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A classic by Edward Gorey, master of the comic art and one of the most renowned cartoonists of our time.
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Originally published in 1957, The Doubtful Guest serves as a prime example of the beauty, eccentricity, and brilliance of Edward Gorey's work. If the book was read aloud without revealing the accompanying black-and-white drawings, you might guess the tale came from the quirky genius of Dr. Seuss. The rhyming couplets and nonsensical verse (about an even more nonsensical creature) feel familiar, but in Gorey's skilled hands, the experience becomes altogether new.
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The doubtful guest shows up unannounced and unwelcome, yet its presence is accepted after only a brief interlude of screaming. The staid, pale, Victorian inhabitants of the mansion alternately stare and glare at the doubtful guest as it tears out whole chapters from books, peels the soles of its white canvas shoes, and broods while lying on the floor ("inconveniently close to the drawing-room door"). Strangely, or rather, typically, as this is a Gorey book, the stymied occupants never ask the guest to leave--and in 17 years it has still "shown no intention of going away." Maintaining a matter-of-fact tone in spite of true oddity is pure, delicious Gorey, and his trademark drawings are not to be missed. The ghostly, stark, and undeniably amusing illustrations make The Doubtful Guest an entrancing tale in which reserved, insular lives meet with the unexpected and bizarre. (Ages 5 and older)
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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- PublisherDodd Mead
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0396076289
- ISBN 13 9780396076285
- BindingHardcover
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Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # N06A-04835
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Edward Gorey (illustrator). Bright yellow board clean with sharp corners. Protected price unclipped dustjacket, with some sunfade to spine and a couple of waterspots. Book is firm in binding, free of markings, not ex-library. All illustrations sharp as new. ; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches. Seller Inventory # 95647
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Thus. 1978 re-issue of the 1957 edition. Price-clipped jacket. with a couple of small punctures at the top left of the front. Gift inscription on front end paper. Seller Inventory # 001463
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Book Description Illustrated Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Edward Gorey (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Unpaginated. Small Iinscription In Ink On Ffep. Covers Clean, Trace Of Yellowing Around Base Of Spine. Interior Clean And Bright, Faint Trace Of Rubbing Dj Front Panel With A 1/2"Closed Vertical Tear Bottom Edge. Rear Dj Panel Slight Soiled Near Top Edges. Dj Price-Clipped And In A Protective Brodart Cover. Seller Inventory # 027352
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing thus. Fine in a near fine dust wrapper, one short closed tear. Seller Inventory # rbb 18-8 gorey yello
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Book Description Condition: Good. . Good dust jacket. Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on front pastedown. This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. (Edward Gorey, cartoons, illustrations, comic strips, graphic novel, humor and satire, gothic). Seller Inventory # SA12G-00259
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