The Willowdale Handcar: The Return of the Black Doll
by Edward Gorey
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"The Willowdale Handcar" - or, The Return of the Black Doll by EDWARD GOREY. 1962 1st edition, 1st printing; The Bobbs-Merrill Company; Indianapolis and New York. Softcover with the original $1.50 price intact on the front cover. The book features illustrations by Gorey on the front/back covers, and on every other page. The book is smaller in size - it measures 6" tall x 5 3/4" wide.
Condition:
Some very light soiling to the covers. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only a small, light smudge at the outer margin of the last page. Both covers and all pages are securely attached. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
Synopsis
In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar. On the way to nowhere in particular they pass a number of odd characters and observe a series of baffling phenomena, from a house burning down in a field to a palatial mansion perched precariously on a bluff. At once deeply vexing and utterly hilarious, darkly mysterious and amusingly absurd, The Willowdale Handcar is vintage Edward Gorey.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7784
- Title
- The Willowdale Handcar
- Author
- Edward Gorey
- Illustrator
- Edward Gorey
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- edward gorey, willowdale handcar, return black doll, gashlycrumb tinies, doubtful guest, amphigorey also, hapless child, curious sofa, unstrung harp, epiplectic bicycle, west wing, evil garden, shrinking treehorn, amphigorey again, the object-lesson, utte
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