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DAHL**, ROALD: : The Twits. [Exclusively for Marks & Spencer. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.** ]

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE/an imprint of Random House Children's Books,2007.

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UK,slim 12mo French flaps,illustrated,1st edn thus. [Originally first published,1980 (CAPE, London,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,BLAKE illustrated,1st edn),this BLAKE illustrated title again,as CAPE/RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS,UK,HB+dw/dj edn in 2003,and this particular French flap issue/edn published exclusively for Marks & Spencer p.lc.,2007 in this different format.] FINE. No owner inscrptn and an absence of a published price.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt paper-covered card covers with French flaps,each with black-lettered text - synopsis to front and potted biographies of author+illustrator to rear respectively - and each flap with a Blake's small colour illustration,a larger glossy,colour pictorial illustration also by Blake,to front cover with author's capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered name and a matt brown-lettered title and illustrator's name credited in brown-lettering,to lower edge of his illustration. Spine/backstrip with a glossy mauve panel at head of same with black-outlined,capitalised, white-lettered author name within; a glossy thumbnail colour detail from front's illustration,a brown-lettered title and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered initials and white illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear cover with a pale blue background with a single brown bird-pie illustration and a b/w barcode thus - M 8348 982 S.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and immaculate plain pale white endpapers.Top+fore-edges with sporadic but miniscule spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim 12mo French flaps,illustrated,1st edn thus, 9-270pp [paginated] includes 29 partitions most with full+part-page b/w and some with head+ tailpiece illustrations too,by Quentin Blake to some partitions,and throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w illustrated title page,a dedication,and a Contents list/table.                 Seems to be an uncommon,if not scarce,format issue/edn.See also my book IDs' rja1159824 and rja1160024 for similar M&S Exclusive format isuues of 'Danny the Champion of the World' and 'THE BFG'.  Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 15+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's ephemeral softback.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for it's brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a softback.        With filthy hair all over his face and horrid plots growing in his mind,Mr Twit is one of the nastiest people you'll ever meet and Mrs Twit is just as bad and even uglier! But they don't stop at tricking each other: neighbouring children and even the local birds are in danger,and that's where the Muggle-Wumps come in.            This family of monkeys has had enough of the Twits' tricks and,with the help of the handsome Roly-Poly bird,they decide its time for sweet revenge. . .              Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,12mo French flaps,illustrated,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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