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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$749.46NZ$674.51
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1967. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Michel Simeon. 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
Synopsis
James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The novel features an English orphan boy named James Henry Trotter cared for by his two abusive aunts. James finds a tunnel in a gigantic peach and enters into a magical world where he befriends seven bugs. He proceeds to embark on a wild adventure with his insect friends, getting into trouble and saving them from sticky situations. The book has frequently become the target of censorship due to its infrequent gruesome and potentially horrifying content. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996.
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Reviews
On Mar 13 2016, Peterfryer said:
This is a First printing of the trade edition bound in green and black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Not an ex-library Edition or the school edition which can be identified by the red binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 776P4
- Title
- James and the Giant Peach
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Illustrator
- Michel Simeon
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- James and the Giant Peach roald dahl michel simeon peach roald dahl nancy ekholm burkert quentin blake
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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