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Headless Bust

by Edward Gorey

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Publisher Comments:

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

Synopsis:

The inhabitants of the ever-so-popular "Haunted Tea Cozy" return in a new holiday tale looking forward to the turn of the millennium. Full color.
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About the Author

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) wrote and illustrated such popular books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and The Headless Bust. He was also a very successful set and costume designer, earning a Tony Award for his Broadway production of Edward Gorey's Dracula. Animated sequences of his work have introduced the PBS series Mystery! since 1980.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780151005147
Subtitle:
A Melancholy Meditation for the False Millennium
Author:
Gorey, Edward
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Individual Artist
Subject:
American
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Cartooning
Subject:
Millennium
Subject:
Poetry, American
Subject:
Millennium -- Poetry.
Subject:
Single Author / American
Subject:
Techniques - Cartooning
Copyright:
1999
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
19991015
Binding:
Hardback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
64
Dimensions:
7.25 x 7.25 in 0.6 lb
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