Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Dahl, Roald; Schindelman, Joseph (Illustrator)

$40 · Offered by Biblio

In dust jacket

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair-Good. Schindelman, Joseph. The wonderful children's tale about Willa Wonka's chocolate factory, five children, & lucky golden tickets. Orig. published in 1964, this is a Book Club Edition (BCE) of the 1973 revision, in which the black Oompa-Loompas were redrawn amidst concerns about racism. In 178 pages + About the Author in rear, this hardcover has tan cloth over boards brightly stamped with an image of Charlie at the gates of the Wonka estate in purple & rust to front board, same color lettering to spine. Condition is VG-: extremely clean, but significantly foxed to all outside edges of text block, with lighter spots & mild tanning to interior pages, which are otherwise completely unmarked. Very mild bumping to corners & both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is Fair-Good, with many small chips, soiling, & rubbing; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Year: 1973
• Edition: Book Club Edition (BCE)
• Printing: later
• Binding: hardcover

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