Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Free Shipping
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Knopf,, NY:, 1961
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (illustrator). The author's first children's book. Made into the 1996 film. First American edition (not stated), which precedes the British edition by six years, second issue (bound by The Book Press). Measures 7.5" x 10.5", bound in red cloth with gilt lettering along the spine, green endpapers, top edge yellow. Small spot of fading at the crown of the spine, else near fine. No dust jacket. ; 120 pages.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
HC. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover. 2nd Issue, with 4-line Book Press colophon. $3.95 price on front flap fold with ISBN on rear DJ. Spine extremities bumped. Two 1/8" tears in spine tail cloth. Else binding quite clean. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. A bit of soil to endpapers. Else pages are clean. DJ spine extremities and corners are bumped, rubbed, with a 1/4" tear at the spine tail. Light rubbing down flap folds. One pencil eraser size and one pencil point size brown spot on DJ front panel. Very faint smudge on DJ front panel, and a bit of rubbed soil to DJ rear panel. DJ spine a bit sunned. ; CFH15A; 119 pages.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 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.
Published by Knopf, New York, 1961
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (illustrator). First Edition. Tight clean book in uniformly red (or burnt-orange) boards with blindstamp decoration to front and bright gilt titles to spine; unmarked but for name and place/date to copyright page. 4 line colophon indicating second issue. In price-clipped dust jacket, rubbed with various edgewear from 2 one inch tears to 2 cm deep chip rear top edge, and touches of corner wear. ; 120 pages.
Published by New York: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1961
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. First edition, second printing with four lines colophon stating "Bound by The Book Press, New York", 8vo (9.5 in x 6 in), pp. (8), 1-118, (2), illustrated in color and b/w by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Original gilt lettered and blind pictorial orange cloth in original color pictorial dust jacket. Fine clean bright copy in near fine dust jacket with slight damp line near lower spine and price-clipped, Sheets clean, unmarked, complete. H10436 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (-) Jacket. illustrated by NANCY EKHOLM BURKERT (illustrator). First Edition. Second state with four line colophon, BOUND BY The Book Press, New York. Blind-stamped burnt orange cover with gilt spine title. No ISBN. $3.95 dusk jacket. About 10-1/4 x 7-1/4 with 319 pages plus colophon. Book in nice condition with very light wear. The jacket is lightly foxed with mild wear to the extremities and edges. Hardcover book with jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Signed
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: 'It's the only book that ever gave me any hope when I was a child" (D is for Dahl, 68).
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 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. Size: Tall 8vo.
Published by Knopf,, NY:, 1961
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (illustrator). The author's first book for children. Made into the 1996 film. First American edition (not stated), which precedes the British edition by six years, first issue (five line colophon, bound by H. Wolff). Measures 7.5" x 10.25", bound in red cloth with gilt lettering along the spine, green endpapers, top edge yellow. Previous owner's name and date (1961) on front paste-down, else near fine in a very good (several small chips including some along the spine), price clipped dust jacket with no ISBN on the rear panel. ; 120 pages.
Published by Knopf,, NY:, 1961
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (illustrator). The author's first book for children. Made into the 1996 film. First American edition (not stated), which precedes the British edition by six years, first issue (five line colophon, bound by H. Wolff). Measures 7.5" x 10.25", bound in red cloth with gilt lettering along the spine, green endpapers, top edge yellow. Very good or better in a very good (some minor edge wear with a couple of short closed edge tears, fading along the spine) dust jacket. The dust jacket has the original $3.95 price on the front flap and no ISBN number on the rear panel. ; 120 pages.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
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 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: 'It's the only book that ever gave me any hope when I was a child" (D is for Dahl, 68).