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  • HAUNTED TEA COSY : A DISPIRITED AND DISTASTEFUL DIVERSION FOR CHRISTMAS
    GOREY, EDWARD
    In his Preface to "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens wrote that he tried "to raise the Ghost of an Idea" with readers and trusted that it would "haunt their house pleasantly". In December 1997, 154 Christmases later, the "New York Times Magazine" asked its own Edward Gorey to refurbish this enduring morality tale. The result is this "dispirited and distasteful diversion for C...
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    $ 82,000.00

  • AMPHIGOREY AGAIN
    GOREY, EDWARD
    This collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey. Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound. u003ciu003eAmphigorey Again u003c/iu003econtains previously uncollected work and two unp...
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    $ 128,000.00

  • ANIMAL FARM
    ORWELL, GEORGE
    A beautiful graphic adaptation of George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." In 1945, George Orwell, called "the conscience of his generation," created an enduring, devastating story of new tyranny replacing old, and power corrupting even the noblest of causes. Today it is all too clear that Orwel...
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    $ 120,000.00

  • 50 ARCHITECTS 50 BUILDINGS
    TWENTIETH CENTURY SOCIETY / PAMELA BUXTON
    In this book, published in conjunction with the Twentieth Century Society, 50 contemporary architects choose the buildings from around the world that have inspired them and made an impact on their own work. Architectural journalist Pamela Buxton interviewed each of the architects to create these outstanding portraits of the buildings that have influenced modern architecture. Th...
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    $ 205,000.00

  • THE WILLOWDALE HANDCAR
    GOREY, EDWARD
    In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar. On the way to nowhere in particular they pass a number of odd characters and observe a series of baffling phenomena, from a house burning down in a field to a palatial mansion perched precariously on a bluff. u003cbru003e At once deeply vexing and u...
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    $ 52,000.00

  • CAUTIONARY TALES FOR CHILDREN
    HILAIRE BELLOC
    From the Publisher: One of Hilaire Belloc's most famous works, "Cautionary Tales for Children" satirizes a genre of admonitory children's literature popular in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The seven stories contained in this work are macabre parodies of childhood lessons, and will entertain more sophisticated readers who can appreciate these tales of disproporti...
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    $ 82,000.00

  • ZATHURA
    ALLSBURG, CHRIS VAN
    On the last page of the Caldecott-winning book Jumanji, young Danny Budwing is seen running after his brother, Walter, with a game tucked under his arm. Now after twenty years, Chris Van Allsburg is ready to reveal what happens when Danny and Walter roll the dice. This time the name of the game is Zathura and the battling Budwing boys are in for the ride of their lives. u003cpu...
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    $ 97,000.00

  • THE HEADLESS BUST
    GOREY, EDWARD
    As we wander off with Edward Gorey into the next millennium our reasons for being here are far from clear. Nevertheless, the master craftsmen is at his best . . Ere the last guest was fin'lly gone.Ça va, hélas, from bad to worse: Adieu to prose, alló to verse. The Bahhumbug with lack of tact. Now called attention to the fact, Which made it feel to Edmund Gravel. He was already ...
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    $ 77,000.00

  • THE DOUBTFUL GUEST
    GOREY, EDWARD
    A vaguely sinister comedy of manners by beloved artist Edward Gorey Told in a set of fourteen rhyming couplets, u003ciu003eThe Doubtful Guestu003c/iu003e is the story of a solemn, mysterious, outdoor creature, dressed rather ordinarily in sneakers and a scarf, who appears on a winter night at a family's Victorian home and never leaves again. Gorey's eerie and charming illustrat...
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    $ 72,000.00

  • THE CURIOUS SOFA
    GOREY, EDWARD
    Gorey's naughty, hilarious travesty of lust, now reissued in a special gift edition. “A master of the genre of graphic storytelling and a brilliant draftsman” (u003ciu003eNew York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003e).u003cbru003e ...
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    $ 52,000.00

  • THE EPIPLECTIC BICYCLE
    GOREY, EDWARD
    A charming burlesque concerning an intrepid voyage of epic proportions by the “incredibly sophisticated . . . stylish and inventive” Edward Gorey (New York Observer). Now available in a special gift edition. ...
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    $ 52,000.00

  • BIGGEST, STRONGEST, FASTEST
    JENKINS, STEVE
    The biggest snake, the anaconda, can swallow a deer or goat whole. The smallest mammal, the Etruscan shrew, could easily sleep in a teaspoon. In a striking full-color collage, each spread of Biggest, Strongest, Fastestu portrays an animal that stands out in the animal world as the largest, slowest, longest lived. Readers can see the animal's size in relation to something famili...
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    $ 44,000.00

  • THE STRANGER
    ALLSBURG, CHRIS VAN
    The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather. Could he be Jack Frost? "The author-illustrator has woven a thread of fantasy in and around his realistic illustrations to give the reader, once again, a story that stays in the imagination." -- Horn Book ...
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    $ 97,000.00

  • THE HOUSE ON EAST 88TH STREET
    WABER, BERNARD
    A family moving into a new house discovers in their bathtub a talented crocodile named Lyle, who soon becomes an important part of their lives. ...
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    $ 44,000.00

  • LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE
    WABER, BERNARD
    u003cbu003eEveryone in the neighborhood loves Lyle the crocodile--except for a cranky neighbor and his nervous cat! Can lovable Lyle make everything right with his grumpy neighbors? u003c/bu003e u003cpu003e Lyle the crocodile lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores, and playing with the neighborhood kids. ...
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    $ 44,000.00

