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1979, image size 240 x 220 mm, 9� x 8� inches, painted on same size Windsor and Newton board, Biro's name, address and telephone number stamped on reverse. The jolly brightly coloured image shows Willy Wonka leading the crowds through the gates towards the factory, behind him are Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt, and at the rear Charlie and his Grandfather. Biro has signed in ink top left. This image occupies over a page in the abridged version of the story told in the Hamlyn Wonder Book of Modern Stories, pages 82-93. The water colour is in excellent condition and it is offered with a near Fine copy of the book in a near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, no inscriptions. Val Biro, author and artist, was born in Budapest in 1921 and came to England before the war to study art. He has illustrated many books for children, especially the Gumdrop series, and for adults. He also contributed artwork for many Pan paperback covers and dustjackets. Price includes VAT. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a delightful novel by Roald Dahl that tells the story of a poor boy named Charlie Bucket who finds a golden ticket in a chocolate bar, granting him a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious and magical chocolate factory.