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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, A RARE COPY SIGNED BY ROALD DAHL

DAHL, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1964). Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in custom slipcase.

First edition, first issue, signed by the author. Extremely rare.

“The story of a young, impoverished boy whose selflessness and luck eventually wins him the coveted Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory, Charlie earned for its author a cult following among child readers? Dahl has been called a literary genius; his books have been considered modern fairy tales” (Silvey, 186). “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is already a great classic work… one of the most enduring post-war children’s book… Dahl is undeniably special” (Connolly, 102). With numerous in-text illustrations by Joseph Schindelman. First issue, with six lines of publishing information on last page (five in later issues); variant binding, in blue cloth.

Front inner paper hinge neatly repaired. Light soiling and minor abrasions to near-fine boards. Dust jacket price-clipped with loss to spine foot (not affecting lettering), slight foxing, light wear to edges. A near-fine copy, exceptionally rare and desirable signed by Dahl.