This sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives--for a time, anyway--by the skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a grusome end. The little girl's journeiy is perfect fodder for Edward Gorey's brilliant penwork, so detailed and perfectly wrought that it's hard to believe he could master these images at such a small size (the illustrations reproduced in the book ar the ...
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This sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives--for a time, anyway--by the skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a grusome end. The little girl's journeiy is perfect fodder for Edward Gorey's brilliant penwork, so detailed and perfectly wrought that it's hard to believe he could master these images at such a small size (the illustrations reproduced in the book ar the same size as his original drawings). The Hapless Child is widely regarded as one of Gorey's best books; happily it is now back in print after an absence of many years, so that we can all enjoy weeping for CHarlotte Sophia again...and again, and again.
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Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $7.31, good condition, Sold by Dream Books Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Pomegranate Communications.
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Good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!
Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $7.57, very good condition, Sold by Greenworld Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Pomegranate Communications.
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Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid nice copy to enjoy.
Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $8.42, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Pomegranate Communications.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $8.42, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Pomegranate Communications.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $12.00, like new condition, Sold by Avon Hill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Pomegranate Communications.
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Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0764944681. The bottom one inch of the front of the dust jacket has some light waviness due to dampstain.; B/w illusrtations.; Square 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 64 pp.
Add this copy of Hapless Child to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dodd Mead.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Hapless Child to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Dodd, Mead,.
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Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0396078176. Illustrated by the author. First printing of this reissue. Damp stain at the lower fore edge corner of the text block, thus only good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket.
Add this copy of Hapless Child to cart. $24.00, fair condition, Sold by My Dead Aunt's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1961 by Astor-Honor Inc.
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ACCEPTABLE. Size: 7x0x9; Pages are clean, unmarked, and tight; cover has shelf, edge, and corner wear, rubbing, creases, wear at ends of spine, and light soiling.
Add this copy of Hapless Child to cart. $24.48, fair condition, Sold by Gate City Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Greensboro, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1961 by Astor-Honor Inc.
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Fair. USED book in ACCEPTABLE condition. Cover and pages are in tact but may show creases tears water damage handwriting underlining or highlighting. Supplemental items such as access codes and CDs not guaranteed.
Add this copy of The Hapless Child to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Banjo Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Peter Weed Books.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. Bumped at the bottom corner. Otherwise fine. The unclipped dust jacket is similarly bumped and has a 1/2" tear on the front panel. The publisher's ISBN sticker is on the rear panel.
