charlie and the chocolate factory 1st edition

Rare edition designed for Concorde Confections of Chicago. Schindelman, Joseph (Illustration) (illustrator). The sub title of the book is Concerning the adventures of four nasty children and Our Hero with Mr. With James and the Giant Peach, this book established Dahl as among of the greatest children's authors of all time. Basis of two feature films, the first starring Gene Wilder as Willie Wonka and the second, with Johnny Depp as Willie Wonka.

The first edition was published in America, preceding the British by some three years. The book has achieved a cult status in modern children's literature. The author's iconic tale of the adventures of a young boy, Charlie Bucket, inside the factory of eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka, which established Dahl as a children's writer. Illustrated in black and white by Joseph Schindelman. A fine copy in a superb fine dustwrapper, which is clean and crisp, with just an invisible short closed tear to the upper panel. Red cloth with gilt lettering and top edge brown, in white based pictorial dustwrapper. not quite as rare as the 1st issue, but still rare, there were later issues. 1st edition, 2nd issue with the five line colophon, not six. a near fine copy in the original red gilt silken cloth, with the red tint top fore edge and the 1st issue dust jacket without the ISBN number. Wonka allowed them to tour his factory in the first place? Introduces readers to such unforgettable characters as the hardworking Oompa-Loompas, the extremely spoiled Veruca Salt, and, as readers will soon discover, the aptly named Violet Beauregarde.

What will happen if they disobey? And why has Mr. Wonka's strict, but rather strange, rules for behavior. On the big day, Charlie and the other visitors are warned to obey all of Mr. Life changes for a poor but kindhearted boy named Charlie Bucket when he manages to win one of five golden tickets that allows him and a guest of his choice to tour the chocolate factory of an eccentric and reclusive candy inventor named Willy Wonka. Darkly humorous, slightly creepy, and ultimately the tale of a nice guy who just might finish first, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the prolific Roald Dahl's most popular works. Concerning the adventures of four nasty children and Our Hero with Mr. Attractive, near very good original in near good wrapper. Dust wrapper moderate edge wear, rub, some bleed, discoloration to back panel unclipped 3.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Dark red full cloth boards, embossed title design at front board, crisp gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Includes the infamous Oompa-Loompa illustrations (excised in later editions). Charming original illustration throughout by Joseph Schindelman. Scarce second printing w/five line colophon matching wrapper without isbn number at back.

Charlie and the chocolate factory 1st edition