The Object-Lesson
by Gorey, Edward
Inspired by Samuel Foote's poem, "The Grand Panjandrum," The Object-Lesson presents a stunning series of seemingly random and unrelated events. A missing artificial limb, ghostly spectres, and the statue of Corrupted Endeavour all have a place in this enigmatic tale, which combines elements of French surrealism, Japanese haiku, and lots of good fun. With its humorous obscurity and puzzling intrigues, The Object-Lesson delights and provokes.
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The Object-Lesson
by Edward Gorey
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Doubleday & Co 158 First. Good+/good+ Light gray/yellow boards showing considerable wear. DJ has taped tears, chipped edges and corners. Gift inscription to PO on first fly leaf. No other marks. Interior pages clean, no tears.
Fun tale, presenting a series of seemingly unrelated events. Delightful, humorous fun. Combines japaneese haiku , french surrealism in 'ol fashion comic style.
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New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1958. First edition. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo. Black cloth. Signed Rita Doniger on ffep. Fine in a slightly soiled price-clipped dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo. Item Price
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1958. First edition second binding, Toledano A4b; oblong 16mo.; black cloth covered boards, hardcover; black and white illustrations; boards are lightly rubbed and a ring mark on front board else a very good clean, tight copy but lacking the dust jacket.
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London: Bloomsbury, 2002. Has been carefully read with the slightest of shelf wear.. Reprint. Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. Item Price
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London: Anthony Blond, 1958. First UK edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Oblong clothbound book in dustwrapper. Unpaginated. First UK edition of Gorey's second book. A handsome very good clothbound copy in clipped, but otherwise very good dustwrapper. Item Price
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London: Anthony Blond. 1958. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original green cloth with gilt titles to the upper board, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with Gorey's atmospheric pen and ink drawings. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the gilt titles a touch rubbed. The faintly toned contents are clean throughout and without stamps or… Read more about this item Item Price
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1 . hardback. Fine. Illustrated. Small oblong 4to. 1st ed. NY (Doubleday) 1958. Pictorial boards. Price (or something) roughly erased from corner of front free e/p else a fine copy in dust wrapper (slight snag at base of spine of dust wrapper).
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London: Anthony Blond, 1958. Spine creased. Dust jacket with tears at spine ends, price-clipped.. First Edition in U. K.. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Edward Gorey. Item Price
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London, Anthony Blond Ltd. 1958, 1958. F . Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. First English Edition. Olivegreen cloth binding stamped in gold with Dustjacet. Price clipped. NearFine/NearFine. Initials of owner, small, inside front cover. DJ has slight edge wear at spine. Book clean and bright, all corners sharp.
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New York: Doubleday, 1958. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Illustrated by the Author. Oblong 8vo., printed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1958). First Edition.<br/> <br/> Fine copy in a lightly dust soiled but price intact dust wrapper. Ownership stamp of illustrator Hilary Knight.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1958. Trace of penciled "50" on front flyleaf. Dust jacket with three edge tears, crease, price-clipped.. First Edition. Original Printed Boards. Fine/Good. Illus. by Edward Gorey. Item Price
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THE OBJECT-LESSON
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The Object-Lesson
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Object- Lesson
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New York: Doubleday, 1958. First. hardcover. fine/very good(-). Illustrated by the Author. Oblong 8vo., printed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1958). First Edition.<br/> <br/> Fine copy in a dust soiled but price intact dust wrapper with a few minor edge-tears.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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