The Gashlycrumb Tinies or, After the Outing by Edward Gorey Hardcover Book 2019

Great condition by Bloomsbury Publishing. Hardcover Book 2019 Edition. Book measures approximately 9.5” by 5.5” The Gashlycrumb or, After the Outing is an abecedarian book written by Edward Gorey that was first published in 1963. Gorey tells the tale of 26 children (each representing a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths in rhyming dactylic couplets, accompanied by the author's distinctive black and white illustrations. It is one of Edward Gorey's best-known books, and is the most notorious amongst his roughly half-dozen mock alphabets. Dark humor academia gothic goth creepy children’s books alphabet abc’s educational roald dahl