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THE WITCHES

by Roald Dahl

Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Published by Jonathan Cape. 1ST. 1983

Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. 'This is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL Witches. None of your silly black hats and broomsticks - the truth is MUCH MORE SCARY...' Gloriously gruesome secrets aptly illustrated in b/w by Blake. Dark green boards, gilt titles to spine. 208 pages. 9.5 x 6.25 inches.

A little fading along a couple of cover edges. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Tape marks to pastedowns and flaps of wrappers. Some grubby margin marks. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; some grubby marks; tear to base of spine.

ISBN: 0224021656
Stock no. 2123541

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Contents

  • This is not a fairy tale. It is about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women, living in ordinary houses and working in ordinary jobs. How are we supposed to know who they are? This book will help. A real witch spends all of her time plotting to get rid of the children in her territory. She absolutely loathes children.
  • The story is set in Norway and the Hotel Magnificent in Bournemouth and features one of the loveliest grandmothers you could ever read about plus the most revolting, monstrous and unnatural group of 'ladies' imaginable.

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