The Broken Spoke
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0396073751
- ISBN 13
- 9780396073758
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. Book. Illus. by Edward Gorey. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Oblong hardcover, bound in printed boards with matching artwork on non price-clipped dust-jacket, both front and rear covers. Dust-jacket illustrated by Edward Gorey. Unpaginated [66 pages]. Illustrated throughout with full page color and black and white drawings by Edward Gorey, printed on rectos, with corresponding letterpress printed on facing versos [in most cases]. First trade edition, first printing with no other printings listed. Original $6.95 price on dust-jacket flap. A humorous take on post-cards and bicycles, with many of the plates printed in full color, an unusual departure for Gorey. No previous ownership marks. Several small dark spots to inner gutters, else a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket complete and unclipped with no tears to chips. A very nice copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018011
- Title
- The Broken Spoke
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Illustrator
- Edward Gorey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0396073751
- ISBN 13
- 9780396073758
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Edward Gorey, Children's Book
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall
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Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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