The Gashlycrumb Tinies - Hardcover
A new, small-format edition of one of Edward Gorey’s “dark masterpieces of surreal morality” (Vanity Fair): a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.
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"A is for Amy who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil assaulted by bears. C is for Clara who wasted away. D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh..." The rhyming couplets of this grim abecedarian are familiar, of course, to devotees of macabre humor, but the darkly crosshatched drawings are (as Poe put it) "the soul of the plot." Several years went by during which The Gashlycrumb Tinies: Or, After the Outing was not available in a small hardcover edition like this one, which is the true format for Edward Gorey's specialty, the adult picture book. (For those who wish to share the gloom there's a 10-copy assortment with The Curious Sofa.)
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Edward Gorey (1925-2000) wrote and illustrated such popular books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and The Headless Bust. He was also a very successful set and costume designer, earning a Tony Award for his Broadway production of Edward Gorey's Dracula. Animated sequences of his work have introduced the PBS series Mystery! since 1980.
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- PublisherDodd, Mead & Co.
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0396080073
- ISBN 13 9780396080077
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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The Gashley Crumb Tinies
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Dodd, Mead & Co., New York
(1982)
ISBN 10: 0396080073
ISBN 13: 9780396080077
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Book Description Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). Very good unread or lightly read hardback with very tight binding. Clean of owner's marks. Base and top edges coverboards rubbed, coverboards bowed outward, slight soiling of outside text block. Just jacket edges and extremities rubbed with one two areas with surface degradation, especially at front bend to flap. Some soiling. Stated first printing of the 1981 reissue. Seller Inventory # 1424
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo hardcover volume near fine with near fine dust jacket that has one tiny scrap on spine. One ink inscription on end paper else clean and fresh. Seller Inventory # 1730
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies
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(1986)
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Book Description Condition: Good. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1981. Reissue of 1962 ed. published in New York by Simon & Schuster. Oblong 16mo. Unpaginated. Illus. Good book. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (American wit and humor, alphabet rhymes) Inquire if you need further information. Seller Inventory # MA05H-00046
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies: Or, After the Outing
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Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
(1981)
ISBN 10: 0396080073
ISBN 13: 9780396080077
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Reissue. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Oblong duodecimo [17x18.5cm]. Pictorial paper over boards. Light rubbing to extremities. Endpaper just beginning to split along gutters. Front board is a hair warped. In a mildly toned dust jacket with a spot of soiling. A first printing of the 1981 reissue, signed by Edward Gorey in black ink on the title page. One of Gorey's most iconic works, a macabre and humorous abecedarium. Seller Inventory # 64428
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