Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1989. (32)ff. This Gorey rarity features a one-of-a-kind designer binding by Gabrielle Fox, one of the leading artisans in binding and conservation. Signed by Fox and the artist, Edward Gorey. With twenty-nine illustrations accompanied by rhyming couplets, Q.R.V is an homage to Isaac Watts, and..... More about Q.R.V
NY: Meredith Press, 1968. First edition. "An opera book without libretto or score". Some edgewear to book, slight splay to upper board, else very good in very good dust wrapper. (Toledano A27a). More about The Blue Aspic
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1976. First trade edition. 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 about The Broken Spoke
NY: Adama Books, 1987. Illustrated with red, blue, and yellow bugs in all sorts of activities as they strive to maintain the order of their community social life. In white pictorial boards, slightly skewed, with some foxing to text block. Very good. (Toledano A5c). More about The Bug Book
NY: Meredith Press, 1967. First edition. "In which a self-banished cat named Fletcher and the exquisite Zenobia...find their transport to delight atop a huge and magnificent tree." Near fine, in pictorial boards with matching very good dust wrapper. (Toledano A25). More about Fletcher and Zenobia
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1999. First edition. One of 750 copies, signed by Gorey. An adventure in verse of a man and his companion, the Bahhumbug. The end of their journey marks the start of the new millenium. With Bahhumbug beanbag toy, well-dressed in suit, tie, and spats, and standing a.... More about The Headless Bust. A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millenium
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1999. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. An adventure in verse of a man and his companion, the Bahhumbug. The end of their journey marks the start of the new millennium. With Bahhumbug beanbag toy, well-dressed in suit, tie, and spats, and standing... More about The Headless Bust. A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium
NY: Beaufort Books, 1986. First printing of the Beaufort 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 to extremities... More about The Insect God
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 about The Insect God
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First trade edition. One of 1000 copies. Ballet was a subject very close to Gorey's heart, and this book was written in celebration of the New York City Ballet's 50th season. Fine in illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A53c). More about The Lavender Leotard; or, Going a Lot to the New York City Ballet
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1968. First edition. "Perfectly incomplete in itself....full of mysteries and enigmas which are not solved, of secrets and short cuts that are never explained." Faint staining to initial pages and to head and tail of spine, else near fine in very good dust wrapper. (Toledano A29a)..... More about The Other Statue. The Secrets: Volume One
c. 1964. Four sheets, three of which measure 8 1/2 by 11 inches; the single sheet of text is smaller, measuring 8 by 6 inches, and is on blue paper. The pages reveal the unfolding of Gorey's creative process in developing the story and preliminary illustrations for his book, The... More about Preliminary sketches and text for The Remembered Visit. Together with a copy of the published book
NY: Meredith Press, 1967. First edition. "From Ampoo to Zote", this alphabet offers "an improbable menagerie for Sunday's child." Upper portion of boards foxed, slight splay to upper cover, else very good in very good dust wrapper. (Toledano A26a). More about The Utter Zoo
NY: Congdon & Weed, 1982. First edition. Signed by Gorey. The tale relates a "curious culinary adventure...and an instance of startling Sensibility," complete with familiar Gorey characters in fur coats and patterened frocks. Book shows scant rubbing to edges, in original dust wrapper, slightly rubbed and with minor tear. Near... More about The Water Flowers
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1979. First printing of the Dodd, Mead reissue. Signed by Gorey on the title page. Minor bumps to head and tail of spine, lightly foxed, toning to spine of price-clipped dust wrappers, else near fine in pictorial boards, with a very good dust jacket. More about The Willowdale Handcar
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1983. (62)pp. First edition. From an edition of 400 copies signed by Gorey, this is one of 100 copies comprising the deluxe issue with the illustrations hand-colored by him. The text is an alphabet of short humorous couplets patterned after early moral primers for children... More about The Eclectic Abecedarium
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 about Q.R.V
1978. First edition. Sixteen seemingly unrelated postcards housed in illustrated envelope, including "Emma Lorino or her doll, Summer 1892". Fine. (Toledano A68). More about Alms for Oblivion Series: Dogear Wryde Postcards
(N.p.): Fantod Press, (1962). First edition. One of 500 copies. Gorey's first publication from his Fantod Press, published under the name Ogdred Weary, one of his many anagram pseudonyms. Written by Gorey and illustrated with his black and white drawings, this is the story of a bloated baby with two... More about The Beastly Baby, by Ogdred Weary
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 about The Betrayed Confidence. Seven Series of Dogear Wryde Postcards
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First edition. One of 100 copies, signed by the author. A picture of a black doll pasted to the front cover is the only illustration. Faint fading to spine, else fine in black boards and slipcase. (Toledano A49a). More about The Black Doll: A Silent Film
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 about E. D. Ward. A Mercurial Bear
Brewster, MA: Atelier Emily Trevor, 1986. From an edition of thirty-six copies, signed by the artist, Edward Gorey, this is one of twenty-six sets of collagraphs lettered A-Z. A suite of nine "ghost" illustrations printed on Arches cover paper, each sheet measuring 9 1/2 by 11 3/4 inches (240x397mm). The... More about Elefantômas
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1995. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Edward Gorey. Contains twenty tarot-like cards with a booklet of interpretations. The cards include "The Ladder," "The Waltzing Mouse," "The Bundle," and "The Limb." Fine in illustrated box, as issued. (Toledano A113b). More about The Fantod Pack. Interpreted by Madame Groeda Weyrd
(N.p.): Fandod Press, 1994. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey in his role as Aedwyrd Goré. The alphabet as interpreted by a Figbash. Very fine in illustrated wrappers, housed in original Gotham Book Mart envelope, which shows only scant wear. (Toledano A110b). More about Figbash Acrobate, by Aedwyrd Goré
