The Gashlycrumb Tinies

A new, small-format edition of one of Edward Gorey's ?dark masterpieces of surreal morality? (Vanity Fair): a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.

About the author

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) wrote and illustrated such popular books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and The Headless Bust. He was also a very successful set and costume designer, earning a Tony Award for his Broadway production of Edward Gorey's Dracula. Animated sequences of his work have introduced the PBS series Mystery! since 1980.

Summary

"B is for Basil assaulted by bears. C is for Clara who wasted away. D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh. . . ”
A striking small-format illustrated edition of one of Edward Gorey's "dark masterpieces of surreal morality" (Vanity Fair)—a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Gorey
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.1997
• EAN: 9780151003082
• ISBN: 978-0-15-100308-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 127 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 132 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > Art; COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir *, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Media Tie-In, ART: Individual Artists / General, ART: Techniques / Cartooning, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Fantasy, HUMOR: Form / Limericks & Verse, ART: Techniques / Pen & Ink Drawing, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / History, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Supernatural, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Reference, Guides & Companions