Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, The Further Adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willie Wonka, Chocolate-Maker Extraordinaire by Dahl, Roald - 1972

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. A beautiful copy of the 1972 Hardcover First Edition (see photos). Very Near Fine condition in a Very Near Fine Dust Jacket (only very slightly rubbed; see photos). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. NOT a book club edition. NOT price clipped ($3.95). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (removed temporarily to take these photos). Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. Bound in the original beige boards (illustrated in blue), with a blue cloth spine lettered in pink. The edges of the boards are just a little age-toned (see photos). NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. First printing with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page, and with NO indication of any other printing. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. Sequel to CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. From the Dust Jacket: "Charlie is back! Starting where CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY left off -- in the Great Glass Elevator -- this story takes Charlie, Mr. Wonka, and Charlie's parents and grandparents on a most extraordinary series of adventures. Thanks to Mr. Wonka and a couple of buttons that did and did not get pushed, the Glass Glass Elevator and all its passengers find themselves orbiting in space." Keywords: Willy Wonka.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Near Fine condition/Very Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Schindelman, Joseph. 8vo. (xii), 164pp.