No writing, no torn pages, crisp, yellowing in pages as expected for a vintage book Candy for life and a tour of Willie Wonka's top-secret chocolate factory was the prize for buying a candy bar containing a Golden Ticket. Here is the exciting, hilarious, and moral story of the five prizewinners. They were, alas, repulsive children, with the exception of Charlie Bucket, whose family was so poor he could only have one candy bar a year. Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland."--The New York Times. RL 5, IL 3-8 This low-priced Bantam Book has been completely reset in a type face designed for easy reading, and was printed from new plates. It contains the complete text of the original hard-cover edition. NOT ONE WORD HAS BEEN OMITTED. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY A Bantam Book / published by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. PRINTING HISTORY Knopf edition published September 1964 21 printings through July 1972• Revised edition published March 1973 August 1973 4th printing September 1975 January 1974 5th printing. .. May 1976 Literary Guild edition published 1968 Bantam edition / November 1977 November 1977 6th printing November 1977 7th printing April 1978 8th printing July 1978 9th printing January 1979 June 1979 July 1979 June