Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 1972 First Edition First Printing Roald Dahl Knopf Hardcover Dust Jacket

DESCRIPTION

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl, published in New York by Alfred A. Knopf in 1972, the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The copyright page states First Edition, the illustrations are by Joseph Schindelman, and this copy retains its dust jacket, price-clipped at the front flap. An owner's bookplate dated 1973 is on the front pastedown.

WORTH NOTING

• Author: Roald Dahl
• Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York; Borzoi Book imprint
• Year: 1972
• Copyright page states First Edition; listed as first printing
• ISBN 0-394-82472-5
• Dust jacket present, price-clipped ($3.95 price recorded)
• Owner bookplate dated 1973 on front pastedown
• Not signed

MEASUREMENTS

• Approx. 8.25" H × 5.75" W

CONDITION

Good pre-owned condition with light signs of age and handling. Please review photographs for details. The cloth boards are clean with minimal surface wear and lightly softened corners, and the binding is tight. The dust jacket shows edge toning and is price-clipped. Pages show light toning. An owner bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown; no other writing noted.

STYLE NOTES

Shelve it beside Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where the elevator can find its way home.

FROM THE HOUSE

Willy Wonka's second act, in the jacket it first wore to the bookshop.

A useful thing should still have manners. ~ Maxwell