The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)
Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket
Language: English
Published by Harpercollins, New York, 1999
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: ALEXANDER POPE, Kent, CT, U.S.A.ALEXANDER POPE
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Book the first of the series-A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS grew to include 13 books, published between 1999 - 2006, ultimately selling over 65 million copies worldwide!First edition, first printing a complete number line from 1 to 10167 pages. Cover art by Brett Helquist. Tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children, gift inscription Merry Christmas Very Good In Hardcover.No Dustjacket As Issued.1999.
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- Title
- The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)
- Author
- Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket
- Publisher
- Harpercollins, New York
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0064407667
- ISBN 13
- 9780064407663
- Illustrator
- Brett Helquist
- Edition
- First edition, 1st Printing.
- Series
- Book 1 of 13: A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Seller catalogs
- Children's Books
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odor.
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About the Author
Lemony Snicket had an unusual education, which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the thirteen volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books, including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All the Wrong Questions.
Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times-bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
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