March 2021 Catalogue

15 I m a g i n e d W o r l d s E a r l y M a r c h 2 0 2 1 “Greetings To You… From Mr. Willy Wonka!” 13. DAHL, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. New York, 1964. Octavo, original red cloth, dust jacket, custom clamshell box. $7800. Click for more info First edition, first issue, of Dahl’s deliciously delightful tale of magic and morality, with numerous in-text illustrations by Joseph Schindelman. “ Charlie earned for its author a cult following among child readers… Dahl has been called a literary genius; his books have been considered modern fairy tales” (Silvey, 186). “ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is already a great classic work… [and] one of the most enduring post-war children’s books… Dahl is undeniably special” (Connolly, 102). Book fine, dust jacket with tiny closed tear to front panel, just a bit of faint soiling. A near-fine copy. I“ ’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.”