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The Unstrung Harp: Or, Mr Earbrass Writes a Novel
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151004358
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004355
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace & Company, New York, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (illustrated Board). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Edward Gorey. The text is illustrated with black and white drawings, one every second page, by Edward Gorey; who, also did the illustration for the boards. Black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for underlying boards, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A meditation by the author / artist about writing, and, all things to do with being alive. A little rubbing of the book edges and panels. Hint of rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. first edition by this publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Not paginated.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Edward Gorey. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Illustration; ISBN: 0151004358. ISBN/EAN: 9780151004355. Inventory No: 0290446. . 9780151004355
Synopsis
On November 18th of alternate years Mr Earbrass begins writing 'his new novel.' Weeks ago he chose its title at random from a list of them he keeps in a little green note-book. It being tea-time of the 17th, he is alarmed not to have thought of a plot to which The Unstrung Harp might apply, but his mind will keep reverting to the last biscuit on the plate." So begins what the Times Literary Supplement called "a small masterpiece." TUH is a look at the literary life and its "attendant woes: isolation, writer's block, professional jealousy, and plain boredom." But, as with all of Edward Gorey's books, TUH is also about life in general, with its anguish, turnips, conjunctions, illness, defeat, string, parties, no parties, urns, desuetude, disaffection, claws, loss, trebizond, napkins, shame, stones, distance, fever, antipodes, mush, glaciers, incoherence, labels, miasma, amputation, tides, deceit, mourning, elsewards. You get the point. Finally, TUH is about Edward Gorey the writer, about Edward Gorey writing The Unstrung Harp. It's a cracked mirror of a book, and it's dedicated to RDP or Real Dear Person.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290446
- Title
- The Unstrung Harp: Or, Mr Earbrass Writes a Novel
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Illustrator
- Edward Gorey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (illustrated Board)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151004358
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004355
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Edward Gorey, Illustrator, writing Literature & Literary; Illustration; Edward Gorey Unbranded ISBN: 0151004358 EAN: 9780151004355 Gorey, Edward The Unstrung Harp: Or, Mr Earbrass Writes a Novel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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