Published by Saturday Review Press/E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, New York NY, 1974
Seller: Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition stated. This is an eclectic grouping of humorous mini-biographies, such as Jane Austen, Beethoven, Louisa May Alcott, Aldous Huxley, Sergei Eisenstein, James Joyce, Mozart, Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde, and Sappho along with many others. Illustrated with great whimsey by Edward Gorey, this compilation is a joy for all readers. The book is in fine condition. The price-clipped dust jacket bears a beautiful Gorey cover. The dj back has a small brown stain and an approx 1/2-inch tear at the top.
Published by Saturday Review Press / E. P. Dutton & Co., N.Y., 1974
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Ner Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. xxi, 391, xvii, 173, xxi, 217p. Three volumes. A near fine set, in very good d.j.s. which are a little faded on the spines and show a little wear at the bottoms of the spines. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.