The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

The Gilded Bat by Edward Gorey is a grim yet hilarious tale of a diva ballerina, illustrated with Gorey's detailed line and ink drawings.

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The Gilded Bat

by Edward Gorey

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Used - Good
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Fair
Published
1966
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Hard cover
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Simon and Schuster, 1966. Hard cover. Good/Fair. First edition. Jacket is worn and chipped along edges. Cover corners are worn. Bottom corner of front jacket flap is clipped. Spine is worn along edges and slightly shaken, but binding is secure. Some light foxing on to and bottom edges of text block, not visible on pages. Ink inscription… Read more about this item
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The Gilded Bat (La Chauve-Souris Doree)

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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Reissue; 1st Printing Thus
Published
1979
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Hardcover
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9780396076889
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Reissue; 1st Printing Thus. Hardcover. 0396076882 . Signed by Gorey to title page, above his struck-through printed name. Pictorial paper covered boards in a price-clipped pictorial jacket. Slight edgewear to boards and jacket. Interior clean. Illustrated with 30 b/w plates. No ownership marks,… Read more about this item
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by Gorey, Edward

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1st Edition
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1966
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1st Edition. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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1979
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Softcover
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9780396076889
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Dodd, Mead. Fine. 1979. Softcover. 0396076882 . Pictorial wraps. First printing of the reissue. Special soft cover edition issued for the 1979 American Booksellers' Association convention in L. A. Minor shelfwear to wrappers else fine condition. ; 7.1 X 6.6 X 0.4 inches .
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine in Archival Plastic
Edition
First Printing 1979 Reissue
Published
1979
Binding
Decorative Boards
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9780396076889
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Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. First Printing 1979 Reissue. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine in Archival Plastic. A very nice copy of the First Printing of the 1979 Reissue. Originally published in 1966 by Simon & Schuster. New edition subsequent to the promotional paperback edition issued at the American Booksellers convention. States "Reissued 1979/First Printing." [Toledano, A21f.] Measures… Read more about this item
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The Gilded Bat (La Chauve Souris Doree)

by GOREY, Edward

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Published
1966
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Hardcover
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Slightly rubbed, near fine in very good, price-clipped dustwrapper with short tears and a little rubbing.
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - Bottom edge lightly rubbed. Overall book is is fine condition.
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Dust jacket is fine.
Edition
First printing of the 1979 re-issue of this book first published
Published
1979
Binding
Small 8vo. 7-1/4" x 6-3/4." Paper covered boards
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9780396076889
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1979. First printing of the 1979 re-issue of this book first published in 1966. Small 8vo. 7-1/4" x 6-3/4." Paper covered boards. Bottom edge lightly rubbed. Overall book is is fine condition./Dust jacket is fine.. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. . . . . a Tale of Baroque beauty about the Passion of… Read more about this item
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by GOREY, Edward

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1966
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First edition and first printing. Small oblong hardcover. Another charming book with text and illustrations by Gorey. A clean very near fine copy in illustrated paper covered boards with some very minute wear and in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and some slight toning to the spine. Still, a… Read more about this item
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THE GILDED BAT

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - VG+
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VG+
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Simon and Schuster, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. True first edition - 1966 - far less common than the later 1979 edition and its later printings. The edges and corners show slight wear here and there. Unclipped dw. Remainder mark in black bottom edge. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus.
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - Pictorial paper over boards. Fine in fine dust jacket
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Reissued 1979, first printing, originally published in 1966
Published
1979
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Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 8vo
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1979. Reissued 1979, first printing, originally published in 1966. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 8vo. Pictorial paper over boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Reissued 1979, first printing, originally published in 1966. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed and signed on the title page, "For Carol, Edward Gorey". … Read more about this item
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The Gilded Bat

by Edward Gorey

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Used - Good
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
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9780396076889
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Dodd, Mead, 1979. Hardcover. Good.
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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9780396076889
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Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. Stated first printing. Slight wear to board edges. Tight and square. The price clipped DJ in mylar is lightly edgeworn with a few short closed tears, slight edge creasing. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward & Illus. by The Author

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Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Black Pictoria; with white and yellow images; spine eges rubbed; DJ is not price clipped,
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
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9780396076889
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Dodd, Mead & Co.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Black Pictoria; with white and yellow . images; spine eges rubbed; DJ is not price clipped, two chips at top edge; . in protective sleeve; No marks or writing, clean tight binding;. 1979. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0396076882 . a Tale of Baroque beauty about the Passion of… Read more about this item
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - Near Fine in Fine Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition thus
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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9780926637078
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New York: Peter Weed Books, 1966. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear, gift inscription on front free endpage, else tight, bright an unmarred. DJ Fine. Black pictorial boards (mirroring images of DJ). 64pp. 0.50 x 6.75 x 7.25. Illus.
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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New
Published
1979-01-01
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Hardcover
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9780396076889
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Dodd, Mead, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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The Gilded Bat

by GOREY, Edward

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1966
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First edition and first printing. Small oblong hardcover. Another charming book with text and illustrations by Gorey. A very good plus copy in illustrated paper covered boards with some minor wear and a former owner's rubberstamp name to the front free endpaper and in a very good dust jacket that is folded somewhat… Read more about this item
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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Used - Very Good
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1979-01-01
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Paperback
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Dodd, Mead, 1979-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. ***please read*** Mild shelf wea with minor corner bumps and rubbing - pencil note on end page - no marks on text - 64 pages - inside mylar sleeve - my shelf location -29-c-25
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The Gilded Bat

by Gorey, Edward

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Like New
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Like New
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First Thus
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Hardcover
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9780926637078
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Peter Weed. First Thus. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($11.95 price intact). Published by Peter Weed Books, 1966. Quarto. Pictorial boards. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with veyr light shelf wear, a… Read more about this item
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The Gilded Bat (La Chauve Souris Doree)

The Gilded Bat (La Chauve Souris Doree)

by GOREY, Edward

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Used - Fine
Published
1979
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780396076889
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. Softcover. Fine. Reissue, produced for those attending the 1979 ABA Convention in Los Angeles. Oblong 16mo. Illustrated wrappers. Very faint wear on the wraps, still a fine copy.
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THE GILDED BAT

by GOREY, Edward

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
very good
Edition
Second Edition, first printing
Published
( 1979 )
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Simon and Schuster, ( 1979 ). Second Edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Edward Gorey. Oblong duodecimo, unpaginated, pictorial black boards, edgeworn; dj also worn at folds The life and art of a fabled ballerina. Edward Gorey rarely missed a performance of the New York City Ballet Company.
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