The Headless Bust: A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
As we wander off with Edward Gorey into the next millennium our reasons for being here are far from clear. Nevertheless, the master craftsmen is at his best . . Ere the last guest was fin'lly gone.Ça va, hélas, from bad to worse: Adieu to prose, alló to verse. The Bahhumbug with lack of tact. Now called attention to the fact, Which made it feel to Edmund Gravel. He was already to unravel
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939765
- Title
- The Headless Bust: A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- signed
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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