Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

DAHL, Roald.

$9,800.00

Item Number: 147400

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

First edition, second issue with the five line colophon on the last page. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the family of film director Fred Zinnemann on the front free endpaper, “THIS BOOK IS FOR THE GRANDCHILDREN OF RENEE AND FRED WITH LOVE FROM Roald Dahl 1969.” Fred Zinnemann was a revered film director and producer who won four Academy Awards for directing and producing films in various genres. His best known works include High Noon, From Here to Eternity, Oklahoma! and The Day of the Jackal. Dahl was a family friend of the Zinnemann family. Near fine in a supplied near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman. A very sharp example, most rare and desirable signed and inscribed and with a wonderful association.

"Charlie earned for its author a cult following among child readers Dahl has been called a literary genius; his books have been considered modern fairy tales" (Silvey, 186). "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is already a great classic work [and] one of the most enduring post-war children’s books Dahl is undeniably special" (Connolly, 102). It was the basis for the 1971 film directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and again the 2005 film starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy and Christopher Lee.