Born to Be Posthumous. The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey, Paperback - Mark Dery

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. 'A genius book about a bookish genius' Daniel Handler, author o...

Interpreting the Death of Edward VI is an exploration into the life, illness and unusually early death of Henry VIII's overshadowed son.Publisher: ...

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Definitive new biography of C. S. Lewis, author of the ever-popular Narnia booksPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Dr Alister E McGrathNumber ...

Reducere. Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a fascinating and prolific author and artist. Of the one hundred delightful and fascinating books that Gorey wrote and...

In this startling study of human emotion, Dacher Keltner investigates an unanswered question of human evolution: If humans are hardwired to lead li...

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Edward GoreyNumber of pages: 64Publication date: 1999Dimensions: 194 x 136 x 12Cover type: HardbackRedescopera f...

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Reducere. Drawings (including thirty-two pages in color), captions, and verse showcasing Gorey s unique talents and humor. The Glorious Nosebleed, The Utter ...

Inspired by Samuel Foote's poem, The Grand Panjandrum, The Object-Lesson presents a stunning series of seemingly random and unrelated events. A mis...

Great-Uncle Franz, beside the lake, Is being strangled by a snake.The peaches, apples, plums, and pearsAre guarded by ferocious bears.Alexa watches...

Edward Gorey's The West Wing is an invitation to the imagination. On each page, a room beckons, inviting the reader to wonder why three shoes lie h...

The first book to explore the contentious death and burial of Edward IIIllustrations: 8 Plates, color; 16 Illustrations, black and white

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Reducere. This collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey. Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, ...

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A stunning new gift edition of this much-loved classic, with the celebrated black-and-white illustrations by Edward Gorey. Cats! . The whimsical 19...

An illustrated collection of 15 macabre short stories. In this gorgeously detailed volume, American artist and author Edward Gorey accents amphigor...

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A cult classic from Edward Gorey, who influenced Tim Burton, Neil Gaiman and Guillermo Del Toro. A strange and melancholic rhyming alphabet present...

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A swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural ...

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