Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints, 1992. First edition. One of 250 copies, signed by Gorey. An illustrated catalog of Gorey's postcard collections, with a previously unpublished print laid in, signed and numbered by Gorey. Fine in illustrated wrappers and the original slipcase. (Toledano A104a). More
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1976. First trade edition. Signed by Gorey. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white, cleverly combining "two subjects of consuming interest": postcards and bicycles. Some wear to corners, else near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
NY: Looking Glass Library, (1959). 24mo. (16)ff. True first edition. One of 600 copies. Signed by Gorey. A quirky vignette of bug social life, printed in four colors. This is Gorey's fifth book, and one of his rarest - particularly signed. Spine faintly toned, else fine in printed wrappers. Bookplate..... More
NY: Harvey Hutter, 1979. Measures 24 by 30 inches. Signed by Gorey. Image and text from the 1970 Fantod publication. "A was an author who went for a walk"; indeed, an unfortunate choice of activites, as Gorey's alphabetic sequence eventually reveals. Bit of shallow wrinkling. Very good overall. More
NY: Peter Weed, 1961. Later issue. Signed by Gorey as Ogdread Weary on the title page. Statement of edition on copyright page indicating that this is copy number 83 is a spoof; all copies are number 83. Faint rubbing to corners of boards and dust wrapper, else near fine. More
(NY): Random House, 1982. First edition. A macabre pop-up book, in which the family MacFizzit sets out "to visit the varied distractions of Hickyacket Hall." No price sticker, else fine in illustrated paper over boards. (Toledano A83a). More
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1983. First edition. Signed by Gorey in his guise as "Dogear Wryde". A book of paper doll cutouts. Fine in illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A87). More
Corte Madera, CA: Pomegranate Art Books, (1983). Octavo. (56)pp. Signed by the Edward Gorey. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Near fine in spiral-bound pictorial wrappers. More
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1995. First edition. One of 776 sets, signed by the author/artist, Edward Gorey. Contains twenty tarot-like cards with a booklet of interpretations. The cards include "The Écorché," "The Bundle," "The Ladder," and "The Limb." Fine in illustrated box, as issued. (Toledano A113b). More
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1995. Second printing. One of 500 sets, signed by the author/artist, Edward Gorey. Contains twenty tarot-like cards with a booklet of interpretations. The cards include "The Écorché," "The Bundle," "The Ladder," and "The Limb." Fine in illustrated box, as issued. (Toledano A113b). More
NY: Dodd, Mead, (1971). First edition. Signed by Gorey. Illustrated with color plates and black & white line drawings by Victoria Chess. Slightest rubbing to spine ends, else about fine in dust wrapper. (Toledano A25). More
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1974. Two oblong octavo volumes. (58); (58)pp. Second printing is signed by Gorey. A delightfully written alphabet of adverbs. First edition is very good in orange pictorial boards, somewhat rubbed at corners, with matching dust wrapper, not price-clipped, which shows some edgewear, toning to the spine, and..... More
Cartoon Art Museum: San Francisco, 1996. Octavo. 6(ff). Of an edition of 776 copies, this is one of only 150 signed and numbered by Gorey. A very nicely produced and illustrated catalog for the Museum's Gorey exhibition from September 18, 1996 to January 12, 1997. Mint in grey pictorial wrappers..... More
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1980. Octavo. (32)ff. Reissue. Signed by Gorey. "An undiluted tragedy with a generous population of foul Small Creatures and a wickedly pleasurable Surprise for non-admirers of Miss Burnett." Some rubbing to extremities of book, else near fine. In original purple dust wrapper, which shows some shelf-toning and..... More
(N.p.): Scholastic Magazines, 1973. (11)ff. Volume 4 in the "Lucky Mini-book" series. A tiny, 3 1/2-inch high, folding panorama, with Gorey's illustrations printed in two colors. Minimal bumps to corners and slight toning, else near fine. (Toledano B55). More
(NY): Fantod Press, 1991. First edition. Signed by Gorey on the title page. Illustrated throughout with postage stamp-sized expressive stick figures cleverly captioned in French. Toning to edges and spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers. (Toledano A103). More
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1972. First edition. One of 550 copies. This portfolio contains seventeen illustrated octavo cards, including the title page. Among the personages pictured are a woman in evening dress, a sinister looking man with a mustache in a dark coat and hat, and the Doubtful Guest, from..... More
Worcester, MA: Metacom Press, 1985. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies, signed by Edward Gorey. This copy is additionally signed by the publisher, William Ferguson. In this cut-figure book, the pages are divided into two pieces, with characters on the top and captions with lines of conversation below. The..... More
Dennis, MA: Salt-works Press, 1973. First edition. Signed by Gorey on the title page. An illustrated limerick, true to form, about a catapulted infant. One of sixteen works included with Soma-Haoma #3 Trajectories. Very fine in brown sewn wrappers. (Toledano A54). More
NY: Doubleday, 1958. First edition. Gorey's fourth book, "A Moral Tale about Nothing-at-All." Signed by Gorey. An uncommonly fine copy in illustrated boards and with original dust wrapper, with three brief tears along edges. (Toledano A4a). More
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1989. First edition. One of 290 copies, signed by Gorey. An homage to Isaac Watts, Gorey's text is obscurely akin to Divine Songs for Children. This is the second of two miniature books produced by Gorey, both of which were published by the Bromers. The..... More
NY: Peter Weed, (1987). Oblong octavo. Stated second printing. Signed by Gorey. Fine in pictorial black and white boards with matching dust jacket. More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1994. First edition. One of an edition of 526 copies signed by Gorey. Tells the story of the Fibleys' missing daughter, Amelia Emily. Fine in illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A112a). More
NY: (1965-1988). Eight first editions of some of Edward Gorey's most well-known works: The Remembered Visit. Simon and Schuster: NY, 1965. General rubbing to edges and corners of pictorial boards, soiling to price-clipped dust wrapper. Good. The Gilded Bat. Simon and Schuster: NY, 1966. Some edgewear to pictorial boards and dust wrapper..... More
NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1964. 12mo. (32)pp. First edition. Demonstrating his mastery of the imaginitive leap, Gorey presents a story about "something way up high" that gradually descends through an old family home, to the point where "it's gone beneath the cellar floor. We shall not see it any more"..... More
