Gilded Bat

Name: Gilded Bat
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ISBN: 9780764941931

ISBN-10: 0764941933

ISBN-13: 9780764941931

Edition: 2007

Authors: Edward Gorey, Edward Gorey

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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. Faithfully re-released in this superb new edition, 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…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Size: 7.25" wide x 6.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) wrote and illustrated such popular books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and The Headless Bust. He was also a very successful set and costume designer, earning a Tony Award for his Broadway production of Edward Gorey's Dracula. Animated sequences of his work have introduced the PBS series Mystery! since 1980.