Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

DAHL, Roald; Illustrations by Quentin Blake.

Item Number: 123982

London: Viking, 1995.

First printing of this edition with illustrations by Quentin Blake of Dahl’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

"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.