First edition, first printing published by George Allen and Unwin in 1967. It was the basis for the 1971 film directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and again the 2005 film starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy and Christopher Lee. Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory First Edition 1967. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is already a great classic work one of the most enduring post-war children’s books Dahl is undeniably special" (Connolly, 102).
"Charlie earned for its author a cult following among child readers Dahl has been called a literary genius his books have been considered modern fairy tales" (Silvey, 186). Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, “For “Jan” Roald Dahl.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
$15,000.00 Item Number: 130750įirst edition, first issue with the six line colophon on the last page in the first-issue dust jacket, without the ISBN number on the rear panel.
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