Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham by FLEMING, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964), [BURNINGHAM, John, illustrator]

London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. [Children's classic] Vintage hardback in a single volume; originally published in three volumes. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with green endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper. Clean ex-library copy with a neat stamp to the copyright page, 'withdrawn' stamp on endpapers, library slip has been removed resulting in a strip of removed green endpaper. Jacket clipped else fine. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography A17a (11).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, clipped and priced at £7.50 via publisher's label (as issued). A clean, fine copy. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (11).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £6.95 via publisher's label (as issued). Fine in near fine jacket. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl.From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (11).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1981. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the third printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with plain green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £4.95. As new. A superb example. Many copies of this printing appear to have gone to lending libraries; this is a clean and bright private example. Uncommon thus. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (11).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1977. [Children's classic] CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, the second printing, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with green illustrated endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £3.95 via publisher's label. Contents clean. A lovely fine copy in fine jacket with trivial handling. Almost as new. Many copies of this printing appear to have gone to lending libraries; this is a clean and bright private example. Uncommon thus. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (10).

London: Jonathan Cape. 1971. [Children's classic] FIRST CAPE SINGLE VOLUME IN HARDCOVEr, originally published in three volumes. Bibliographer's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.128. Illustrated by John Burningham. Gilt-titled orange cloth with green endpapers. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Burningham, priced at £1.75 via publisher's label. Contents clean. A lovely fine copy in near fine jacket with minor wear to spine tips. Many copies of this printing appear to have gone to lending libraries; this is a clean and bright private example. Uncommon thus. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a (9).

London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014.. LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. 8vo. (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48.Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers, the three volumes are presented in a racing green slip-case. Fine / as new. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book.

London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a few inevitable scratches (as dispatched to us- the book has been carefully wrapped and stored by ourselves since publication). A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. This is the commemorative hardback released to coincide with the author's centenary year. Gilbert A17a(12).

London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] LIMITED EDITION. In three volumes, complete. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48. Publisher's white hardcovers in glossy pictorial dust-wrappers, the three volumes are presented in a racing green slip-case. A facsimile of the first edition of Ian Fleming's famous children's story about the Pott family and their adventures with the magical car, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The original edition was illustrated by renowned artist John Burningham as only his second commission; for this edition he has re-worked some of his original artwork for the book. Fine/as new. Edition limited to 100 copies, this set being one of a few marked 'o/s' [out-of-series]. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl.

London: Puffin Books, 2008. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS, signed by the illustrator. Bibliographer's copy. Quarto (26 x 221cm), pp.[8]; 113; [7]. Publisher's red cloth in metallic glossy pictorial dust-wrapper. With the publisher's 'signed' badge affixed to the upper panel. A fine copy, never used. The shiny jacket showing just a few inevitable storage scratches. A classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car. Basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. This is the commemorative hardback released to coincide with the author's centenary year. From the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert A17a(12).