The Gilded Bat

INVENTORY #158538

The Gilded Bat

GOREY, Edward

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Edward Gorey tells how Maudie Splaytoe, a girl prone to staring at dead birds, is transformed into Mirella, a chic and mysterious prima ballerina. This macabre tale is full of ballet puns and dance-world humour.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • Edition: First edition. First appeared serially in Ballet Review
  • Date Published: 1966
  • Place Published: New York
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: Yes
  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Details:
    Unpaginated. 16x19 cm. B&w illustrations. Black hardcover in matching mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has light edge wear and spine is a bit darkened. Book itself has moderate shelf wear to edges. Ink initials on front endpaper. Top edge a bit speckled.

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