85. The Bad Beginning, First Edition signed by Lemony Snicket and illustrator, Brett Helquist. Snicket, Lemony. The Bad Beginning. Harper Trophy, (1999). Octavo. First Edition, first printing. Illustrations by Brett Helquist. Pictorial boards with dark blue paper backstrip lettered in white. Faint mark on the front board, but remains a Fine copy. The dedication page bears the author's characteristic embossed stamp and inscribed "with all due respect, 7.V.2002". Additionally signed by the illustrator, Brett Helquist. $300 – $500