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NY:: Knopf,. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. The author's first book for children. Made into the 1996 film. First American edition (not stated), which precedes the British edition by six years, first issue (five line colophon, bound by H. Wolff). Measures 7.5" x 10.25", bound in red cloth with gilt lettering along the spine, green endpapers, top edge yellow. Previous owner's name and date (1961) on front paste-down, else near fine in a very good (several small chips including some along the spine), price clipped dust jacket with no ISBN on the rear panel. ; 120 pages .

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.