First Edition bound in red cloth with embossed title design on front board and gilt titles to spine, mustard colored endpapers, chocolate colored top edge of text block, and five line colophon.. This US edition precedes the English by three years. Dahl's story was first immortalized on the screen in the 1971 movie (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) starring Gene Wilder. With the release of the Tim Burton version starring Johnny Depp this first edition has continued to rise in collectibility and value.
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