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THE TWITS
by Dahl, Roald; Blake, Quentin
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a very good plus.
- ISBN 10
- 0394845994
- ISBN 13
- 9780394845999
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1981. First printing. Near fine in a very good plus.. First US edition of Dahl's novella about a married couple that's nasty inside and out - said to have been inspired by Dahl's dislike of beards. 9'' x 6.25''. Original quarter cloth paper boards with metallic purple lettering to front board and spine. In original, unclipped ($6.95) pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated throughout in black and white. [8], 80 pages. Jacket with light shelfwear, toning to verso. Book with trace edgewear. Interior crisp, tight.
Synopsis
The Twits is a humorous children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was written in 1979, and first published in 1980. Mr. and Mrs. Twit are two ugly, smelly, nasty, stupid people who spend their lives playing nasty tricks on each other.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51818
- Title
- THE TWITS
- Author
- Dahl, Roald; Blake, Quentin
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a very good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394845994
- ISBN 13
- 9780394845999
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 1980s,20th century,Chapter Book,English & British
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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