The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
A vaguely sinister comedy of manners by beloved artist Edward Gorey Told in a set of fourteen rhyming couplets, The Doubtful Guest is the story of a solemn, mysterious, outdoor creature, dressed rather ordinarily in sneakers and a scarf, who appears on a winter night at a family's Victorian home and never leaves again. Gorey's eerie and charming illustrations accompany the verses, making this an enjoyably strange (and strangely enjoyable) read for all ages.
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- 1957
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by Edward Gorey
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- First thus
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- June 1998
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- 9780151003136
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San Diego, California, USA
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, June 1998. First thus. Hardcover . Used - fine/No Jacket. A square, tight and unmarked copy. Item Price
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The Doubtful Guest
by Edward Gorey
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- 1998
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Exeter, Devon, GBR
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Harcourt, 1998. Hardcover. New. reissue edition. 32 pages. 5.00x7.00x0.25 inches. Item Price
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- very good
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- First UK edition
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Avon, Connecticut, USA
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London: Putnams, 1958. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Oblong illustrated boards in dustwrapper. An unpaginated book. First UK edition of Gorey's third offering. A clean near fine copy in clipped, but otherwise very good dustwrapper. Item Price
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by Gorey, Edward
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- 1958
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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London: Putnam, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good plus. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo. Unpaginated. Very edge of cover spotty, top edge of text block foxed. Ownership signature on fly-leaf. Dust jacket darkened on spine and edges, with some small edge tears, and one small tear on spine. Item Price
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by Edward Gorey
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by Gorey, Edward
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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New York: Peter Weed Books, (1957). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Oblong octavo, illustrated. Foxing to the front end paper and fly leaf otherwise a fine bright copy in a fine , price clipped dust jacket.
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by Gorey, Edward
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- 1985
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NY: Harcourt Brace and Co.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0151003130 . Pictorial hardcover. Trace soil to cover. Rear cover has prices blacked out. Else square tight unmarked copy. ; 7.2 X 4.7 X 0.4 inches . Item Price
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by Gorey, Edward
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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by Gorey, Edward
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Northport, New York, USA
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NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. (1978). Stated First printing Reissued 1978, First reissue edition, Toledano A3d; oblong 16mo.; black and white illustrations; a very good clean tight copy in an unclipped but soiled and edge rubbed dust jacket.
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- 1998
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- 9780151003136
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998. Later Printing. Hardcover. Fair. A fair reading copy. Book has a quite a bit of soiling to covers. 32mo (oblong). Item Price
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1978
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- Hardcover
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- 9780396076285
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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New York: Dodd Mead & Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0396076289 . Bright yellow board clean with sharp corners. Protected price unclipped dustjacket, with some sunfade to spine and a couple of waterspots. Book is firm in binding, free of markings, not ex-library. All illustrations sharp as new. ; 9.1 X 6.6… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DOUBTFUL GUEST
by EDWARD GOREY
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1958
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Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, GBR
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FIRST EDITION. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOARDS & WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET PRICED AT 6s. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH FULL PAGE BLACK & WHITE PLATES. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES. MINOR MARKS TO JACKET WITH A FEW MINOR CHIPS TO EDGES OF JACKET, MINOR MARKS TO REAR BOARD. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH PAGES CLEAN. PLEASE… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
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- 1978
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- Illustrated Boards
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- 9780396076285
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Pasadena, California, USA
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Nerw York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1978. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 " Tall x 9 1/4. Edward Gorey. Unpaginated. Small Iinscription In Ink On Ffep. Covers Clean, Trace Of Yellowing Around Base Of Spine. Interior Clean And Bright, Faint Trace Of Rubbing Dj Front Panel With A 1/2"Closed Vertical… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Doubtful Guest
by GOREY, Edward
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- Very good-
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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Rocky River, Ohio, USA
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good-/Very good-. Oblong octavo, unpaginated, illustrated. A nearly very good copy in the publisher's printed boards, which are rather warped. Still sound. Lengthy contemporary gift inscription to the front paste-down. In a nearly very good dust jacket, unevenly age-toned dust jacket, which has just a few short tears.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- Re-issued 1978, first printing, originally published in 1957. Th
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- 1978
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- 1 vols. Oblong 8v
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New York, New York, USA
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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1978. Re-issued 1978, first printing, originally published in 1957. The author's third book. 1 vols. Oblong 8v. Pictorial yellow paper boards. Fine copy in about fine, unclipped dust jacket. Re-issued 1978, first printing, originally published in 1957. The author's third book. 1 vols. Oblong 8v. Inscribed. Signed and inscribed on the title-page, "For Carol,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1957
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780926637023
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$29.50
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Peter Weed Books, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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THE DOUBTFUL GUEST
by GOREY, Edward
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- Used - Fine
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- price-clipped dj
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- New Edition
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- ( 1957 )
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- Hardcover
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- 9780926637023
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$175.00
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New York: Peter Weed Books, ( 1957 ). New Edition. Hardcover. Fine/price-clipped dj. edward gorey. 16mo, unpaginated, pictorial boards to match the dj; inked gift inscription in 1991 on front pastedown
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust jacket is slightly darkened with scuff marks to front cover
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- Reissued, First Printing
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- 1978
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- Illustrated paper covered baords in dust jacket
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- 9780396076285
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN
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The Doubtful Guest
by Gorey, Edward
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- Hardback
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