The House With A Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1975 • Dell•Yearling

The House With A Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs with pictures by Edward Gorey [Lewis Barnavelt #1]

FIRST EDITION PAPERBACK [1980] DELL - YEARLING

Second Printing / 1975 of this rare paperback first with iconic gorey cover.

Solid reading copy!  Tight and seemingly still unread with wear to cover and two large chipped edges.

TICK TOCK,
A DEADLY CLOCK...

When orphaned Lewis Barnavelt comes to live with his Uncle Jonathan, he is amazed to find out there is a wizard in his family!

Lewis experiments with Uncle Jonathan's spells and uncovers the mystery behind the ticking that he can hear throughout the house, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. It's an evil clock and it could destroy humankind.