Blue Aspic, The
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. Non-paginated. Illustrated with black & white drawings by Edward Gorey. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Price clipped dust jacket with chips of paper missing at top of spine and along edges - dust jacket now protected with clear plastic protective cover. Clean, tight copy. Record # 610270
Synopsis
Edward Gorey's dark sense of humor brings us opera understudy, Ortenzia Caviglia, and her lucky break is the mysterious murder of the reigning diva. Now that she is in the spotlight, she earns an admirer, Mr. Jasper Ankle, who braves dangerous weather and suffers poverty in his quest to hear her perform. As Ortenzia's star rises, Jasper falls into despair, until the desperate collision of performer and fan in true Edward Gorey fashion.
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 610270
- Title
- Blue Aspic, The
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Meredith Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Art, Humor, , .
- Bookseller catalogs
- art;
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- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...