CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. The Complete Adventures of the Magical Car.

First collected edition, first printing. Publisher's review copy. Original orange cloth with illustration in silver to the upper board and silver titles to the spine, in the John Burningham illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout in colour and ink wash by John Burningham. An excellent near fine copy, the binding firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Loosely laid in is a purple Jonathan Cape review slip printed in black stating the publication date and price and requesting that reviews do not appear before that date. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£1.50 net to the lower front flap).

The first one volume edition of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Adventures, first published over three volumes between 1964 and 1965.