approximately 220 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Note
"A Perigee book."
Contents
The unstrung harp -- The listing attic -- The doubtful guest --The object-lesson -- The bug book -- The fatal lozenge -- The hapless child --The curious sofa -- The willowdale handcar -- The gashlycrumb tinies -- The insect god -- The west wing -- The wuggly ump -- The sinking spell -- The remembered visit.
Summary
A collection of fifteen works by Edward Gorey, featuring his gothic pen and ink illustrations, and often gruesome story lines.