{"product_id":"thoughtful-alphabets-the-just-dessert-and-the-deadly-blotter-hardcover","title":"Thoughtful Alphabets: The Just Dessert and the Deadly Blotter - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book combines two of Gorey's Thoughtful Alphabets (long out of print) in one volume never before published in hardcover. In each, Gorey's twenty-six-word stories (wherein the first word begins with A, the last with Z) weave a tale of suspense and intrigue; the story proceeds as the alphabet progresses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e *Gorey's deft and witty use of language is apparent even in these twenty-six-word stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e *The book combines two of Gorey's Thoughtful Alphabets in one volume never before published in hardcover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e *A must-have for all Goreyphiles!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAstonishingly brief, captivating, decidedly engaging, for Goreyphiles: here. Its jolly, keen language meanders neatly. One ponders, quietly, rather strange tableaux. Uses verbs winsomely. Excited, you? Zowee! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What's this all about? In the mid-1990s Edward Gorey launched a numbered series of \"Thoughtful Alphabets\" featuring cryptic twenty-six-word stories wherein the first word begins with A, the last with Z. The first six Thoughtful Alphabets published (numbers 2, 3, 4, 10, 14, and 15) were hand-lettered posters with clip-art illustrations. Numbers XI and XVII, however, emerged as signed limited-edition books featuring happily for us Gorey's own drawings. First published by The Fantod Press but long out of print, these two gems are revived in Thoughtful Alphabets: The Just Dessert and The Deadly Blotter. In each, Gorey's inimitable drawings weave a tale of suspense and intrigue; the story proceeds as the alphabet progresses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619567800543,"sku":"9780764963360","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NNiq2-4mSa9780764963360.webp?v=1785464741","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/thoughtful-alphabets-the-just-dessert-and-the-deadly-blotter-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}