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THE VERY FINE CLOCK. Drawings by Edward Gorey. [SIGNED by EDWARD GOREY].
by (Gorey, Edward). Spark, Muriel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, (1968)., (1968).. Very good. INSCRIBED TO BOB WILSON OF THE PHOENIX BOOKSHOP & SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY - Oblong octavo, 6-3/4 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide. Bound in pictorial orange cloth stamped in purple with an illustration by Gorey, in a color pictorial dust wrapper titled in orange on the front panel and in black on the spine. The front folds of the dust jacket are very slightly rubbed with a couple of very tiny chips to the jacket's edges. Unpaginated, illustrated with pictorial endpapers & full-page black & white illustrations by Edward Gorey on the rectos and text by Muriel Spark on the verso. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.
First edition, with no statement of edition. [Toledano B40a]. INSCRIBED by GOREY to BOB WILSON of the PHOENIX BOOKSHOP: 'For Bob / 24 November 1969 / Edward Gorey".
Copies of this title signed by Gorey are RARE.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97712
- Title
- THE VERY FINE CLOCK. Drawings by Edward Gorey. [SIGNED by EDWARD GOREY].
- Author
- (Gorey, Edward). Spark, Muriel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, (1968).
- Date Published
- (1968).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED; THE VERY FINE CLOCK; MURIEL SPARK; EDWARD GOREY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; CHILDREN'S BOOK; JUVENILE; TOLEDANO B40A; INSCRIBED TO BOB WILSON; PHOENIX BOOKSHOP; RARE; ILLUSTR
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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