES OF SPINE WHICH IS MOSTLY TO FRONT, THE USUAL LOSS TO SOME OF THE ORIGINAL LAMINATE COVERING AROUND THE SPINE & INNER EDGES OF FRONT & REAR BOARDS [SEE IMAGE] RUBBING TO FRONT EDGE OF SPINE, OCCASIONAL MARKS OR LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES, NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER, OCCASIONAL MINOR WRINKLES TO PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVER THAT DOES SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$352.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition, a very good copy, name to free front end paper, some laminate cracking on joints, and a knock to tail of spine
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. James And The Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$378.56 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black & white illustrations. Very light brown marks to first few pages lower margins otherwise very clean inside. Firm boards with some cracking/small losses to covering laminate and minor edge wear mainly to top of spine.
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin LTD, London, 1967.
Price: US$449.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A lovely copy of the first U.K. edition, first impression, of Roald Dahl's beloved macabre and magical children's novel, with the original illustrations by Michel Simeon. The first U.K. edition, first impression of this work. First published in the U.S. in 1961.In the original decorative colour boards. In a nice condition for a children's novel.Illustrated with eleven full-paged illustrations, and many in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, following a young orphan boy who enters a ginormous magical peach, going on adventures with the magic bugs he meets in the peach.A macabre novel, 'James and the Giant Peach' has often become a target of censors since its publication.Dahl is one of the most beloved children's writers of the twentieth century.Illustrated by Michel Simeon. In the original publisher's colourful pictorial boards. Externally, smart. Small crack to the tail of the joints, with a little loss of laminate. A few light marks to the boards. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Odd spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. In a nice condition for a children's novel. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin LTD, London, 1967.
Price: US$481.22 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first U.K. edition of his debut children's novel, an illustrated macabre tale centering around a magical peach. The first U.K. edition, first impression of this work. First published in the U.S. in 1961.In the original decorative colour boards, a smart copy.Illustrated with eleven full-paged illustrations, and many in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, following a young orphan boy who enters a ginormous magical peach, going on adventures with the magic bugs he meets in the peach.A macabre novel, 'James and the Giant Peach' has often become a target of censors since its publication.Dahl is one of the most beloved children's writers of the twentieth century.Illustrated by Michel Simeon. In the original publisher's colourful pictorial boards. Externally, smart. Small crack to the head and tail of the joints, with a little loss of laminate. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen and Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$501.23 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen and Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$504.36 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1967.
Price: US$506.89 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed by Dahl on the front flap.This British first edition followed the US edition. Like the Charlie books, George Allen & Unwin published this book in pictorial boards with no dustjackets. The cellophane has gone from around the spine and there is resultant damage. Hence the reduced price. I have collected Dahl books for years (many are signed) and I am now selling them.
Seller: Bounteous, Buckingham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin, 1967, 1967.
Price: US$577.47 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards as issued, a square backstrip with no laminate lifting, firm binding, very clean pages, light spotting to the endpapers and front text block, illustrated by Michael Simeon. A very nice copy of Dahl's second children's book, one of his best-loved stories.
Seller: Shellhouse Books, Quinton, Northants, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1967.
Price: US$641.63 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 110pp, [2], original laminated boards. Laminate very slightly lifting to spine / upper cover, but no other cracking or lifting, very minor rubbing to extremities. A few light spots of foxing internally, but generally bright and clean and nicer than is usually found. Size: 4to
Seller: Temple Rare Books, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$641.63 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first impression. Dahl's first novel for children was originally published in the US by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961. Described as "rude, naughty, anti-adult, creepy, and sometimes cruel" (ODNB), it was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Musical. An early advert for the US edition appeared in the New York Times on 26 October 1961: "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". The New York Times, 26 October 1961. Octavo. Original pictorial laminated boards, spine and front cover lettered in black. No dust jacket issued. Black and white illustrations throughout by Michel Simeon. Head of spine and top left corner of front cover chipped, some lifting to laminate as usual, minor foxing to endpapers: a very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen and Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First UK edition. First printing.Original pictorial laminated boards. VG. No DJ issued. Very minor foxing on end papers. Spine Good. Text and illustrations clean. Overall VG. 111 pp
Seller: Doodletown Farm Books, Ancram, NY, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach (Signed). George Allen & Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$763.54 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, fourth impression (1975), signed with characteristic flourish to the ffep by the author: "To Elane/ love/ Roald Dahl". A lovely, Fine copy: tight and square binding in unfaded pictorial boards; both internally and externally, very bright, crisp and clean; light bump to the head of the spine. As issued, no dustwrapper; publisher s original price sticker to the lower board. By any measure a very attractive copy, with the distinction of Dahl's signature. All orders are sent carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. ROALD DAHL SPECIALISTS
Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. London George Allen and Unwin 1967, 1967.
Price: US$769.96 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing published by George Allen and Unwin in 1967. A very good copy. One small name (the brilliantly named Jonathan Kneebone!) to the top of the front pastedown, otherwise, aside from some fairly heavy spotting to the endpapers and prelims, internally a remarkably, clean copy. The laminate shows loss to the spine. Some browning to the edges. Wear to the spine tips. Illustrated by Michel Simeon. Originally, Dahl was going to write about a giant Cherry!
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. Allen & Unwin, London, 1967.
