DAHL, Roald.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf , 1964.
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“I wish you a happy Christmas and a merry New Year": First Edition, First Issue of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; With a Signed Note Laid In
First edition, first issue with the six line colophon on the last page in the first-issue dust jacket, without the ISBN number on the rear panel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. With a signed note from Roald Dahl laid in which reads, "July 30, 1963 Dear Stephen I wish you a happy Christmas and a merry New Year Roald Dahl." In fine condition. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. A nice example, rare and desirable with the contemporary signed note.
"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 [and] one of the most enduring post-war children’s books Dahl is undeniably special" (Connolly, 102). It was the basis for the 1971 film directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and again the 2005 film starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy and Christopher Lee.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
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