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Knopf, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A near fine first edition, first issue (with first issue colophon in the rear, Bound by H Wolff) in correct first issue dust jacket, not price clipped and without the usual fading but with some short scratches and a tear on the front of the jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

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.

One can determine if a copy of 'James and the Giant Peach' is a first edition by looking for the publisher's name and the original publication date on the copyright page, as well as identifying the presence of a specific cover design or illustrations that were unique to the first edition.