Price: US$866.20 + shipping
Description: (London: George Allen & Unwin 1967). First UK Edition. Publisher's laminated boards illustrated in colour. A couple of tiny bumps to the boards, miniscule loss of laminate (hardly worth mentioning) to the left-hand corner of the front board. No inscriptions. No wear to the spine tips. No inscriptions. Spine square and firm. Some pale foxing spots to several pages (but not obtrusive). Black and white illustrations throughout by Michel Simeon. A very nice copy indeed of a fragile children's book. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
DAHL, Roald.. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967, 1967.
Price: US$1026.61 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first impression, following the US first edition of 1964. For several years Dahl was unable to achieve publication in the UK. Jeremy Treglown, in his biography of Dahl, notes that when he finally achieved UK publication it was "in a way that both pleased him very much and allowed him to use his commercial cunning". Tessa Dahl's school friend, Camilla Unwin, was the daughter of Rayner Unwin, the publisher. Tessa gave Camilla copies of the US editions of James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and, as noted by Treglown, "a letter from Allen and Unwin was soon on its way to the author". Unwin was unaware that the books had been rejected by most established publishers in the UK and Dahl sent him "a poker-player's reply" asking how Unwin might improve on rivals' terms. Allen and Unwin suggested an old-fashioned arrangement: the publishers would print and market the books but without any advance to the author. Treglown notes "if sales didn't cover the costs of production. Dahl would make nothing. But any profit would be divided equally. and if the books were a success, his share would be bigger than under his other publishing contracts" (Treglown, pp. 177-8). Allen and Unwin printed their first two Dahl titles economically in East Germany which were bound in hardback and issued without a jacket. As a result, they could be sold at twelve shillings and sixpence which was considerably cheaper than most British hardback illustrated children's books at the time. The artist for this edition, Faith Jaques, "was one of the outstanding illustrators responsible for the renaissance of British picture books during the last three decades. Her special gift was an ability to translate the emotional tone of a text into the strong visual atmosphere created by her pen-and-ink drawings" (Tucker). Jeremy Treglown, Roald Dahl, 1994; Nicholas Tucker, "Obituary: Faith Jaques", The Independent, 6 August 1997. Octavo. Original laminated pictorial boards, spine and front cover lettered in black. No dust jacket issued. Numerous illustrations within the text by Faith Jaques. Notably fresh, head and foot of spine slightly chipped, slight cracking to laminate at foot of front joint, minor browning to endpapers; a near-fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967.
Price: US$1148.52 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd in 1967. This is a very near fine copy. Without a dustwrapper as issued. The boards have no wear. The spine is straight and the binding square and firm. There are no issues with the laminate and no wear to the corners or spine ends. The pages are very clean without previous owner's ink. There is a faint smattering of light foxing marks to the upper text block. Overall it is a highly collectible copy. Roald Dahl's classic tale, illustrated throughout by Michel Simeon.
Seller: The Plantagenet King ABA / ILAB, Birchington, KENT, United Kingdom
Dahl, Roald; Simeon, Michael. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1967.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition of Dahl's escapist fruit adventure - a beautiful copy. Originally published in the U.S. in 1961 and newly illustrated by Simeon for this first British edition, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH was described in Allen & Unwin's foreword as Dahl's "first book for children" (somewhat accurate, if one disregards his earlier THE GREMLINS (1943), originally intended as the basis for a Disney film). Dahl's genius as a writer for all age groups lies in his refusal to strip his children's books of the pure, unadulterated nastiness at the core of his most memorable adult short stories; sex is absent, but the vulgarity and meanness in the darkness of the human heart is, if anything, greater and more fearsome here: for Dahl, hatred of injustice is born early in a child's spirit and festers until it finds some awful, Aunt-crushing catharsis. The gruesome revenges taken by the weak upon the strong are correspondingly satisfying, unfettered by impulses to mercy, and as deeply transgressive as ever: Dahl's works for children have often been objected to by adults and this particular book regularly features on lists of banned or challenged books in American libraries - but for many children, it is the spark of fantasy within bleak settings that appeals to the imagination without becoming saccharine. Tim Burton famously told Dahl's widow he wanted to turn JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH into a film because "it's the only book that ever gave me any hope when I was a child" (D IS FOR DAHL). Given the laminate boards, this book is extremely difficult to find in such lovely condition. 9.25'' x 6.5''. Original laminated pictorial boards. No jacket as issued. Illustrated by Simeon in black and white. 110, [2] pages. Laminate beginning to pull a tiny bit near joints (though entirely intact), else sound and bright. Faint marginal toning to leaves.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach (signed by Roald Dahl). George Allen & Unwin, 1967.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl. George Allen & Unwin, London. 1967 first UK edition first printing. With cut-out bookplate with Roald Dahl's signature on title page. BOok in good condition, with illustrations by Michel Simeon.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Price: US$1251.18 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original pictorial laminated boards, without dustwrapper was issued. Illustrated with line drawings throughout by Michel Simeon. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm and the the fragile laminate film intact. The contents are clean and bright throughout and without previous owners' marks. Housed in a bespoke quarter black morocco solander case with titles in gilt to the spine. A superb example of a notoriously brittle production. The first British printing of this classic of children's literature and the first edition to feature illustrations by Michel Simeon, which remained the standard up until 1990. Quentin Blake first illustrated the book in 1995. The story was first published in America in 1961 by Alfred A. Knopf, with illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom