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
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First edition. Signed by the author. An image of a black doll pasted to the front cover is the only illustration. Fine in black wrappers. (Toledano A49a). More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1997. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. An alphabetical murder mystery. Fine in printed wrappers, lacking the envelope. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. First edition of Gorey's third book. Fine in pictorial boards with a fine, bright original dust wrapper that shows only faint soiling, the slightest bit of edgewear, and some toning to extremities. (Toledano A3a). More
NY: Adama Books, 1983. (61)pp. First reprint of Gorey's first miniature book. Signed by Gorey. The text is an alphabet of short humorous couplets patterned after early moral primers for children, as in "Find tasks to do While in a Queue." Each couplet is accompanied by an illustration, which was..... 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
(N.p. n.d.). Original etching, signed by Edward Gorey. One of 95 copies, of which this is one of 20 printed during Gorey's lifetime. The image depicts a retrospective, and rather flexible, elephant. Elephants held special meaning for Gorey, who named his home Elephant House, after an elephant-shaped toilet he found..... More
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 An illustrated catalog of Gorey's postcard collections, with a previously unpublished print laid in, signed and numbered by Gorey.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: Ivan Obolensky, 1960. First edition. A twisted alphabet of Gorey characters, in which "the Magnate waits upon the pavement... and ponders further child-enslavement." Light rubbing to extremities of blue pictorial wrappers, some pale foxing to flyleaves, edge toning, else good. Together with: The Gorey Alphabet. Constable: London, 1960. First..... More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1990. First edition. One of 500 copies, signed by Gorey. Full-page illustrations and facing pages of verse on the themes of settees, companionship, cake, and Q.R.V. Fine in illustrated wrappers featuring cushions reading Q.R.V. (Toledano A99). More
NY: Ivan Obolensky, 1961. First edition. "An undiluted tragedy with a generous population of foul Small Creatures and a wickedly pleasurable Surprise for non-admirers of Miss Burnett." Generic shelfwear and fading, to edges and spine, else very good in wrappers. Together with a copy of the 1989 reissue by Peter..... More
1989. Fourth printing. One of 500 sets, signed by Gorey. A set of twenty cards that can be "read in 2,432,902,069,736,640,000 different ways." Housed in plastic box, as issued, which has tape residue on the front. Fine. (Toledano A95a). More
NY: Peter Weed Books, 1993. First printing of the Peter Weed reissue. Signed by Gorey on the title page. This title originally appeared among "The Vinegar Works." The dust wrapper warns the reader that it is "An admonitory tale of Temptation, hapless Greed, abduction and Unspeakable Ritualistic Practices." Slight wear..... More
1979. First edition. One of fifty sets of thirteen postcards, all hand-colored by Gorey. Colophon sheet included, signed and numbered by Gorey. Each card features a creature interpreting amusing adjectives starting with the letter "I," such as "Indecency," "Inquisitiveness," and "Ineptitude." Each creature wears different colored gloves. Housed in a...... 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
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1975. First edition. One of 500 copies, signed by Gorey. Blue and black-printed illustrations of two dog-like creatures in lettered sweaters facing each other appear opposite text pages consisting of two lines of conversation. Minute edgewear, else fine in blue and black illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A60b). More
Twelve volumes of later editions or reprints of books written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. The titles are: The Gashlycrumb Tinies. NY: Peter Weed Books, (1962). Just a hint of wear to the extremities, else fine in printed paper over boards and dust jacket. The Wuggly Ump. NY: Adama Books..... More
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N.p. The Fantod Press, 1964. Oblong 12mo. (17)ff. First edition. One of 500 copies. The frieze itself is comprised of a long line of rhinoceros-like creatures with obscure words in speech bubbles above their heads. One of Gorey's more obscure productions, it is sometimes referred to as "15-Two," which is..... More
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1989. (49)pp. First edition. From an edition of 400 copies signed by Gorey, this is one of 110 comprising the deluxe issue, with twenty-nine illustrations hand-colored by him in silver and gold metallic paint. This is the publisher's copy, so noted on the colophon. An..... More
NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1964. 12mo. (32)pp. First edition, signed by Gorey. Demonstrating his mastery of the imaginative 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..... More
NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1964. 12mo. (32)pp. First edition, signed by Gorey. Demonstrating his mastery of the imaginative 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..... 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
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1973. First edition. One of 500 sets of three books: The Disrespectful Summons, The Abandoned Sock, and The Lost Lions. Fine in original publisher's envelope, as issued. (Toledano A52b). More
