James and The Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of James and The Giant Peach was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961 in New York. The first edition was illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. The first edition dust jacket has a $3.95 price stamp. True firsts have a five-line colophon "Bound by H. Wolff, New York" on the copyright page.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
Various illustrated versions have been done over the years by artists such as Michael Simeon for the first British edition, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith, and Quentin Blake.
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
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- 1961
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Middleville , New York, USA
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$1,500.00
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1961. This book was made into a movie. Hardcover in great condition dustjacket not so much as it is ripped and missing half in back. Inside front cover gift inscription. Item Price
$1,500.00
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James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - A fine copy in fine second issue dust jacket (with ISBN number on rear panel); the pictorial jacket has slight soiling on rear p
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- First edition, second printing; second printing [with "The Book
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- 1961
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- Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 118, [2]pp. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$400.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition, second printing; second printing [with "The Book Press" imprint on colophon page], in fine second issue dust jacket (with ISBN number on rear panel). Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 118, [2]pp. 8vo. A fine copy in fine second issue dust jacket (with ISBN number on rear panel); the pictorial jacket has… Read more about this item Item Price
$400.00
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1961
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- Tight
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Portland , Oregon, USA
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$3,000.00
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First Edition, second issue (with 4 line colophon and The Book Press), however, this copy is signed boldly by the author, "love, Roald Dahl" on the front free endpaper and signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkette on the half title page. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight and the boards are beautiful. The pages are… Read more about this item Item Price
$3,000.00
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James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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$2,000.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing with five line colophon with "Bound by H. Wolff, New York." Near Fine with cloth faintly spine faded, lightly wrinkled at rear cover. Rear corner bumped. In a Near Fine dust jacket with publisher's price of $3.95 intact and no ISBN on… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,000.00
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
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- Used - Very Good
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- First edition
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- 1967
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- Hardback
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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$439.64
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story
by Dahl, Roald. Illustrated By Nancy Ekholm Burkert
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- Used - Very Good
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- Fair
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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East Granby, Connecticut, USA
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$227.99
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Second state of the first edition, 1961, with the four line colophon and no ISBN on either book or dustjacket. Very good in fair dustjacket. Illustrated throughout in black and white plus peach. Vivid peach colored cloth, green endpapers, 119 pages plus colophon, illustrated dustjacket. The book has some minor uneven fading to the… Read more about this item Item Price
$227.99
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Fair
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- Fair
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- First US Edition/Later Printing
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394812823
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Albany, California, USA
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$40.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A more recent printing and ex-library copy rebound for the libraries in sturdy pictorial cloth. Paper scarring to top of ffep and some stamps, marks and writing to free endpapers and title page, but no pocket or due slip. Jacket is unclipped ($13.95)… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
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- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Issue
- Published
- 1961
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- Tight
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Roseburg, Oregon, USA
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$300.00
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story.
by DAHL, Roald.
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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$1,250.00
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NY:: Knopf,. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. The author's first book for children. Made into the 1996 film. First American edition (not stated), which precedes the British edition by six years, first issue (five line colophon, bound by H. Wolff). Measures 7.5" x 10.25", bound in red cloth with gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,250.00
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used
- Edition
- Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included)
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- 1961
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- No Binding
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Montreal, Quebec, CAN
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$220.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine, & features a blind embossed [sculpted] design, with GILT stamping inspired… Read more about this item Item Price
$220.00
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as Issued)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, GBR
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$628.05
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London: George Allen and Unwin, 1967. 110pp, [2], original laminated boards. Laminate very slightly lifting to spine / upper cover, but no other cracking or lifting, very minor rubbing to extremities. A few light spots of foxing internally, but generally bright and clean and nicer than is usually found.. First Edition. Hardback. Good+/No Jacket (as Issued). Illus. by Simeon, Michel.… Read more about this item Item Price
$628.05
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780141322636
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$1.26
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
by Dahl, Roald; (Burkert, Nancy Ekholm, Illus.)
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition, Later Printing
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- 1961
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- Hardcover in dust jacket
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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$450.00
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New York, NY.: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good. 1961. First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in red orange cloth, with blind-stamping to the upper cover and gilt stamping to the spine, in a price-clipped, 2nd issue dust jacket with an ISBN on the lower panel. The DJ shows light soiling/foxing, and… Read more about this item Item Price
$450.00
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James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Canterbury, Kent, GBR
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$1,124.21
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George Allen & Unwin Ltd. First edition published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd in 1967. This is a very near fine copy. Without a dustwrapper as issued. The boards have no wear. The spine is straight and the binding square and firm. There are no issues with the laminate and no wear to the corners or spine ends. The… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,124.21
James and the Giant Peach.
by DAHL, Roald.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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$95.00
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NY:: Knopf,. Near Fine. 1961. Hardcover. The author's first children's book. Made into the 1996 film. First American edition (not stated), which precedes the British edition by six years, second issue (bound by The Book Press). Measures 7.5" x 10.5", bound in red cloth with gilt lettering along the spine, green endpapers, top… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
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James and the Giant Peach.
by DAHL, Roald.
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- Used
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- 1961
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London, GBR
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$12,246.98
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1961. A signed copy of the author's first book for children First edition, first printing, with the five-line colophon, signed by the author on the front free endpaper. An early advert for the book stated "one is tempted to say that not since Alice has there been such a wonderland. The difference is that… Read more about this item Item Price
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James and the Giant Peach
by DAHL, Roald
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- (1961)
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- Hardcover
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Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
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$350.00
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NY: Knopf. (1961). Later, but early, printing of one of Dahl's classics. Bound by Book Press, with a 4-line colophon, this is the issue in light blue boards with a darker quarter spine and an SBN on the rear jacket panel. Distinguished by its condition: light foxing to the top edge; slight mustiness; but a near fine copy in a… Read more about this item Item Price
$350.00
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James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Later Printing
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
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$450.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Dahl's first book for children, fantastically illustrated by Burkert; basis of the 1996 film. An early printing, but not the scarce first. Dating this book precisely is difficult: most copies listed are much later printings, though called 'first edition, second state' even by dealers who should know better - see note at the end… Read more about this item Item Price
$450.00
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780141322636
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$1.26
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Paperback. Good. Item Price
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James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First US Edition/Later Printing
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394812823
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- 1
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Albany, California, USA
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$25.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A nice later reprint In light blue boards and dark blue spine cloth with gilt that has dulled. Small ding/gouge to bottom of front board and some fading to top edges and spine which is slightly cocked. Wear to corners with… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00