The book was published in 1995 by Dial Books for Young Readers and features a
wraparound dust jacket design and frontis illustration by Edward Gorey. The
back cover of the dust jacket is particularly colorful. Using a dream sequence
for inspiration (don't most dreams play out in black and white?), Lewis and
Rose Rita are shown being set upon by headless opera goers and bats!
When this book was published, I was offered the three pieces of original
artwork by Mr. Gorey. Unfortunately, at this time the prices for Mr. Gorey's
art were jumping significantly - in fact the price for this art was double
what earlier art from the series had been priced at just two years previously
- so I could not add this art to my collection. I do still have the full size
xeroxes sent to me by
Gotham Book Mart.
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