James and the Giant Peach.  New York: Knopf, 1961



4to (10 1/8 x 7 in.; 557 x 178 mm).  Illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.  Publisher's orange-red cloth, spine gilt-lettered, upper cover stamped in blind, green endpapers; spine slightly darkened, edges lightly foxed, some spotting on pastedowns.  Original pictorial dust-jacket; spine darkend, spine ends, joints and upper edge of lower cover chipped, some browning.

4to (101/8 x 7 in.; 557 x 178 mm). Illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Publisher's orange-red cloth, spine gilt-lettered, upper cover stamped in blind, green endpapers; spine slightly darkened, edges lightly foxed, some spotting on pastedowns. Original pictorial dust-jacket; spine darkend, spine ends, joints and upper edge of lower cover chipped, some browning.
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First edition, second issue, of Dahl's scarce first book for children, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Love, Roald Dahl."