The Raging Tide: Or, the Black Doll's Imbroglio
by Edward Gorey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0825304377
- ISBN 13
- 9780825304378
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Beaufort Books Publishers: Peter Weed. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition Thus (1987) , so stated. Very Good+ in Gorey-decorated paper over boards: shows mild wear to the extremities; a hint of toning to the white areas near the outside edges of the panels and backstrip; a former owner's name in tiny inked letters at the top of the front free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo (6.8 x 8.85 x 0.35 inches). 30 duotone illustrations by Edward Gorey with facing text for each. Language: English. Weight: 10.5 ounces. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 60 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 58190
- Title
- The Raging Tide: Or, the Black Doll's Imbroglio
- Author
- Edward Gorey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0825304377
- ISBN 13
- 9780825304378
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books Publishers: Peter Weed
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Humor, Black, Illustrated, Art, Grotesque, Dread
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art: Monographs;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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