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The house with a clock in its walls / John Bellairs ; pictures by Edward Gorey.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Tehon Collection PZ7.B413 Ho 1993
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bellairs, John.
Contributor:
Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000, illustrator.
Tehon, Atha.
Atha Tehon Thiras Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Bellairs, John. Lewis Barnavelt mysteries
Lewis Barnavelt mysteries
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Magic--Juvenile fiction.
Magic.
Magic--Fiction.
American fiction--20th century.
Local Subjects:
American fiction--20th century.
Genre:
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Penn Provenance:
Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
Tehon, Susan.
Physical Description:
179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Place of Publication:
[New York, N.Y., U.S.A.] : Puffin Books, [1993]
Summary:
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.
Notes:
Sequel: The figure in the shadows.
"First published in the United States of America by The Dial Press, 1973."
"Published in Puffin Books 1993."
"Typography by Atha Tehon."--Colophon.
Local Notes:
Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
ISBN:
014036336X
9780140363364
0606053530
9780606053532
OCLC:
26552816

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