The dwindling party / by Edward Gorey ; paper engineering by Ib Penick.

Main entry:

Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000, author, illustrator.

Title & Author:

The dwindling party / by Edward Gorey ; paper engineering by Ib Penick.

Publication:

New York : Random House, Inc. ; Toronto : Random House of Canada Ltd., [1982]
copyright ©1982

Description:

10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Series:

A Pop-up book from Random House

Notes:
Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer and artist noted for his illustrated books. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.
Information concerning publication behind flap on page [1]; title and statement of responsibility behind flap on page [2].

Summary:

Pop-up illustrations and verses divulge how, one by one, six members of the MacFizzet family monstrously disappear during a visit to Hickyacket Hall, leaving behind only young Neville, who expects "it was all for the best."

ISBN:

0394851293 (hardback)
9780394851297 (hardback)

Subject:

Toy and movable books Specimens.
Pop-up books Specimens.
Horror tales.
Stories in rhyme.
Monsters Fiction.
Toy and movable books.
Horror stories.
Livres animés Spécimens.
Récits d'horreur.
Histoires rimées.
Monstres Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Monsters
Pop-up books

Form/genre:

Horror stories.
Toy and movable books Specimens Juvenile fiction.
Stories in rhyme Juvenile fiction.
rare books.
Fiction
Horror fiction
Pop-up books
Specimens
Stories in rhyme
Toy and movable books
Juvenile literature.
Histoires rimées.

Added entries:

Penick, Ib, paper engineer.
Random House (Firm), publisher.
United States New York (State) New York.
Pop-up book from Random House.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 85659
Call No.: ID:86-B16742
Status: Available

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