This sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives--for a time, anyway--by the skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a grusome end. The little girl's journeiy is perfect fodder for Edward Gorey's brilliant penwork, so detailed and perfectly wrought that it's hard to believe he could master these images at such a small size (the illustrations reproduced in the book ar the ...
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This sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives--for a time, anyway--by the skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a grusome end. The little girl's journeiy is perfect fodder for Edward Gorey's brilliant penwork, so detailed and perfectly wrought that it's hard to believe he could master these images at such a small size (the illustrations reproduced in the book ar the same size as his original drawings). The Hapless Child is widely regarded as one of Gorey's best books; happily it is now back in print after an absence of many years, so that we can all enjoy weeping for CHarlotte Sophia again...and again, and again.
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Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $5.94, very good condition, Sold by Goodwill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Pomegranate Communications.
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Add this copy of Hapless Child to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dodd, Mead,.
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Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0396078176. Illustrated by the author. First printing of this reissue. Damp stain at the lower fore edge corner of the text block, thus only good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. Bumped at the bottom corner. Otherwise fine. The unclipped dust jacket is similarly bumped and has a 1/2" tear on the front panel. The publisher's ISBN sticker is on the rear panel.
Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $30.00, good condition, Sold by Last Word Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olympia, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dodd Mead.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 0x0x0; Stated 1st Printing of 1980 reissue. Light to moderate rubbing to boards and dust jacket. Binding square and tight. Clean text with no annotations. Photos upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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