Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl sold for a mind-boggling $25,000.
Hey wait, I had that edition, it’s still on my mom’s shelves back in Philadelphia!
The $25,000 copy was a first edition from 1964 that had been signed and inscribed by the author with the words “For Jane and Alex with much love Roald Dahl October 1964.” The bookseller was Raptis Rare Books located in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Published in September 1964 by Knopf, just 10,000 copies of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were published and they sold out within a few weeks.
This copy is by far the most expensive Roald Dahl book to sell via AbeBooks and probably the most expensive Dahl book to ever be sold. I am going to so SO rich.
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