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James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- first
- Condition
- VG/Fair
- Seller
-
Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
This is the First Edition, Second Printing of Roald Dahl's first book for children, published in the US in 1961, six years before his UK edition was published. Second issue indicated by 4line colophon where it states "Bound by the Book Press, New York" in addition, the Library of Congress catalog number is 61-8127, and DJ mentions no other children's books books on right inside flap.
Hardback is red cloth with blind stamped pictorial of James surrounded by wreath, with gilt lettering on spine. binding is tight, no marks of flaws to the text, very slight age toning.
DJ (as reflected n the price) is in only fair condition, with magic marker scribbles in red on front cover. Otherwise, the DJ has minor chipping on margins, two open tars on top front cover and one closed tear on front right bottom of DJ. $3.95 price has been clipped.
n admirable collectible copy of the first children's book and first year of publication. See photos, Mylar protected.
Hardback is red cloth with blind stamped pictorial of James surrounded by wreath, with gilt lettering on spine. binding is tight, no marks of flaws to the text, very slight age toning.
DJ (as reflected n the price) is in only fair condition, with magic marker scribbles in red on front cover. Otherwise, the DJ has minor chipping on margins, two open tars on top front cover and one closed tear on front right bottom of DJ. $3.95 price has been clipped.
n admirable collectible copy of the first children's book and first year of publication. See photos, Mylar protected.
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
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11-15-2022-03
- Title
- James and the Giant Peach
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- Illustrator
- Nancy Ekholm Burkert
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Issue
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 119
- Size
- 10 3/16" x 7 1/16"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Roald Dahl
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Bonnie Lane Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
Biblio member since 2022
Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
online book business specializing in First Editions, Native American literature, Poetry, and American History,
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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