Description: EDWARD GOREY The Gilded Bat - First Edition Hardcover with DustjacketTitle: "The Gilded Bat"Author: GOREY, EdwardPublisher: Simon and Schuster, New YorkDate Published: 1966New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First edition and first printing. Small oblong hardcover. Another charming book with text and illustrations by Gorey. The Gilded Bat by Edward Gorey is a grim yet hilarious tale of a diva ballerina, illustrated with Gorey's detailed line and ink drawings. With his typically dark, droll humor, Edward Gorey presents the transformation of Maudie Splaytoe, a girl prone to staring at dead birds, into Mirella Splatova, a chic and mysterious prima ballerina. This woeful tale chronicles an ascent to the peak of fame, followed by an unexpected and dreadful demise. Gorey's exquisitely crafted illustrations of magical ballets, elegant drawing rooms, and stark apartments set the stage for this melodrama starring a slightly peculiar heroine. About Edward Gorey: The Gilded Bat is one of the hundred or so eerily fanciful illustrated tales created by Edward Gorey (1925-2000) to the delight of his adoring fans. Gorey was also a playwright, an award-winning set and costume designer, and the creator of the animated introductions to the PBS series Mystery!
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Artist: Edward Gorey
Type: First Edition Illustrated
Year of Production: 1966
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Features: 1st Edition
