{"product_id":"a-series-of-unfortunate-events-complete-in-13-volumes","title":"A Series of Unfortunate Events. Complete in 13 volumes","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSNICKET, Lemony Pseud.; [Daniel HANDLER]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Series of Unfortunate Events. Complete in 13 volumes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon: Egmont Children’s Books Ltd., 2001-2006\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8vo., 13 vols; decorative publisher’s boards, each with a differing coloured spine and central illustration to the upper cover by Brett Helquist; decorative endpapers with built-in Ex Libris (all remaining blank); illustrated throughout with enigmatic drawings in line; occasionally lightly bumped at spine tips; tiny scuff mark to spine of Vol 3; Vol 7 with publisher’s overlaid price sticker to lower board; else near-fine copies all; with Vols 5 and 6 retaining the original publisher’s wraparound bands (with ‘Beware!’ and ‘Help!’ showing to the spines); Vol 8 with the reversible ‘spoof’ dustwrapper as issued (one tiny nick to lower panel). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst UK editions all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with number lines 1-10. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaniel Handler was, from a young age, inspired by macabre works for children, and cites Roald Dahl and Edward Gorey among his many influences. He had previously published two novels for adults before being encouraged to write a work of fiction for children by his editor, Susan Rich. The resulting books were adapted by him from a mock-gothic novel intended for adults, and focus on the lives of three orphaned children who are placed in the care of a murderous and rather mad relative who regularly attempts to kill them and take their inheritance. Each of the books end with a letter ‘to the editor’ which gives a clue to the next book, and which are at times typed, handwritten, torn, smudged or redacted. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe books were perhaps most famously made into a 2004 film starring Jim Carey in the villainous role. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fabulous set.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55917391053124,"sku":"SQ2170950","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/253_Foldthecornerbooks_02298.webp?v=1762863997","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-series-of-unfortunate-events-complete-in-13-volumes","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}