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Q.R.V.
by Gorey, Edward
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1989.. Miniature book (3.5 x 3 cm; 1.5 x 1.25"). Decorated boards, paper label. About fine. First edition. 29 illustrations by Gorey, each opposed by text relating to the mysterious liquid, Q.R.V. The published edition consisted of 400 copies printed by Darrell Hyder, of which 110 were specially bound, slipcased, with coloring by Gorey. This is an uncolored copy, in the variant binding executed on the colored copies, denoted as out-of-series ('os') and signed by Edward Gorey. The second true miniature by Gorey. BRADBURY (Bromer) 15.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT88083
- Title
- Q.R.V.
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Anne & David Bromer
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1989.
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About the Seller
William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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