Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

DAHL, Roald; Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman.

Item Number: 16020

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

First edition of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Roald Dahl on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. A very nice example.

Picking right up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family, and Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker. As the book begins, our heroes are shooting into the sky in a glass elevator, headed for destinations unknown. What follows is exactly the kind of high-spirited magical madness and mayhem we've all come to expect from Willy Wonka and his creator Roald Dahl. The American space race gets a send-up, as does the President, and Charlie's family gets a second chance at childhood. Throw in the Vermicious Knids, Gnoolies, and Minusland and we once again witness pure genius. "A delightfuly marvelous story bound to enchant all Willy Wonka fans" (Telegraph).