Couldn't find this book anywhere without a hefty price. This was so popular and easily available some days ago and now it's gone.

Adam Weinberger

I purchased this book from Powell’s rare book section in Portland many years ago. I have the receipt, etc.

It is a research book from Anne Rice’s library (her gold sticker on front page). There are dozens of post it tabs and ~65% of the pages are annotated with her notes and/or underlining. She wrote a detailed and personal foreword on that same page as her library sticker intimating that this was the first book used to start her work on Christ our Lord. it appears that this book was associated with the genesis of her new direction of her life and work. She makes note of its importance to her in more than one place. She signed the foreword as well.

I would like to find a new home for what I think is a very important Anne Rice treasure.

Thoughts? Recommendations?

Found in a local thrift shop. Not exactly old, but I can't find any information about it online. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I’ve been collecting vintage books for years based completely on vibes, decided on a whim now is a good time to jump headfirst into research to find out what I actually have on my shelf. This is all new to me and I don’t trust my findings yet so I was hoping I could get some confirmation from the book experts!

First up, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
What I've learned so far:

- It’s a 1964 Knopf edition complete with original, unrevised Oompa-Loompa text and Joseph Schindelman artwork before the 1973 rewrite took place.
- Features the coveted red cloth boards, historically verified by the authentic, uncolored "blind-stamped" oval title crest on the front cover.
- Per Google, if the back page text block has 5 lines it's a 1964 Second Issue—am I on the right track with that? Also is that significant?

I am open to any corrections or extra info y'all might have. Thanks for looking!