Owned and operated by Anne and David Bromer, who have been in the business of fine books for nearly half a century, Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. We carry a diverse selection of highlights in literature, illustrated books, finely printed books, and special artistic bindings, and we are noted for our fine selection of miniature books. We invite you to search or browse our entire inventory here, or please contact us directly if you wish to consult with our staff to find the perfect rare book for you.

 

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  • Preliminary cover design for Penny Candy, by Edward Fenton.

    Preliminary cover design for Penny Candy, by Edward Fenton.

    c. 1970. Watercolor and ink on paper, measuring 8 1/4 by 7 1/4 inches. Archivally matted and framed. Preliminary artwork for the cover design of Fenton’s book, a fantasy story based on the English “Tinker Tailor” rhyme. A copy of the trade paperback edition of the book, which was published...

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  • Story for Sara. What Happened to a Little Girl.

    Story for Sara. What Happened to a Little Girl.

    NY: Albondocani Press, 1971. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. An ironic tale, illustrated Gorey's characteristic drawings. What happened to the little girl was not very nice, but then again, neither was she. Some slight fading to spine and the faintest trace of soil to front...

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  • Cautionary Tales for Children.

    Cautionary Tales for Children.

    NY: Harcourt, Inc. 2002. Small quarto. (71)pp. One of twenty-six lettered copies of a special issue to the first Gorey edition of Belloc's Tales, which were originally published in London in 1907. Gorey's 61 illustrations frame the verses in perfect macabre humor. Belloc's Tales may well have influenced Gorey's own...

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  • The Case of the Heavy Reader: A Pastiche for Madison Avenue.

    The Case of the Heavy Reader: A Pastiche for Madison Avenue.

    NY: Esquire Magazine, c. 1966. 16mo. First edition. Accordionfold booklet with three illustrations by Gorey. Esquire's pitch to prospective advertisers is framed around a Sherlock Holmes vignette in which Watson uses Holmes's deductive reasoning to conclude that if one wants access to the heaviest periodical readers, one should advertise with...

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  • The Harvard Advocate.

    The Harvard Advocate.

    Cambridge, MA: Advocate House, 1950. Quarto. 24pp. Volume 134, number one. This is identified as the "Registration Issue" on the front cover, published September, 1950. Features a cover illustration by Edward Gorey, known as "Two Professors," showing two Mr. Earbrass-style characters throwing sticks at two hooded heads on pikes. This...

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  • Pig Bean Bag Toy.

    Pig Bean Bag Toy.

    (Middle Falls, NY: The Toy Works), 1979. A cotton beanbag of a smiling pink pig, measuring seven inches from toe to eartip, and wearing a brown tweed jacket. In back, the turned-up vent shows that the jacket is lined to match his tasteful goldenrod bow-tie. This is one of five...

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  • Irene, Good-Night.

    Irene, Good-Night.

    NY: Targ Editions, 1982. First edition. One of 250 copies. With a signed frontispiece by Gorey, and colophon signed by the author, D. R. Bensen. Bound in purple cloth with a translucent glassine dust wrapper, which is illustrated with four different-colored images by Gorey. The faintest chipping to dust wrapper...

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  • Mite Series in Tartan.

    Mite Series in Tartan.

    Glasgow: Bryce, David, & Son, (c. 1900-1905). Five miniature volumes. (127); (127); (240); (384); (127)pp. The volumes included are: Golden Thoughts from Great Authors; Witty, Humorous, and Merry Thoughts; Robert Burns' Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; The Smallest English Dictionary in the World; and Old English, Scotch, and Irish...

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  • "Man with Cats"

    "Man with Cats"

    (NY: Gotham Book Mart). From an edition of 776 copies, this is one of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. A color lithograph produced by the Gotham Book Mart, this print is untitled but is often referred to as "Man with Cats." The reason for this title is immediately apparent...

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  • Beginning to End. A Selection from the Works of Samuel Beckett.

    Beginning to End. A Selection from the Works of Samuel Beckett.

    NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1988. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Beckett and Gorey. The second and final collaboration between the author and the artist. Design and typography by Ronald Gordon and Dean Bornstein, and illustrated throughout with vignettes by Gorey. A fine copy in black boards...

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  • All Strange Away.

    All Strange Away.

    NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1976. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by the author, Samuel Beckett, and artist, Edward Gorey. The first appearance in print of Beckett's text, illustrated with small tan & black vignettes in the margins by Gorey. Fine in printed paper-covered boards backed in black...

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