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THE KING WHO SAVED HIMSELF FROM BEING SAVED. Drawings by Edward Gorey. [SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY with a CARD SIGNED BY JOHN CIARDI].
by (Gorey, Edward). Ciardi, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia / New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1965., 1965.. Very good. - Oblong 16mo, 5 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in pictorial golden yellow cloth titled in black on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper with illustrations in color by Edward Gorey on the front and rear panels. The dust jacket is slightly soiled. Unpaginated, with black & white illustrations by Edward Gorey on every page. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.
First edition. [Toledano B24]. SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY ON THE TITLE PAGE.
Laid into the book is a card SIGNED BY JOHN CIARDI.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97933
- Title
- THE KING WHO SAVED HIMSELF FROM BEING SAVED. Drawings by Edward Gorey. [SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY with a CARD SIGNED BY JOHN CIARDI].
- Author
- (Gorey, Edward). Ciardi, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia / New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1965.
- Date Published
- 1965.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED; LITERATURE; EDWARD GOREY; JOHN CIARDI; THE KING WHO SAVED HIMSELF FROM BEING SAVED; FIRST EDITION; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR; SIGNED BY POET; ILLUSTRATIONS; POETRY; SATIRE; SATIRIC POETRY; POEM; LITERATURE; AMERICAN
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- Illustrated;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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