Search Results: james and the giant peach by dahl roald burkert

Puffin, 1988-10-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 0x5x8.

Puffin, 1988-10-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 0x5x8.

Puffin, 1988-10-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 0x5x8.

Penguin Classics, 2011-08-30. Paperback. Used: Good.

Penguin Classics, 2011-08-30. Paperback. Like New.

Penguin Classics, 2011-08-30. Paperback. New.

PUFFIN BOOKS, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 119pp, 5 x 7 inches

Penguin Classics, 2011-08-30. Anv Dlx. Paperback. Used:Good.

Penguin Classics, 2011-08-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Penguin Classics, 2011-08-30T00:00:01Z. paperback. New. 8x91x134. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Puffin Books, 1973-08-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Knopf, 1961. Hardcover. Very Near Fine. The only noticeable flaw is a 2 1/2" x 4" card taped to the last blank page of the book in a Near Fine, price clipped dust jacket.. 8vo. 119 pp. with whimsical black and white and color illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert throughout. Later, but early, printing of one of Dahl's classics. Bound by The Book Press, with a four [4] line colophon, this is the issue in light blue boards with a darker quarter spine and a nine [9] digit SBN [precursor to the ISBN] on the rear jacket panel. Front flap of the dust jacket is clipped, so no original price appears there. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 1961. Colophon has four [4] lines and says "Bound by The Book Press, New York" which is indicative of this being the second printing. Dahl's first children's book. The rear dust jacket flap of this copy mentions Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, making this edition from 1972 or so [although the only date printed in the book is 1961]. A very… Read More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, [c. 1972]. First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 119 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price is uncut: '$3.95.' Orange spine with white and black lettering. Light age toning to dust jacket. Mild shelf wear to head and tail of spine and minor tears along top and bottom edges of dust jacket. Bound in full orange/peach cloth. Top edge dyed orange/peach. Slight separation along gutter of front pastedown and first endpaper. Inscription of previous owner with date of 1974 on front endpage. White, black, and peach colored illustrations throughout textblock. Shelved case 2. First Edition, Later Printing with ISBN and mention of 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.' Date presumed from publication date of Glass Elevator. 1368614. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Second state of the first edition, 1961, with the four line colophon and no ISBN on either book or dustjacket. Very good in fair dustjacket. Illustrated throughout in black and white plus peach. Vivid peach colored cloth, green endpapers, 119 pages plus colophon, illustrated dustjacket. The book has some minor uneven fading to the covers and very light edgewear, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [3.95] and has considerable scuffing ans spotting, very minor chipping to the extremities, tiny closed tear to top edge of front panel.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Early printing of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. In 1953 Dahl married the actress Patricia Neal; they had three children, to whom he began to tell bedtime stories. James and the Giant Peach, the first of these to reach print, is a comic fantasy about a small boy who travels the world inside a huge peach, in company with several giant insects. Like most of Dahl’s children’s books, it first appeared in print in the United States (Carpenter & Prichard). It was made into the 1996 film produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, directed by Henry Selick, starring Paul Terry as James. "When Tim Burton approached Roald Dahl's widow about his plan to make a film of James and the Giant Peach, she asked him why he wanted to do it. Burton's answer clinched the deal:… Read More

New York, NY.: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good. 1961. First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in red orange cloth, with blind-stamping to the upper cover and gilt stamping to the spine, in a price-clipped, 2nd issue dust jacket with an ISBN on the lower panel. The DJ shows light soiling/foxing, and wear/a few closed tears to the edges. The covers show light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, light sunning to the bottom edge of the covers, and with a small, very faint stain to the bottom edge of the upper cover. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and generally clean with illustrations, including some in color but also with a bit of light scattered foxing to a few pages. This book is signed/inscribed by the illustrator Nancy Ekholm Burkert, on the half title-page. This book is hard-bound in red orange cloth, with blind-stamping to the upper cover and gilt stamping to the spine, in a price-clipped, 2nd issue dust jacket with an ISBN on the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 Book. Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A little shelf wear and fading to red cloth hardcover. Ink gift inscription on front end paper. Some thumbing to pages. Otherwise a solid, unmarked book. 120 pp. Five line colophon - Bound by H.Wolff, New York..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Second State, with four-line colophon reading "Bound by The Book Press, New York." Octavo (26cm); orange cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with pictorial elements embossed onto front cover, and no ISBN present on rear cover; dustjacket; [viii],118,[2]pp; illus. Hint of sunning to spine, faint trace of foxing to text edges, else a bright, Near Fine copy. In the first state dustjacket, price-clipped, with no ISBN number on rear panel, and only Someone Like You and Kiss, Kiss listed beneath the "About the Author" paragraph on the rear flap; gently spine-sunned, lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny nicks and tears, and some faint, scattered foxing to upper front panel; Very Good+ or better. A pleasing copy of Dahl's beloved children's book, following the travels of a young orphan boy in a giant peach, with a group of magically-altered garden insects. Basis for the 1996 Walt Disney film directed by Henry Selick.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First Edition, Second Isssue, with Bound by The Book Press, New York at colophon page. Fine in bright red cloth, in Near Fine dust jacket, small spot of soil front cover, price on jacket flap of $3.95 inked out with inked price of $3.29, a few small edge tears and chips, mainly at top edge and flap folds. With wonderful illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. This was Roald Dahl's first book for children. Basis for the 1976 BBC TV film starring Simon Bell, Anna Quayle, and Ann Beach, and the 1996 animated film starring Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Postlethwaite, and Susan Sarandon. A lovely copy of this enduring children's favorite story. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Tall 8vo.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition of this Dahl classic. Octavo, original cloth, beautifully illustrated, many full-page and in color. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper and also signed by the illustrator, Nancy Ekholm Burkert on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional example, most rare and desirable signed by both the author and the illustrator. In 1953 Dahl married the actress Patricia Neal; they had three children, to whom he began to tell bedtime stories. James and the Giant Peach, the first of these to reach print, is a comic fantasy about a small boy who travels the world inside a huge peach, in company with several giant insects. Like most of Dahl’s children’s books, it first appeared in print in the United States (Carpenter & Prichard). It was made into the 1996 film produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, directed… Read More