1961 JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Roald Dahl Illustrated Hardcover Dust Jacket

1961 Hardcover copy of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH by Roald Dahl. Published by Knopf. Dust jacket has chips and general wear. Sticker damage on back.  Interior pages are structurally sound. B&W as well as color Illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.  There is a 4-line colophon on the back page.

Roald Dahl's books often come with an element of controversy. In the early 1990s a public school system In Texas banned James and the Giant Peach because the school district's superintendent argued that the books were age inappropriate based off the use of curse words in the book such as ass. If you are a collector of banned books, then this is one you want on your shelf.