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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. 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 rubbing. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. 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…
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James and the Giant Peach.
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James and the Giant Peach.: A Children's Story.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1961. A signed copy of the author's first book for children 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. 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…
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The Roald Dahl Children's Novels First Edition Collection - Consisting: The Gremlins, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny The Champion of the World, The Enormous Crocodile, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me, Matilda, Esio Trot, The Vicar of Nibbleswicke and The Minpins
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London: Cape, George Allen and Unwin, Century. A set of the first edition, first printings of Roald Dahl's seventeen novels for children. Published between 1943 to 1991 by numerous publishers including George Allen and Unwin and Cape and comprising: The Gremlins, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny The Champion of the World, The Enormous Crocodile, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine, The BFG, The Witches, The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me, Matilda, Esio Trot, The Vicar of Nibbleswicke and The Minpins. All books are in very good condition. The Gremlins without dust wrapper as issued. Some light edgewear to the dust wrappers, some neatly clipped but overall a very good set indeed and rarely sold as a set. Please do email for further details and photos of this superb collection.
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James and the Giant Peach
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New York,: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1961. First Edition/First State. A lovely copy including four full-page color illustrations. Numerous other illustrations throughout the text. A near fine copy, in the publisher's blindstamped red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is bright and solid just very slightly bowed. The dust wrapper is price clipped, with some very light creasing and a few tiny tears along the top edge. A beautiful copy overall of Dahl's first children's book.. First Edition. Near Fine/Excellent. Illus. by Nancy Ekholm Burket. 4to..
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James and the Giant Peach
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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Signed 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. Flap price $3.95. SIGNED on a tipped-in page. Book fine, small spot rubbed on half-title page, previous owner's inscription on front free end paper. Dust jacket very good, some rubbing, a couple of closed tears (one at top of front hinge to spine), some chipping, small piece missing at top of rear panel, some sun-fading. We will provide a certificate of authenticity. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
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James and the Giant Peach
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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition, first issue, in a fine dust jacket, with "Bound by H., Wolff, New York" on the colophon page. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
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James and the Giant Peach
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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition, first state ("Woolf" on colophon page) in a fine dust jacket with a tiny (1/4 inch deep) chip at the top of the spine. Original price still present on front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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James and the Giant Peach
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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition, first issue (with "Bound by H. Wolff" in the colophon in the back of the book)in a very good dust jacket. With inscribed cover from a paperback edition of this title laid in. Some small chips and some closed tears on the front of the jacket and spine ends. Original price of $3.95 on front jacket flap and no ISBN on back panel. The spine of the jacket is not sun-faded, which is unusual for this title. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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James and the Giant Peach
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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The first edition first state (with Wolff on colophon page), very good in a very good dust jacket. Signed by Dahl on a laid in publisher's bookplate. Precedes the first UK edition. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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James and the Giant Peach
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First Edition, second issue (with 4 line colophon and The Book Press), however, this copy is signed boldly by the author, "love, Roald Dahl" on the front free endpaper and signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkette on the half title page. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight and the boards are beautiful. The pages are clean with no marks or bookplates. The original dust jacket has 3.95 price intact. Overall, an exceptional copy.
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James and the Giant Peach
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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition, first issue (with "Bound by H. Wolff" in the colophon in the back of the book). Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Some small chips and some closed tears on the front of the jacket. Original price of $3.95 still on jacket flap. The spine of the jacket is less faded than usual.
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The Commemorative Limited Edition of the Works of Roald Dahl Including James and the Giant Peach; Fantastic Mr. Fox; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Magic Finger; Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Danny, the Champion of the World Etc
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UK: Cape, 1991. First Edition . Half-Leather. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quentin Blake. ?1st Edition 1991. Limited Edition of 500 copies this being number 164. The Commemorative Edition, published on what would have been the Author's 75th Birthday. It was released a year after his death. Bound in half leather and decorative paper covered boards. Matching card slipcase. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. Quality production. The Commemorative Limited Edition of the Works of Roald Dahl Including James and the Giant Peach; Fantastic Mr. Fox; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Magic Finger; Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Danny, the Champion of the World; The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar; The Twits; George's Marvellous Medicine; The BFG; The Witches; Boy; Going Solo; Matilda; Esio Trot. Books and slip cases are fine and very bright. Original outer slip case is missing. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 11804
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James and the Giant Peach
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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A near fine first edition, first issue (with first issue colophon in the rear, Bound by H Wolff) in correct first issue dust jacket, not price clipped and without the usual fading but with some short scratches and a tear on the front of the jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story
by Dahl, Roald; Nancy Ekholm Burkett [Illustrator]
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First Edition. Fine/Very Good+. 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.
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James and the Giant Peach
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 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.
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James and the Giant Peach illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 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.
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James and The Giant Peach [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1961). First Edition, Second Issue with 4 line colophon, 'Bound by the Book Press', no ISBN. Dahl's classic young adult novel. This copy nicely signed 'Love / Roald Dahl / xxxx' at lower front endpaper. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, dime sized chip at top spine end, modest wear.
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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
by DAHL, Roald; illustrated by SIMEON, Michel:
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London: George Allen and Unwin. 1967. First UK edition, first printing. 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…
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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
by Dahl, Roald; Simeon, Michael
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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1967. First printing. Near fine.. 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…
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James and the Giant Peach
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George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 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. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1967.
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