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🔹 Item Specifics (copy/paste friendly)
Author: Ian Fleming
Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car
Publisher: Random House
Year: 1964
Edition: First Edition, Stated First Printing
Illustrator: John Burningham
Format: Hardcover, Quarto (4to), 114 pages
Binding: Red cloth with illustrated endpapers
Dust Jacket: Yes, price clipped
Language: English
Special Attributes: First Issue (“P.S.” on dedication page)
Subject: Children’s Literature / Collectible Books
🔹 Description (-optimized)
Authentic 1964 Random House First Edition, stated First Printing of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car by Ian Fleming, featuring the correct first issue point with “P.S.” on the dedication page.
Illustrated throughout by John Burningham, whose artwork is a defining feature of this classic children’s book and a key element for collectors.
📘 Condition Details
Binding: Very good. Red cloth shows light sunning along edges, mild softening to spine ends, and light foxing/spotting to the outer text block.
Interior: Clean, bright, and unmarked. No writing or damage noted.
Dust Jacket: Original jacket present and complete. Price clipped. Graded good or better with edge wear, chipping at folds and spine ends, and sunning to the spine. Light toning and mild soiling to panels and flaps. Presents well overall.
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🔹 Why This Copy Matters
✔️ True First Edition / First Printing
✔️ Correct first issue point (“P.S.” on dedication page)
✔️ Fleming’s only children’s book
✔️ Illustrated by John Burningham
✔️ Increasingly scarce in collectible condition
Introduces the Pott family and the iconic big green Paragon Panther, later immortalized in film.
🔹 Shipping & Returns (buyer-confidence language)
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All sales final / No returns
