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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: the further adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka chocolate-maker extraordinary
by DAHL, Roald
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- first
- Condition
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm.); blue cloth spine over tan paper covered board, titled in pink on spine; dustjacket; 163pp, illus. Light rubbing to board edges; upper board edges slightly sunned; Very Good Plus. Jacket is unclipped (priced $3.95) with a few small and faint spots to front panel; faint damp-mark and a tiny loss at base of spine panel; jacket flaps with old creases; still a presentable example with spine lettering unfaded, VG. Illustrated by Joseh Schindelman. The U.S. edition precedes the first U.K. edition.
Synopsis
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the UK by George Allen & Unwin in 1973.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52022
- Title
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: the further adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka chocolate-maker extraordinary
- Author
- DAHL, Roald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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