"Again I'm talkin to the lake / I'm standin on the rocks / yer not the ocean / I'm better to watch"

[larryhammer]

Why didn't anyone point me to Edward Gorey's illustrations for the mock-etiquette book The Recently Deflowered Girl when the flap was still going on? How could I have missed this till now?

You, peoples of the internet -- you let me down!

(At least one of those scenarios, with a little tweaking, could make a good premise for a YA novel.)

---L.

Comments

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

I want that book. I need to hunt it down and hope it doesn't cost $100.

[larryhammer]

Report back when you do!

---L.

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

http://www.biblio.com/search.php?keyisbn=The+Recently+Deflowered+Girl%3A+The+Right+Thing+to+Say+on+Every+Dubious+Occasion&stage=1

I found cheaper ones, but they all sold this week. *g*

I can't let go of that much money right now. This is all yours if you want it.

[larryhammer]

Imagine that -- publicity equals sales.

It'd be nice to have a physical copy, but not at that price. That may be what it's worth, but it's not worth it.

---L.

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

I found signed copies for $300-400. This appears to be highly collectible for the rich folk out there. *g*

[larryhammer]

The sort who collect complete runs of Playboy's first two decades, perhaps?

Wait, signed by which -- Gorey or the author?

---L.

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

Signed by Gorey they say. Which is probably why they cost so much.

[larryhammer]

Almost certainly.

---L.