"'I'M SHRINKING!' BURBLED MR. TWIT. 'SO AM I!' CRIED MRS. TWIT."
DAHL, Roald. The Twits. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. London: Jonathan Cape, (1980). Octavo, original red paper boards, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
First edition of Dahl's story about the dreadful Mr. and Mrs. Twit, who play ugly tricks on each other.
"Most of Dahl's stories revolve around a strict portrayal of good versus evil, and the child who embodies the good is always triumphant. Evil, whether it is represented by landowners, witches, giants, or nasty children, is always severely done away with in the end" (Silvey, 185). Connolly, 102, 10.
Fine condition.