Chitty chitty bang bang novel

A near-fine copy in like dust jacket, not price-clipped, "signed by the illustrator" sticker on front panel, bright and sharp. Small bump to lower corners, contents clean. With dust jacket.Ĭolour and monochrome illustrations throughout by John Burningham. Original red boards, spine lettered in silver, illustrated endpapers. Schøyen's private collection of manuscripts, which span all cultures and all time periods, is one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. Author(s): Ian Fleming, Joe Berger Coffee Table Books. This copy is from the significant Ian Fleming collection of Martin Schøyen (b.1940), with his bookplate. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Book 1 (Macmillan Collectors Library).

The present edition was published to celebrate the centenary of Fleming's birth. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, the classic adventure story featuring a high-spirited family and their magical car, was first published in three Burningham-illustrated volumes in 1964 and later served as the basis for the Oscar-nominated film musical scripted by Roald Dahl. First Puffin Books edition, first impression, signed by the illustrator on the half-title.