A Series of Unfortunate Events. Complete set of 13 volumes + Promotional Items [9 VOLUMES SIGNED BY HELQUIST AND INSCRIBED BY SNICKET} The remaining four with Snicket's blind stamp.; Snicket, Lemony
New York: Harper Collins, 1999-2006. First edition. Hardcover. Complete set as follow: "The Bad Beginning"; "The Reptile Room"; "The Wide Window"; "The Miserable Mill"; "The Austere Academy"; "The Ersatz Elevator"; "The Vile Village"; "The Hostile Hospital"; "The Carnivorous Carnival and the Slippery Slope", "Grim Grotto", "The Penultimate Peril" and "The End." Octavo. Uncut. Illustrated paper covered boards. Decorative initials. Nine volumes have their printed dedication page signed by illustrator Brett Helquist (except for vols. 7, 8, 12 & 13) , and 9 are inscribed by Lemony Snicket "With all due respect" within Snicket's trademark paper-press seal (except for vols. 9, 10, 11 & 12, which only bear Snicket's blind-stamp). Frontispiece in each volume. First edition, first printing, except for Vols. 2-3-4-5 & 11 which are first editions, later printing. Fascinating series of wonderfully extraordinary adventures by the intrepid, heroic and much-loved Baudelaire siblings. This work is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w illustrations. Added to this collection, 3 promotional items: A sealed envelope bearing the printed seal of "A Series of Unfortunate Events"; A "Not A Series of Unfortunate Events" booklet titled the "Baudelaire-Free Book"; a folio size promotional portfolio containing color photographs of the various books of the series. Bindings, interior and promotional items in very good condition. vg. Item #27126
Price: $1,750.00