| Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator |
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Author |
| Roald Dahl |
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Publisher |
| George Allen & Unwin |
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Published |
| 1973 |
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First Edition |
| yes |
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Illustrator |
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Faith Jaques |
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Dust
Cover |
| no |
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Condition |
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George Allen & Unwin, London, 1973. First Edition / first printing. ISBN 0 04 823106 1. 61/2" x 91/2". 150pp. Laminated pictorial boards. No dust-wrapper as issued. Copious b/w illustrations by Faith Jaques. Good condition. Covers show slight handling/shelfwear but no serious damage; corners very slightly bumped, spine very slightly cocked, laminate loose over the hinge near spine rear board, cracked in the equivalent line on the front. Two very small red felt-tip marks bottom page edges; some foxing top page edges. No foxing at all on text pages, only a very few spots rear facing endpaper. Contents VG+. No inscriptions, tears or stains. Good quality paper ageing well. All in all a good, collectable first edition.
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Picking right up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family, and Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker.
As the book begins, our heroes go shooting into the sky in a glass elevator, headed for destinations unknown. What follows is exactly the kind of high-spirited magical madness and mayhem we've all come to expect from Willy Wonka and his creator Roald Dahl. The American space race gets a send-up, as does the President, and Charlie's family gets a second chance at childhood. Throw in the Vermicious Knids, Gnoolies, and Minusland and we once again witness pure genius. |
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