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About this item
Highlights
- This collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey.
- Author(s): Edward Gorey
- 260 Pages
- Comics + Graphic Novels, Anthologies
Description
About the Book
Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound readers. This latest collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey.Book Synopsis
This collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey. Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound.Amphigorey Again contains previously uncollected work and two unpublished stories--"The Izzard Book," a quirky riff on the letter Z, and "La Malle Saignante," a bilingual homage to early French silent serial movies. Rough sketches and unfinished panels show an ironic and singular mind at work.
Review Quotes
PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY
"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling [and] a brilliant draftsman."--The New York Times Book Review "Dark masterpieces of surreal morality . . . Beautifully depicted."--Vanity Fair--
Dimensions (Overall): 11.03 Inches (H) x 8.03 Inches (W) x .89 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.67 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 260
Genre: Comics + Graphic Novels
Sub-Genre: Anthologies
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
Author: Edward Gorey
Language: English
Street Date: September 17, 2007
TCIN: 92233550
UPC: 9780156030212
Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-4674
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.89 inches length x 8.03 inches width x 11.03 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.67 pounds
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