The true first edition (preceding the UK edition by three years), first issue, with six lines of printing information (instead of five) on the final page. Octavo (9 3/16 x 6 1/8 inches; 233 x 155 mm). [12], 161, [1], [1, blank], [1, colophon] pp. Black and white text illustrations.

Publisher's original red cloth with covers stamped in blind. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt. Top edge stained chocolate. Mustard endpapers. In the original color pictorial dust jacket. Jacket spine very slightly sunned. A few small chips and some small professionally repaired closed tears. A shallow crease to the bottom right corner to the bottom middle of the jacket. Overall a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket.

“The adventures of four nasty children and our hero with Mr. Willy Wonka and his famous candy plant”(from the jacket).

HBS # 65479 $2,750