The Black Doll: A Silent Screenplay Tapa dura - 2009

Pomegranate Communications, 2009-05. Hardcover. Good.

New York, New York: Pomegranate, 2009. First Thus . Soft cover. Fine/Fine. Gorey, Edward. A screenplay that is "little known & never produced,'' featuring the first appearance of the Black Doll. Orig. published by Gotham in 1973, this is the First Printing of the 2009 posthumous reprint from Pomegranate, containing the original screenplay with a Foreword by Gotham's Andreas L. Brown & the transcript of an interview with Gorey by Annie Nocenti where he discusses the writing of this book. In 71 pages + list of other titles from publisher in rear. Nearly square hardcover octavo has matte black cloth-covered boards blindstamped with an image of the black doll to front & silver lettering to spine. Condition of both book & DJ is Fine: just removed from our personal shelves it has been since purchased Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked, corners crisp, colors vivid with no fading. The unclipped DJ is equally… Leer más

San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, black blind-stamped cloth lettered in white on spine, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 72 pages. With an interview by Annie Nocenti (owner of the Gotham Book Mart and Trustee of the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust). Illustrated by Edward Gorey with 20 costumed characters and "several relevant illustrations from his other books". First edition, first printing with full number line. Posthumously published in hardcover, this screenplay was written before 1973 and originally appeared in Scenario magazine in 1998. A very scarce Gorey item, considering its recent publication and presumably a title lacking from many Gorey collections. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .