The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories
New York: Rob Weisbach Books, 1997.
First Edition, First Printing. 115 pp. Small 8vo. Black cloth boards with lavender illustrated label to front and rear panels, silver lettering to spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Minor surface rubbing to cover label; interior clean, bright, and unmarked.
A macabre collection of illustrated verse by acclaimed director Tim Burton. Featuring an eclectic cast of misfits including the titular Oyster Boy, Stain Boy, and their equally tragic companions, each rendered in Burton’s signature style of grotesquerie. This first edition marks Burton’s literary debut, translating his cinematic imagination from films like Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas into poetic, visual form.
A collectible first edition of a modern cult classic, offering an essential addition for fans of Tim Burton, illustrated fiction, and the works of Edward Gorey and Shel Silverstein. Case 1.
Price: $85.00