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DAHL (ROALD) James and the Giant Peach. A Children's Story, FIRST EDITION, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1961
15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
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DAHL (ROALD)
James and the Giant Peach. A Children's Story, FIRST EDITION, second issue with 4-line colophon stating 'Bound by The Book Press, New York', plates and illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, publisher's orange cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust-jacket, large 8vo, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1961
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A FINE COPY OF THE AUTHOR'S SECOND BOOK, the English edition of which did not appear until 1967. Its macabre humour attracted the attention of the American censors, and it still ranks No. 56 on the American Library Association's top 100 list of most frequently challenged books.





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