  • THE UNSTRUNG HARP
    GOREY, EDWARD
    On November 18th of alternate years Mr Earbrass begins writing 'his new novel.' Weeks ago he chose its title at random from a list of them he keeps in a little green note-book. It being tea-time of the 17th, he is alarmed not to have thought of a plot to which The Unstrung Harp might apply, but his mind will keep reverting to the last biscuit on the plate." So begins what the T...
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    $ 77,000.00

  • ROCKET TO RUSSIA (VINILO)
    RAMONES
    A1 Cretin Hop 1:55A2 Rockaway Beach 2:06A3 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 2:47A4 Locket Love 2:09A5 I Don't Care 1:38A6 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 2:49A7 We're A Happy Family 2:47B1 Teenage Lobotomy 2:00B2 Do You Wanna Dance?Written-By – Freeman*1:52B3 I Wanna Be Well 2:28B4 I Can't Give You Anything 1:57B5 Ramona 2:35B6 Surfin' BirdWritten-By – Frazier*, White*, Harris*, ...
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    $ 230,000.00

  • GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND PA
    O'CONNOR, FLANNERY
    In 1955, with this short story collection, Flannery O'Connor firmly laid claim to her place as one of the most original and provocative writers of her generation. Steeped in a Southern Gothic tradition that would become synonymous with her name, these stories show O'Connor's unique view of life--infused with religious symbolism, haunted by apocalyptic possibility, sustained by ...
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    $ 82,000.00

  • RAMONES (VINILO)
    RAMONES
    Lista de TítulosA1 Blitzkrieg Bop 2:12A2 Beat On The Brat 2:30A3 Judy Is A Punk 1:30A4 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 2:24A5 Chain Saw 1:55A6 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 1:34A7 I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement 2:35B1 Loudmouth 2:14B2 Havana Affair 2:00B3 Listen To My Heart 1:56B4 53rd & 3rd 2:19B5 Let's DanceWritten-By – Jim Lee1:51B6 I Don't Wanna Walk Around With...
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    $ 139,000.00

  • DIE WITH ZERO
    PERKINS, BILL
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    $ 84,900.00

  • PALO Y PIEDRA/STICK AND STONE BILINGUAL BOARD BOOK
    BETH FERRY / LICHTENHELD,TOM
    Conoce a Palo y Piedra. Quieren estar juntos, ¡como los buenos amigos! Cuando Stick rescata a Stone de una situación espinosa con un Pinecone, la pareja se convierte en amigos rápidos. Pero cuando Stick se atasca, ¿puede Stone devolverle el favor? La autora Beth Ferry hace una memorable historia de amistad con un texto cálido y rimado que incluye un sutil mensaje anti-bullying ...
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    $ 33,000.00

  • THE VANDERBEEKERS AND THE HIDDEN GARDEN
    YAN GLASER, KARINA
    But when catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbor, their sleepy summer transforms in an instant as the Vanderbeeker children band together to do what they do best: make a plan. They will create the most magical healing garden in all of Harlem.In this companion to The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, experience the warmth of a family and their community as they work tog...
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    $ 44,000.00

  • CURIOUS GEORGE MY FIRST BEDTIME STORIES
    H. A. REY
    Curious little ones will love to cuddle up at bedtime with this padded story collection with sturdy pages. The perfect ending to a long day of play!Includes six stories:Curious George: Are You CuriousCurious George and the FirefightersCurious George's Day at the FarmCurious George Goes to a BookstoreCurious George Loves to RideGood Night, Curious George ...
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    $ 57,000.00

  • MID-CENTURY MODERN GRAPHIC DESIGN
    THEO INGLIS
    The distinctive aesthetic of mid-century design captured the post-war zeitgeist of energy and progress, and remains hugely popular today. In Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design Theo Inglis takes an in-depth look at the innovative graphics of the period, writing about the work of artists and designers from all over the world. From book covers, record covers and posters to advertis...
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    $ 153,000.00

  • THE HUNDRED DRESSES
    ELEANOR ESTES
    Never out of print since its 1944 publication, this tender story offers readers of all ages a timeless message of compassion and understanding. At its heart is Wanda Petronski, an immigrant girl in an American school, who is ridiculed for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. When she tells her classmates that she has one hundred dresses at home, she unwittingly triggers...
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    $ 46,000.00

  • AMPHIGOREY ALSO
    GOREY, EDWARD
    Drawings (including thirty-two pages in color), captions, and verse showcasing Gorey’s unique talents and humor. “The Glorious Nosebleed,” “The Utter Zoo,” “The Epiplectic Bicycle,” and fourteen other selections.u003cbru003e ...
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    $ 115,000.00

  • THE NAMESAKE
    LAHIRI, JHUMPA
    With a new afterword from Jhumpa Lahiri, a new edition of the contemporary classic. "Dazzling...An intimate, closely observed family portrait."--The New York Times "Hugely appealing."--People Magazine "An exquisitely detailed family saga."--Entertainment Weekly Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home....
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    $ 82,000.00

  • THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER
    MCCULLERS, CARSON
    With the publication of her first novel, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers, all of twenty-three, became a literary sensation. With its profound sense of moral isolation and its compassionate glimpses into its characters' inner lives, the novel is considered McCullers' finest work, an enduring masterpiece first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1940. At its center is...
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    $ 82,000.00

  • ANIMAL FARM AND 1984 CL
    ORWELL, GEORGE / A. M. HEATH
    ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUALu003cbru003eBUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS u003cbru003eGeorge Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is the account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones's Manor Farm into Animal Farm--a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pi...
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    $ 123,000.00

  • SECTOR 7 (INGLÉS)
    WIESNER, DAVID
    While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country. A fantastic fantasy that will capture any reader. Color illustrations throughout. ...
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    $ 92,000.00


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