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George Allen & Unwin, 1967. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very near fine illustrated covers, laminated as issued, tiny grazing at spine ends, the pages clean and tidy, small crease on lower edge of four leaves, very slight spotting to front text block. Illustrated in line throughout by Faith Jaques. Overall, a very nice copy of the first UK impression of Dahl's most famous book, introducing the memorable characters of Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Augustus Gloop, Grandpa Joe, the Oompa-Loompas and, of course, Mr Willy Wonka. David Walliams, the inheritor of Dahl's style, says that the discovery of this book changed his life: 'You are lucky if a book has one great idea in it. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has a hundred. It's a world of pure imagination. This book made me fall in love with reading'.

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.