Born to be Posthumous The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey.
by Dery, Mark
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0008329842
- ISBN 13
- 9780008329846
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Collins, 2008. Paperback. viii, 503pp. No jacket (as issued). The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. From "The Gashlycrumb Time" to "The Doubtful Guest", Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton to Neil Gaiman and Lemony Snicket. But who was this man, who lived with over twenty thousand books and six cats, who roomed with Frank O'Hara at Harvard, and was known - in the late 1940s, no less - to traipse around in full-length fur coats, clanking bracelets and an Edwardian beard? Mark Dery draws back the curtain on the eccentric genius and mysterious life of Edward Gorey. "A genius book about a bookish genius". Fine and unread. Very small mark to leading edge of the text block.
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- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308706
- Title
- Born to be Posthumous The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey.
- Author
- Dery, Mark
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0008329842
- ISBN 13
- 9780008329846
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Edward Gorey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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