The Gilded Bat
by Gorey, Edward & Illus. by The Author
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Black Pictoria; with white and yellow images; spine eges rubbed; DJ is not price clipped,
- ISBN 10
- 0396076882
- ISBN 13
- 9780396076889
- Seller
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Gainesville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Dodd, Mead & Co.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Black Pictoria; with white and yellow . images; spine eges rubbed; DJ is not price clipped, two chips at top edge; . in protective sleeve; No marks or writing, clean tight binding;. 1979. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0396076882 . a Tale of Baroque beauty about the Passion of Art and Price of Immortality; reprint First Printing of the 1979 Reissue ; .
Synopsis
The Gilded Bat by Edward Gorey is a grim yet hilarious tale of a diva ballerina, illustrated with Gorey's detailed line and ink drawings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Chaser (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11236
- Title
- The Gilded Bat
- Author
- Gorey, Edward & Illus. by The Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Black Pictoria; with white and yellow images; spine eges rubbed; DJ is not price clipped,
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0396076882
- ISBN 13
- 9780396076889
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- 0396076882
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The Book Chaser
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Gainesville, Florida
About The Book Chaser
The Book Chaser is located in a store in Florida and specialized in Unique and Fine books with emphasis on Florida and the South, Natural Sciences, Children and Modern First Editions. Member of the FL Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- First Edition
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- Price Clipped
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....