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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham

by FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964), [BURNINGHAM, John (1936-2019), illustrator]

$253 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · Signed

London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Quarto (26 x 22cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a few inevitable scratches (as dispatched to us- the book has been carefully wrapped and stored by ourselves since publication). A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. This is the commemorative hardback released to coincide with the author's centenary year. Gilbert A17a(12).

  • Publisher: London: Puffin Books, 2008
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: unknown

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