Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1989. (32)ff. From an edition of 400 copies, this is one of 110 hand-colored in metallic casein by the artist, and signed by him below the colophon. This Gorey rarity is bound in a one-of-a-kind designer binding by Brother Edgard Claes, a binder known for..... More
1978. First edition. Sixteen seemingly unrelated postcards housed in illustrated envelope, including "Emma Lorino or her doll, Summer 1892". Cards all fine, in an envelope toned at edges, else near fine. (Toledano A68). More
1978. First edition. Signed by Gorey. Sixteen seemingly unrelated postcards housed in illustrated envelope, including "Emma Lorino or her doll, Summer 1892". Cards all fine, in an envelope wrinkled at edges, else near fine. (Toledano A68). 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. Inscribed by Gorey. A quirky vignette of bug social life, printed in four colors. This is Gorey's fifth book, and one of the most rare. Faintest soil, else fine in printed wrappers. (Toledano A5a). More
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1985. Hand-pulled collograph, signed by Gorey. One of a stated fifty copies, though only forty were completed and signed before Gorey's death. A serene and ghostly image, after Gorey's telltale style, highlighting a cat framed in a window gazing at an enormous moon. Matted and framed..... More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1997. First edition. One of 750 copies, signed by Gorey. An alphabetical murder mystery. Some sunning to illustrated wrappers, else near fine. More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1997. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. An alphabetical murder mystery. Fine in original envelope. More
Worcester, MA: Metacom Press, 1989. Tall, thin quarto, measuring 11 1/4 by 2 1/4 inches. (4)ff., (or 36, depending on how you count). One of 500 copies signed by Gorey. This unusual cut-figure book follows two characters, V and W, who resemble salt and pepper shakers and experience changeable fates..... 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
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1983. (61)pp. First edition of Gorey's first miniature book. Of 400 copies, this is one of 300 comprising the regular edition, signed by Gorey. The text is an alphabet of short humorous couplets patterned after early moral primers for children, as in "Find tasks to..... More
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1983. (61)pp. First edition of Gorey's first miniature book. Of 400 copies, this is one of 300 comprising the regular edition, signed by Gorey. The text is an alphabet of short humorous couplets patterned after early moral primers for children, as in "Find tasks to..... More
Corte Madera, CA: Pomegranate Art Books, (1983). Octavo. (56)pp. Signed by the author/artist. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Near fine in spiral-bound pictorial wrappers. More
(Brewster, MA: Atelier Emily Trevor). Original etching, signed by Edward Gorey. One of 50 copies, of which this is one of 20 printed during Gorey's lifetime. The image shows a large and ominous-looking skull overshadowing an elephant, which walks calmly by. Elephants held special meaning for Gorey, who named his..... More
NY: Alpern, 1980. First edition. One of 400 copies, signed by Edward Gorey. A collection of ephemera containing thirty-two miscellaneous items, including illustrations completed for The Atlantic and Esquire, a Christmas card design featuring a robot, and a copy of Gorey's first published illustration, "Two Professors," which appeared on the..... More
NY: Astor-Honor, (1968). Reprint edition, signed by Gorey. A twisted alphabet of Gorey characters, in which "the Magnate waits upon the pavement... and ponders further child-enslavement." Light rubbing to extremities of green pictorial wrappers, spine a bit faded, else about fine. (Toledano A6d). 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
1993. A small oblong dos-à-dos flip book, which shows, as might be expected, an elephant floating when opened from one side, and a rock dancing when turned over and opened from the other. Signed twice on the verso of each cover by the artist, Edward Gorey, in his guises as..... More
Yarmouth Port, MA: Edward Gorey House, 2013. Oblong octavo. (30)ff. loose sheets. One of twenty-six lettered copies. An "appalling alphabet" of the dooms of twenty-six children, ranging from Amy, who falls down the stairs, to Zillah, who drinks to much gin. As in all lettered copies, after the alphabet comes..... More
Yarmouth Port, MA: Edward Gorey House, 2013. Oblong octavo. (29)ff. loose sheets. One of 100 numbered copies. An "appalling alphabet" of the dooms of twenty-six children, ranging from Amy, who falls down the stairs, to Zillah, who drinks to much gin. Gorey's signature embossed on title and colophon cards. Housed..... More
NY: Dodd, Mead, (1974). Oblong octavo. (58)pp. One of 250 copies, signed by the author and illustrator, Edward Gorey. A delightfully written alphabet of adverbs. Fine in orange pictorial boards, somewhat rubbed at corners, with matching dust wrapper, which shows slight toning to the spine. Housed in a red slipcase..... 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
San Francisco: Troubador Press, 1982. Octavo. 40pp. Signed by Gorey. Three paper cats may be cut from the stiff rear cover, dressed in designated costumes and placed in front of morose and romantic sets drawn from Gorey's books. General edgewear, else near fine in pictorial covers. More
NY: Albondocani Press, 1978. First edition. One of 400 copies, signed by Gorey. The tale of a young boy from a starving family who encounters a disturbed person upon leaving the house one day. Faintly toned spine, else near fine in lavender illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A71b). 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
