Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: the Magical Car
by Fleming, Ian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket has a faint crease line along the front and rear panels. Also some light discoloration along the spine and seams of the dustjacket - see image. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition - definitely of Collector's interest. Or, an outstanding gift. Two children persuade their father, an inventor, to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 111 pages .
Synopsis
Jemima and Jeremy Potts watch their father fix up his old, broken down jalopy with excitement, feeling that there is something special about it... sure enough, once the car is repaired, it begins to fly and drive itself around! They name the car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang because of the sounds it makes as it drives them on their wild adventures!
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8226
- Title
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: the Magical Car
- Author
- Fleming, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Juvenile, Fantasy
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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