The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
Price: $400.00
Gorey, Edward. Hard Cover. New York: Dial, 1983. First Edition. Fine / Dust Jacket Included.
Frontispiece and maps by Edward Gorey. First edition, first printing. Signed by Gorey on title page. Publisher's navy cloth-backed blue boards, spine stamped in gilt; in its original wraparound pictorial dust jacket, illustrated by Gorey, and lettered in white. About fine, with just some light toning to top edges of boards; near fine clipped dust jacket, with heavily toned spine. Overall, a solid copy. In this children's gothic horror novel, young Johnny Dixon goes on a tour of a cereal magnate's mansion and learns that the deceased millionaire's will may be hidden somewhere. When Johnny receives the devastating news that his grandmother has a brain tumor and will need to undergo a costly operation, he embarks on a perilous adventure to find the missing will in hopes of gaining a reward. The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt is the second book in the twelve-book Johnny Dixon series. The first eight books were written by John Bellairs, the ninth was co-authored by Brad Strickland, and the last three were authored by Strickland. Gorey contributed his signature eerie illustrations to all twelve entries. Item #EG072
