James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl [FIRST EDITION] 1961 • Knopf • Mint!

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert

FIRST EDITION [1961] ALFRED A KNOPF

Stunning first edition.  Rare later 1971 printing w/ blurb on rear panel for "the upcoming sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

ISBN on rear of jacket and copyright page, otherwise identical to the first printing with orange cloth boards and an unclipped front panel with price of $3.95.    By far, the nicest copy we've encountered.

Features original full color illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.  

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.  

Dust jacket is in beautiful shape;  minor shelf wear / a few minuscule sealed edge tears.  Now housed in a new custom-fit brodart jacket protector. 

Book itself is near mint.  Two minuscule bumps to otherwise pristine cloth boards.

Clean, bright, immaculate white pages that read as new.  Gorgeous!

ABOUT THE BOOK

When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. 

After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away--and the adventure begins!