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The Blue Aspic
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Illustrated boards. Near fine in lightly edge-worn dust jacket
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
[New York: Meredith Press, 1968. First edition. Small 8vo. Illustrated boards. Near fine in lightly edge-worn dust jacket. First edition. Small 8vo. Inscribed, "24 November 1969. For Bob [Wilson], Edward Gorey." Wilson was proprietor of the Phoenix Bookshop in New York. Toledano A27a
Synopsis
Edward Gorey's dark sense of humor brings us opera understudy, Ortenzia Caviglia, and her lucky break is the mysterious murder of the reigning diva. Now that she is in the spotlight, she earns an admirer, Mr. Jasper Ankle, who braves dangerous weather and suffers poverty in his quest to hear her perform. As Ortenzia's star rises, Jasper falls into despair, until the desperate collision of performer and fan in true Edward Gorey fashion.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 265154
- Title
- The Blue Aspic
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Small 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Illustrated boards. Near fine in lightly edge-worn dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Meredith Press
- Place of Publication
- [New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books | Children's Books | Edward Gorey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature;
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