A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning [ The Rare Edition ]

Daniel Handler Lemony Snicket

HarperCollins Publisher Inc., 2003. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. First Printing, First Edition. Hardcover pictorial boards. Fine / Slipcase in Near Fine condition. Item #5230
ISBN: 9780060518288

First Edition, First Print of "The Bad Beginning: The Rare Edition." Full number line present. Hand signed in person by the author on the dedication page. Book in Fine condition with no noticeable flaws or markings of any kind. No book store stickers or library marks of any kind on either the book or the slipcase. No dust jacket issued for this edition, includes the pictorial slipcover in Near Fine condition with touches of self wear. Also includes "The Marvelous Marriage 'Till Death Do Us Part' family portrait, in Fine condition, in unused and new condition (perforated picture stand yet to be used). Unusual to find a signed copy in such Fine condition complete with this "portrait." In collectible condition.

In a 2004 NPR interview with Michele Norris, Handler addresses the tone and motifs of his writing: "There's that...dark energy behind the story, that once your parents are removed from the picture... the chaos of the world can begin to filter in."

His writings often echo the themes of childhood hardship and challenges often found in the writings of Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and Maurice Sendak.

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