La Chauve-Souris Dorée/The Gilded Bat
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1966. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. A stunning copy of this true FIRST EDITION, First Printing by Simon & Schuster from 1966.This tribute to Edward Gorey's love of the dance originally appeared in serial form in "Ballet Review." Oblong hardcover is in Near Fine condition, marred only by mild bumping to corners. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages creamy white with a whiff of tanning; no foxing. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.00 price at bottom of front flap) is also Near fine, with mild rubbing to extremities; no fading or tears or chips. Nicely protected in new archival mylar cover free! We are also offering the First Printing of the later (1979) reprint edition; please see our listing #023607, same book, cheaper price. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific) ship same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020983
- Title
- La Chauve-Souris Dorée/The Gilded Bat
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATION ILLUSTRATOR HUMOR MACABRE ART BALLET DANCE DRAWING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comic Art/Cartoons/Humor/Animation/Graphic Novels; Performing Arts: Theater/Dance/Music & Musicians; Illustrated Books/Illustrators / Edward Gorey;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.