Description:
UsedGood. All orders ship by next business day! This is a used paperback book. Has moderate wear on cover and/or pages. Has no markings on pages. Spine has been opened/creased. Has ex library labels/markings. Has a personalized note/signature just inside the cover. Front cover has crease(s). For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials. We are a small company and very thankful for your business!
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach Paperback - 1996
by Roald Dahl; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
When magic touches an old peachtree, strange things start happening. A giant peach grows as large as a house, and when James crawls inside, the adventure begins. Lane Smith has created wonderful new illustrations based on the characters in the new full-length movie from Disney.
About this book
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.
Summary
Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things little—in this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insects—a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City. This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text.
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.
Details
- Title James and the Giant Peach
- Author Roald Dahl; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-04-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780140374247 / 0140374248
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.4 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 790
-
Themes
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects England, Magic
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 88042879
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Entertainment Weekly, 11/14/2014, Page 111
More Copies for Sale
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- UsedGood
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Tucker, Georgia, United States
- Item Price
-
$1.47$4.49 shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
$1.47
$4.49
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
$2.49$3.00 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Viking Books for Young Readers. Used - Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business.
Item Price
$2.49
$3.00
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
$2.49$3.00 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Viking Books for Young Readers. Used - Very Good. . . Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours.
Item Price
$2.49
$3.00
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- Condition
- UsedGood
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Lynden, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$4.33FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
UsedGood. Book is in good condition and may contain underlining or highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include library labels. May not contain miscellaneous items (toys, dvds, etc). We offer 100% money back guarantee and fast customer support.
Item Price
$4.33
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- Condition
- UsedGood
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Seller
-
Imperial, Missouri, United States
- Item Price
-
$4.74FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
Item Price
$4.74
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald; Smith, Lane [Illustrator]
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 8
- Seller
-
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Item Price
-
$5.11FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Puffin Books, 2000-04-26. Paperback. Acceptable. 7x5x0.
Item Price
$5.11
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald; Smith, Lane [Illustrator]
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Kingwood, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$5.15FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Puffin Books, 2000-04-26. Paperback. Good. 7x5x0.
Item Price
$5.15
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald; Smith, Lane [Illustrator]
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 11
- Seller
-
Houston, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$5.15FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Puffin Books, 2000-04-26. Paperback. Acceptable. 0x0x0.
Item Price
$5.15
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald; Smith, Lane [Illustrator]
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 4
- Seller
-
Kingwood, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$5.15FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Puffin Books, 2000-04-26. Paperback. Acceptable. 7x5x0.
Item Price
$5.15
FREE shipping to USA
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780140374247
- ISBN 10
- 0140374248
- Quantity Available
- 185
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$5.99FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Penguin Young Readers Group, 1996. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$5.99
FREE shipping to USA