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(London: George Allen & Unwin 1967). First UK Edition. Publisher's laminated boards illustrated in colour. A couple of tiny bumps to the boards, miniscule loss of laminate (hardly worth mentioning) to the left-hand corner of the front board. No inscriptions. No wear to the spine tips. No inscriptions. Spine square and firm. Some pale foxing spots to several pages (but not obtrusive). Black and white illustrations throughout by Michel Simeon. A very nice copy indeed of a fragile children's book. Photographs/scans available upon request.

James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was first published in 1961 and tells the story of a young English orphan boy who enters a gigantic, magical peach, and has a wild and surreal cross-world adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs he meets along the way. The novel is known for its whimsical narrative, imaginative description, and creative characters.