House of Dies Drear author-Kat Cho What Danny really needs is

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He trims the burned end of the wick

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House of Dies Drear author-Kat Cho What Danny really needs isHAMILTON, Virginia. The House of Dies Drear. Illustrations by Eros Keith. NY: Macmillan [1968]. 8vo, [vi] 247pp. Dark purple cloth stamped in gold. 5 one page and one two page b&w illustrations. Spine ends and corners slightly rubbed, else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (some chips and tears, but printed matter mostly unaffected). Signed by the author, Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton. First edition. The Edgar Award