The Gorey Alphabet
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable, 1961. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Gorey, Edward. A humorous romp through the alphabet, with all sorts of savory & unsavory persons from the brilliant mind & pen of Edward Gorey representing each letter. Unpaginated. Orig. published in the US in 1960 in a softcover edition with the title,"The Fatal Lozenge'' (see our listing #017924 for that title), this is the First British Edition, first printing, from 1961 with the new title & different cover illustrations than those that appeared on the American version. Small (5.75" x 4.5") hardcover has bright pink boards decorated with one of Gorey's wonderfully macabre scenes, including the standard dead body & skeleton & haunted lady/curious child. Condition is VG+: extremely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. No DJ as issued. Besides the sunned spine, the corners are slightly bumped. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017898
- Title
- The Gorey Alphabet
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- ALPHABET ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR EDWARD GOREY FIRST BRITISH EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children: Readers/ABCs/Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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