The Very Fine Clock

Edinburgh author of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" offers her first book for juvenile readers, with wonderful, macabre, pen & ink drawings by the late Edward Gorey opposite every page of text & on both front & back covers. Unpaginated. A true FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1968, this oblong hardcover has pumpkin-colored cloth over boards & a purple decoration to front/lettering to spine. It is in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine, unclipped DJ! Just obtained from a single collector's library, orig. price sticker from Cokesbury on front flap. Both book & DJ are exceptionally clean & bright, pages white & unmarked. Book downgraded due to a few very faint spots to top outside edges of both boards. The unclipped DJ is colorful, no fading or rubbing, but downgraded due to very slight chipping at head of spine wrapping around to front cover. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Year: 1968

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

GargoyleBooks

Address: 7525 Olive Place La Mesa, California

Website: https://www.gargoylebooks.net

Country: United States