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James and the Giant Peach
by Dahl, Roald
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in fine second issue dust jacket (with ISBN number on rear panel); the pictorial jacket has slight soiling on rear p
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
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 slight soiling on rear panel, else very bright and crisp. Burkert, Nancy Burkert. 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. This is the first children's book to be illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.
Synopsis
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.
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Reviews
On Mar 13 2016, Peterfryer said:
This is a First printing of the trade edition bound in green and black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Not an ex-library Edition or the school edition which can be identified by the red binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 335062
- Title
- James and the Giant Peach
- Author
- Dahl, Roald
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 118, [2]pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- 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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second printing; second printing [with "The Book
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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